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Overview

Your First Triathlon is the best-selling book for beginner triathletes because it makes preparing for sprint triathlons fun and easy. This clear and comprehensive book prepares aspiring triathletes for the challenge of their first tri through a simple, 12-week training plan that requires fewer than 4 hours a week. By race day, you’ll have the confidence and fitness to enjoy your first triathlon: swimming a half mile, riding a bike 12 miles, and running 3 miles.

Your First Triathlon offers a 12-week training plan for total beginners as well as custom plans for athletes already experienced in swimming, cycling, or running. The easy-to-use plans include ...

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Overview

Your First Triathlon is the best-selling book for beginner triathletes because it makes preparing for sprint triathlons fun and easy. This clear and comprehensive book prepares aspiring triathletes for the challenge of their first tri through a simple, 12-week training plan that requires fewer than 4 hours a week. By race day, you’ll have the confidence and fitness to enjoy your first triathlon: swimming a half mile, riding a bike 12 miles, and running 3 miles.

Your First Triathlon offers a 12-week training plan for total beginners as well as custom plans for athletes already experienced in swimming, cycling, or running. The easy-to-use plans include achievable swim, bike, run, and optional strength workouts that will slowly but surely build you into a triathlete. As you build endurance, Joe Friel’s technique workouts will improve your speed and efficiency. Helpful tips will ensure you’ll know how to handle problems like a flat tire, soreness, and how to navigate questions about etiquette in the pool or on a group ride or run.

Joe simplifies the complexities of the swim-bike-run sport with his smart advice on gear, how to prepare a transition area, finishing a stress-free swim, and ensuring that race day goes as planned. Joe offers tips on choosing a beginner-friendly triathlon and then walks you through your entire race week covering packet pickup, knowing the course, the pre-race briefing, what to eat for breakfast, check-in and body marking, how to set up your transition area, warming up, what to do in unexpected weather, a smart race plan, and what to do after you’ve finished your first triathlon.

Joe Friel is the coach experienced triathletes trust most. His book The Triathlete’s Training Bible is the best-selling resource in the sport and now his trusted advice is available to help you enjoy your first triathlon.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781931382854
  • Publisher: VeloPress
  • Publication date: 5/28/2006
  • Pages: 223
  • Sales rank: 199,951
  • Product dimensions: 6.08 (w) x 8.92 (h) x 0.60 (d)

Meet the Author

As an age-group competitor, is Colorado State Masters Triathlon Champion.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction

Chapter 1: Your New Challenge
Your Tri Goal History Race Distances Your First Race The Newbie Can You Do It?

Chapter 2: Your Triathlon Lifestyle
Life as a Triathlete Motivation It's Okay to Stop Sometimes Sleeping Your Way to Better Fitness Do You Need to Lose Weight?
Getting Older Slower

Chapter 3: Your Nutrition
Fueling before Exercise Fueling during Exercise Refueling after Exercise Eating during the Rest of the Day

Chapter 4: Your Support
Emotional Support Motivational Support Technical Support Informational Support

Chapter 5: Your Swimming
Form—Not Fitness Where to Swim Fear of Water Swim Stuff

Chapter 6: Your Biking
Dusting Off the Old Bike Buying a Bike Bike Fit Bike Stuff How to Ride a Bike Bike Safety Group Riding Hills—Ups and Downs

Chapter 7: Your Running
Running and Walking Group Running Staying Healthy Where to Run Hot Weather Running Stuff

Chapter 8: Your Muscles
Where Do I Find the Time?
Getting Stronger Strength-Building Routines How Much Weight to Use Strength-Building Exercises Strength Phases Becoming More Flexible How to Stretch Stretching Exercises

Chapter 9: Your Training Plan
The Big Picture: How to Get Fit Your Training Plan Beginner Plan Swimmer Plan Cyclist Plan Runner Plan What to Do When Things Don't Go Right

Chapter 10: Your High-Tech Gear
Heart Rate Monitors Power Meters GPS Devices Back to the Future

Chapter 11: Your First Triathlon
Choosing and Entering a Race Race Week Race Day!
After the Race

Epilogue Appendix A: Triathlon Lingo Appendix B: Swim Workouts Appendix C: Bike Workouts Appendix D: Run Workouts Appendix E: Combination Workouts Appendix F: Strength Workouts Appendix G: Checklists Appendix H: Newbie-Friendly Races Appendix I: Triathlon Resources Index About the Author

 

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 10, 2010

    Great for beginners!

    As a new person to the sport I thought I would feel overwhelmed while reading this book and decide not to move forward. But just the opposite has happened. I feel more inspired. This book is an easy read and for those of you who are not sure if this sport is for you please read the book. This book really helps you to see what is involved, what you need and really don't need, and how to prepare your body.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 30, 2010

    Helped with my first TRI

    This book was given to me as a gift for training. I never thought I could participate in a triathlon but this book not only help with the physical but also the mental preparation. The 12 week program was easy to follow and has different programs for each experience level. I highly recommend participating in one of these events and using this book to help.

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