Your first triathlon
Book - 2012
"Joe Friel is the top coach in triathlon and his book Your First Triathlon is the best-selling book for beginner triathletes. This clear and comprehensive book makes preparing for sprint and Olympic triathlons simple and stress-free. Joe Friel's practical training plan takes fewer than 5 hours a week, giving aspiring triathletes the confidence and fitness to enjoy their first race. Your First Triathlon offers a 12-week training plan for total beginners as well as custom plans for athletes experienced in running, cycling, or swimming. Four easy-to-use plans include achievable swim, bike, run, and optional strength workouts that will gradually but surely build anyone into a triathlete. Joe offers helpful advice to simplify the compl...exities of the swim-bike-run sport. Even a total novice will learn commonsense tips and tricks to navigate packet pickup, set up a transition area, fuel for race day, finish a stress-free swim, and ensure that race day goes as smoothly as planned. "--
- Subjects
- Published
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Boulder, Colo. :
Velo Press
2012.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- 2nd ed
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- xv, 239 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781934030868
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Your New Challenge
- Race Distances
- Choosing and Entering a Race
- Your First Race
- Can You Do It?
- A New Sport (or Three)
- 2. Your Triathlon Lifestyle
- Motivation
- Recovery
- Weight and Exercise
- Exercise and Aging
- 3. Your Nutrition
- Fueling Before Exercise
- Fueling During Exercise
- Refueling After Exercise
- Eating During the Rest of the Day
- 4. Your Support
- Emotional Support
- Training Support
- Technical Support
- Where to Find More Information
- 5. Your Swimming
- Flawed Technique
- Reinforcing Good Technique
- Where to Swim
- Swimming Equipment
- 6. Your Cycling
- Your Bike
- Other Cycling Equipment
- Basic Cycling Skills
- Bike Safety
- 7. Your Running
- Good Running Form
- Building Fitness for New Runners
- Staying Healthy
- Where to Run
- Running in Hot Weather
- Running Equipment
- 8. Your Muscles
- Getting Stronger
- Strength Exercises
- Strength-Training Phases
- Improving Your Flexibility
- 9. Your Training Plan
- Getting Fit: The Big Picture
- Finding the Right Training Plan
- What to Do When Things Don't Go as Planned
- 10. Your Advanced Training Gear
- Heart Rate Monitors
- Power Meters
- GPS Devices
- Accelerometers
- Back to the Future
- 11. Your First Triathlon
- Race Week
- The Day Before
- Race Morning
- Race Start
- After the Race
- Epilogue
- Appendix A. Workouts
- Appendix B. Gear Checklists
- Appendix C. Triathlon Resources
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Author