Going Long: Training for Triathlon's Ultimate Challenge

Friel, Joe; Byrn, Gordon

ISBN 10: 1934030066 / ISBN 13: 9781934030066

Published by Velopress, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Going Long: Training for Triathlon's Ultimate Challenge
• Publisher: Velopress
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1934030066
• ISBN 13: 9781934030066
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

Internationally 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.

Whether you are preparing for your first long-course triathlon or your fastest, Going Long will make every hour of training count.

• 40 sport-specific drills to improve technique and efficiency
• Updates to mental training
• Key training sessions, workout examples, and strength-building exercises
• A simple approach to balancing training, work, and family obligations
• A new chapter on active recovery, injury prevention and treatment

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.

About the Author

Joe Friel is one of the most recognized names in triathlon coaching and the best-selling author of The Triathlete's Training Bible, Your First Triathlon, and The Cyclist's Training Bible. His clients include professional and amateur triathletes, duathletes, road cyclists and mountain bikers. He is a certified USA Triathlon and USA Cycling Coach and holds a master's degree in exercise science.

Gordon Byrn is an elite long-course triathlete and coach certified by USA Triathlon, Triathlon Australia, and the American Swim Coaches Association. One of the best-known ultra-endurance athletes in the world, he has raced Ironman competitions in Hawaii, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.