Going Long: Training for Triathlon's Ultimate Challenge, 2nd EditionInternationally recognized triathlon coach and best-selling author Joe Friel teams up with ultra-endurance guru Gordon Byrn in Going Long, the most comprehensive guide to racing long-course and Ironman-distance triathlons. Combining science with personal experience, Friel and Byrn prepare anyone, from the working age-grouper to the podium contender, for success in triathlon's ultimate endurance event.
Going Long is the best-selling book on Ironman training. Friel and Byrn guide the novice, intermediate, and elite triathlete, making it the most comprehensive and nuanced plan for Ironman training ever written. Going Long is the best resource to break through an Ironman performance plateau to find season after season of long-course race improvements. |
Contents
Training Overview | |
Strength Training | |
Recovery and Wellness | |
Peaking for Your Ironman | |
Racing Long | |
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Going Long: Training for Triathlon's Ultimate Challenge Joe Friel,Gordon Byrn No preview available - 2009 |
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