A Good Book - Triathlon - Runner's World

WildWill..... pirate

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28/09/2003 at 13:48

As many people know the book "The Triathlete's Training Bible" by Joel Friel is the must have book in any Triathletes library ....

.... But he's done it again with "Going Long" by Joel Friel and Gordon Byran

This book is aimed at those training for Ironman distance races - so i just thought id recomend it for all those look at going the ditance next year

:o)

XFR Bear

28/09/2003 at 23:18

Glad you posted that Will - I just ordered the first one from Amazon :)

I did think about the other one too, but I'll save the IM for 2005!

candy ollier

29/09/2003 at 00:28

is there much in the new book that isn't in the old one? (given that the old one is pretty ironman focussed anyway... the sprint/oly stuff seems to have been thrown in to widen its appeal)

Daz

29/09/2003 at 11:40

thanks, might take a look myself sometime.

i have the training bible at home but got bored after a few chapters. they were a little too in depth for me. the thing is you get so many opinions on various topics re: training (building, periodisation, etc) and racing from different sources that contradictions start taking place. Prefer to skate thorugh these books and just take out new ideas/tips, rather than follow their specific training guidelines.

gives you brain-ache......same as the running mags. i swear they just regurgitate the same training info from previous editions or other sources with a few minor adaptations to make it look original.

jes im very sceptical today

Daz

29/09/2003 at 11:41

yes we'll be old and decrepid by then.

btw chris your pic is a little disturbing. like something from edgar allen poe or hp lovecraft!

Daz

29/09/2003 at 12:22

Actually if you need a good book for inspiration and good training tips I recommend Mr Bump from the Mr Men series.

Used to love that as a kid.

slowpoke rodriguez

29/09/2003 at 14:36

Just finished Lance Armstrongs "It's not about the bike". Fantastic inspirational read and couldn't put it down. It's a good autobiographical mix of the cycling stuff and his fight against cancer. It's the sort of book that would interest non cyclists and even non sports fans - my wife has just read it too and loved it and she's not a cyclist.

I also got Joe Friels Triathletes training bible and found it quite hard work. There is some good stuff in there but like crab claws - you've got to work hard to get it. I found having read it I've probably now got more questions than answers.

Chaos

29/09/2003 at 15:22

Have you come across "Swimming Fastest" ?

I had a browse through it in Waterstones the other day. Weighs a ton with 800 pages or so, but looks the absolute dogs b****cks for swimming technique (not that I know anything about swimming).

Gradge

29/09/2003 at 18:10

SLOWPOKE,

Did you know that Lance Armstrongs latest book has just been published?Titled 'EVERY SECOND COUNTS" and just released.Was featured in todays edition of "THE HERALD" and is available at £14 inc p+p from01206 255800 quoting Referance "The Herald".Usual price £16.99

Daz

29/09/2003 at 18:23

Slowpoke, know what you mean. I loved that book too, amazing what he went through and how he came out of it. If you ever get a chance, read 'transitions' based on spencer smith. not of same calibre as the lance book but still very good.

NickJ

29/09/2003 at 19:09

Has anyone read Steve Trew's 'A long Day's Dying' and 'A Moment of Suffering'? There's not that many triathlon novels around and those 2 are decent (well, at least a hell of a lot better informed and less far-fetched than Sports Armageddon)

Gradge

29/09/2003 at 19:26

I read "A Long Days Dying" which I thought was great .Not too heavy reading but thats what you need after A Long Days training or racing!

slowpoke rodriguez

30/09/2003 at 10:28

I didn't know Lance had done a new book. That's something else to put on my xmas list then (along with the really fancy Deda Clip Carbon Tri bars).

slowpoke rodriguez

30/09/2003 at 10:30

Oh yeah and a Lance replica Giro Pneumo helmet.

Pantman

30/09/2003 at 11:34

Chaos - I have the previous edition of that Swimming book - very good reference.

WildWill..... pirate

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30/09/2003 at 11:45

I may have to get it (swimming book that is)

Caspar Kennerdale

30/09/2003 at 13:13

The new lance book basically the last 3 TDFs, from 2001 onwards as I understand

Maisy Flop

30/09/2003 at 15:43

Pleased others find Joel's book a bit heavy going -didn't want to upset WW, thought it must have been my brain!! I do get it out -infact as we speak it's on my lounge floor looking for winter inspiration for training, but i gat confused at teh amount -strength, speed, endurance, etc etc. Must prefer someone saying do x,y,z and a,b,c, can cope with that much better!! I've asked for some of the other books eg Lance Armstrongs, for birthday, christmas, etc--along with "the rest"!!!

NickJ

30/09/2003 at 17:30

'Rough Ride' by Paul Kimmage also makes excellent reading

WildWill..... pirate

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30/09/2003 at 17:43

MF - it aims to give you the ingreedients not the meal