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A great bible of training schedules and information
If you're looking for a scientifically-proven collection of training schedules for the sports listed on the cover than this is the book for you. This quickly covers the theory behind effective training and then presents a number of training schedules based on your sport and time available. My first Ironman training schedule I got off the web and although it worked I was never quite sure of the purpose of each day's exercise, how it fit into the schedule for the week, and how that week fit into the overall plan and although I finished I was not happy with the results. Gale's training programs are scientifically proven and you'll understand what each session is for and why you're doing it.

Another thing I liked is she addresses a lot of common questions athletes in training have, such as "If I skip a day do I make it up and how? How can I insert a race into my training schedule?" and others. She also addresses nutrition with actual formulas that you can use to calculate how many carbs, protein and fats you should consume everyday and immediately after exercise for optimal performance and recovery.

I was not used to workout codes (example "Swim 1:00 E(FORM)") which took some getting used to, and there are explanations in both the front and the back of the book so it requires some thumbing through while getting used to it, but as you ramp up on the syntax all that goes away. Not a big deal but I think it could have been consolidated better.

Also - if you are a triathlete I would highly recommend getting her companion book Workouts In A Binder for swimming. The swim workouts in the book are almost non-existent and the Binder is basically a must have. Although I think the book itself should include more workout routines for swimming I would have bought the Binder anyway; it has a lot of different workouts that keep swimming challenging and fun and its waterproof so you can keep it with you in the pool.

(I also got the water/sweat-proof Workout In a Binders for indoor cycling by Friel and Run Workouts by Bobby McGee to compliment this book. In terms of "meshing" with Gale's book the cycling binder works well but the running does not. The running book is fine by itself for running but I could not "make it fit in" for triathlon training.)

Overall I love this book and paired up with the Swim and Indoor Cycling binders they are now my IM training bible.

Training plans for multisport athletes
a MUST for anyone serious about actually training for any length tri(as opposed to just winging it).very specific plans included to suit a variey of levels and distances.pair it up w/ Friel's book and you have everything you need to understand what you are doing.

Incredible amount of info
This book is great. How the author came up with a way to put so much into one book is beyond me. It does take a few minutes to get oriented to the book's style of coding the workouts, but once you get the hang of it, a whole world of training plans opens up. If you just want training plans and some basic training info, as opposed to excruciating detail, pick up this book. And ignore the reviews that complain about missing info, this later edition is not missing anything.

Great variety of workouts regardless of skill level
I bought this book after doing multisport for a few years.Being a disproportionately bad runner compared to my cycling and swimming, I knew I'd need to find a training plan that would help me improve.I'm awfully glad I picked up this book.The author has a great variety of plans for those just starting out in multisport to those looking to make the jump from international distance to Ironman.
I personally chose the 27 weeks to a half-ironman plan.The plan is incredibly time-consuming (on average about 12 hours a week).The exercises and drills are fun and challenging.I've already noticed a huge difference with the integration of her drills.The weight lifting is a critical part of this training, and the phases keep things pretty interesting.
On the downside, I wish she offered more information on Aquabike. USAT has begun pushing this a lot, and I hope she'll consider it for the next edition.The chapter on nutrition was somewhat obvious, I'd highly recommend buying a book on nutrition to go along with this book.
I'd definitely recommened this book regardless of your level of fitness.I think next year I am going to try to the Joe Friel book, but I'm certainly happy I picked this one up this year.

Training Plans for Multisport Athletes
Great overall book with training plans for beginners to advanced (experienced) runners, cyclists, swimmers or a combination of all three.Great detailed programs with weekly breakdowns of type of training in each discipline and the amount of time needed to spend on each daily to complete your competition successfully.Definitely a must have if you are a duathlete, triathlete, or single sport athlete. ... Read more

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The ultimate distance race is within your reach—a completely updated edition of the now-classic work.This book was first published twenty years ago in the early days of the sport. It has continued to sell to beginners and recreational multisport athletes by showing them how, starting as a fitness novice, they can cross the finish line happily and healthily, and have fun doing so, without turning their lives upside down along the way. Steven Jonas, a former nonathlete who began racing in middle age, now has over 160 multisport races—and two decades' worth of evidence that his training program works—to his credit. This twentieth-anniversary edition features a friendly, wider format; the latest advice on equipment, race choice, and preparation; and Jonas's programs that will train you for standard-distance duathlons and triathlons on 3½ to 5 hours per week for 13 weeks. It even shows you how you can do the ironman distance.Amazon.com Review
Deciding to enter your first triathlon is a headymoment--you're ready for the challenge of a swim-bike-run race andpumped to get your body training. Chances are, though, that you'reexperienced in only one, maybe two of the sports. How do youincorporate the others? What kind of equipment do you need? How oftenshould you be practicing each sport? And what if you're a completenovice, a wanna-be athlete who has not done any of the sports,and you want to enter a triathlon to motivate yourself to get intoshape and improve your outlook? Steven Jones, M.D., a professor ofpreventive medicine and a successful triathlete, has all the answersand reassurances you'll need in his down-to-earth book, updated in1999, Triathloning for Ordinary Mortals.

As he says in hispreface, his book is for the person "who wants to engage in a new anddifferent athletic experience without turning the rest of his or herlife upside down in the process and wants to have fun doing so."Focusing on the "marathon-equivalent" triathlon, which is a1.5-kilometer swim, a 40-kilometer bike, and a 10-kilometer run(although he does have a brief chapter called "Doing the Duathlon andGoing Long"), Jonas helps you decide if a triathlon is right for you,gives his own personal history of how he went from a nonathlete to aracer, and advises on how to pick your first race.

From there, hediscusses techniques, the basic principles of training, and how toestablish your "aerobic base," the basic level of fitness (especiallyimportant for nonexercisers) you need before approaching his"Triathloning for Ordinary Mortals Training Program," afive-hour-a-week, 13-week program to train you for your race. Alsocovered in the manual is equipment and nutrition. Jonas's style ofwriting is accessible to the layperson--he doesn't burden you withtechnical terms or complicated zones or training levels. He even goesthrough an entire race with you, from the night before to putting airin your bike tires through the actual events right up to the aftermathof the race. The terrific appendix includes diagrams ofstretches. While this isn't the book for a seasoned runner looking toimprove his overall time, this is the ideal book to provide guidanceand encouragement for newbies to the sport. Reading just a fewchapters will have you itching to start racing. --Jenny Brown ... Read more

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Great book.I use it as a guide and review before my tri's.
Well written and interesting reading.The author was a participant at one of my first tri's. He is amazing.

GREAT book for first-time triathlete
This book takes a sane, low-key approach to triathloning. The author did his first one when he was about 45. Very well written, with detailed training plans and lots of interesting anecdotes. HIGHLY recommended

Programs for Beginners
If you've been wanting to get into triathlon, but you don't know where to start, this book is full of programs for you to get started on.

This book is GREAT for BEGINNERS
NOTE: This review applies to the FIRST EDITION.I just found out there is a Second Edition.I will oder and review it forthwith.

I rated this book 4 stars because it is an old 5 star book.

First, this book is for rank beginners.If you say, "Gee, I want to try this cross-training thing called a triathlon . . .um, where do I start?", then this is the book for you.

Second, the book IS DATED.It was originally written in 1984 and updated in 1996.A lot has happened since then; distances have been standardized, new equipment and techniqes have evolved, advances in nutrition and kinesiology.

Now, my reivew.

This is a marvelous book in a lot of ways.If you have no clue how to get started, this book will help you a lot.Unlike some of the reviewers here, and as stated by the author, this is TRIATHLONING FOR ORDINDARY MORTALS.Dr. Jonas lays out a program of exercise that rank amatuers can accomplish.He presents this information in a way that you can directly apply without a coach.The object of the book, as stated on page 23:

"This book is for you if you an average recreational endurance athlete of modest ability who would like to do a triathlon of modest proportions [Olympic].It is also for you if you are not yet 'average recreational endurance athlete of modest ability' but would like to become one, with the goal in mind of doing a triathlon of modest proportions'" . . .This book is not for you if your ambition is to do an 'Ironman' triathlon."

Phase One is a three month prelude to developing an aerobic base, to get you used to exercising.Phase Two is a six month program to get you sufficiently fit to train for a triathlon.Phase Three is a three month program to COMPLETE a triathlon.

The nutrition and equipment discussion in the book are dated.However, the advice he offers, such as going to a specialty shoe store to get fitted, is not.

As to counting minutes vs miles, in one of the previous reviews, the BEST way for an amateur to build thier aerobic capacity is over time.Miles work best for people who are already there and have advanced beyond what this book may teach. You need to practice technique and intervals and that is beyond this book.I reccommend the 12 week walk/run program offered by the British Columbia sports medicene group a replacement for the run program.

I really enjoyed reading this book 5 years ago and again now.Science and technology have moved on, but sage advice is still golden.

Triathlon/Duathlon
I love this book because it gives you a normal everyday mojo's perspective on triathlons and duathlons.I recommend it to anyone who is a beginner. ... Read more

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This guide to duathlon training for both high performance and leisure athletes is based on practical training experience with top athletes of the DTU (German Triathlon Union), the DLV (German Track and Field Federation) and the BDR (German Cyclist' Union), including the European champion Ralf Eggert and World Champion Normann Stadler. The book covers: all aspects of cycling and running techniques; training monitoring with lactate and heart rate measurement; nutrition tailored to duathlon, including diet programmes; the problems of false and excessive training; and multi week training schedules for pre-season and in-season training and units for coupling training. ... Read more

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No Training Plans
The author seemingly wrote this book more to impress the reader than to provide him/her with any useful, applicable information.The book is filled with jargon, acronyms, and abbreviations yet fails to provide any real information that you couldn't find for free from any triathlete site on the Internet.For example, when he discusses heartrate training, he has his own names for each heartrate zone, as opposed to the standard terminology, and he has a whole set of different names for the zones for cycling.What everyone in the triathlon world calls "bricks," he calls "coupled training."The entire book reads like an economics textbook.Furthermore, and this was the biggest disappointment of all, there are NO training plans in the book.If you're looking for training plans, do NOT purchase this book.Save your money, and go to active.com or ontri.com or beginnertriathlete.com; you can learn more information on those sites for free than you can from reading this book. ... Read more

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Joe Friel and Inside Triathlon team up to deliver an indispensable training log for triathletes. Along with color photos, fifty-two undated one-week diary spreads record every facet of a triathlete’s daily workout, including duration, weather, distance, time, heart rate, and weight. Weekly summary and race section pages are included to clearly document progress. ... Read more

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tri prep
I bought this journal hoping to have a great place to record my workouts. That is not what I got. The space is limited, and I feel like I need to take a class in journaling the Joe Friel way. I only bought this journal, because I had read one of books and loved it. I quit trying to use this journal and went back to my old fashion way of using a regular journal.

Revised Edition is useless
A diary is supposed to allow me to record my personal information.By adding the irrelevant photos and so-called motivational quotes, they have reduced the space for my personal information even further.

I used the first edition for four years.At least I was generally able to squeeze in the essentials of my workouts.However, the new edition has less space available for each day, and still only room for two workouts.The space for each workout is much less than adequate, and forget ever trying to squeeze in a record of more than two on any day.

Do you ever workout more than twice a day?Then, skip this product!

Good diary, cannot write on flap!!
I am a new multi-sport athlete who LOVES to collect data. This diary is perfect; it doesn't provide tons of space for each day, which forces me to think about what I really want to include. My main complaint - it has an outside flap, on which you are to write your goals and objectives. I have tried many different pens and cannot get any to write on the foolish thing, so I have HALF of each of my goals and objectives on the flap and then they trail off to nothing. Less than motivational!

Besides that, though, the diary is very nice. I already have Friel's Triathlon Bible, though - without it, I would be pretty much lost. He DOES give brief explanations of how to plan a season in the diary, but not much more than that.

OK, but used to be better
I've been using the Inside Triathlon journal for 4 or 5 years, and have been pleased with it.The most recent edition, however, has a new format that I just don't like.The editors stuck goofy pictures at the top of each page, and took space away from the notes section.There is now hardly enough room to even describe my route, let alone describe the workout in any meaningful way.I am so disappointed that I doubt I'll buy this journal again.

Simple Steps to AMAIZING RESULTS
Magnificently simple approach to training for a triathlon or just staying in shape. A MUST HAVE!!! ... Read more

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Chapters: Duathletes, Kílian Jornet Burgada, Vanessa Fernandes, Alistair Brownlee, Erin Baker, Conrad Stoltz, Yvonne Van Vlerken, Karin Thürig, Natascha Badmann, Christiane Soeder, Tim Don, Rob Barel, Agustí Roc Amador, Sione Jongstra, Erika Csomor, Oscar Galíndez, Carol Montgomery, Normann Stadler, Greg Welch, Greg Bennett, Michelle Dillon, Julie Dibens, Benny Vansteelant, Lori Bowden, Geiranger - From Fjord to Summit, Catriona Morrison, Ingrid Van Lubek, Filip Ospalý, Daniel Fontana, Ana Burgos, Brent Mcmahon, Rasmus Henning, Anja Dittmer, Joelle Franzmann, Wieke Hoogzaad, Stephanie Forrester, Norbert Domnik, Erika Molnar, Dennis Looze, Marie Overbye, Ricarda Lisk, Roland Melis, Jan Knobelauch Hansen, Beatrice Lanza, Maribel Blanco. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 123. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Kílian Jornet Burgada (born October 27, 1987) is a Spanish ski mountaineer, long-distance runner, mountain biker and duathlete (mountain running and mountain biking). He is a three time champion of the Skyrunner World Series from 200709. Jornet was born in Lleida in Catalonia. He started ski mountaineering in 1999 and competed for the first time at the La Molina race of the Spanish Cup in 2000. In 2003 he became a junior member of the Spanish national ski mountaineering team, and has raced as a senior since 2007. He is a member of the international Dynafit team and lives in Puigcerdà. For his achievements in the "junior" class ski mountaineering team, he won the Catalan sports award () in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Jornet has been recognised as an elite athlete since 2004 by the Catalan and Spanish sports councils ( and ). In 2005 he set a new course record of 2:30:57 for the race to the 4,015 metre summit of the Dôme de Neige des Écrins. He was World Champion in the Buff SkyRunner Wor...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=22008361 ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon 2008, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon 2009, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon 2002, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon 2004, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon 2003, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon 2005, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon 2007, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon 2006, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon 1996, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon 1995, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon 1999, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon 1993, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon 2001, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon 1994, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon 2000, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon 1998, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon 1997, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon 1992, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon 1990, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon 1991. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Les Championnats du monde de duathlon 2008 présentent les résultats des championnats mondiaux de duathlon en 2008 organisés par la fédération internationale de triathlon. Les 19 championnats se sont déroulés à Rimini en Italie le 27 et 28 septembre 2008. Distances parcourues Distances parcourues Distances parcourues ...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon Longue Distance 2005, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon Longue Distance 2008, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon Longue Distance 2007, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon Longue Distance 2006, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon Longue Distance 1998, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon Longue Distance 1997. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Les Championnats du monde de duathlon longue distance 2005 présentent les résultats des championnats mondiaux de duathlon longue distance en 2005 organisés par la fédération internationale de triathlon. Les championnats se sont déroulés à Barcis, dans la province de Pordenone, dans le Frioul-Vénétie julienne en Italie le 29 mai 2005. ...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Biathlon, Triathlon, Pentathlon Moderne, Décathlon, Heptathlon, Duathlon, Épreuves Sportives Combinées, Pentathlon Militaire, Pentathlon Antique, Pentathlon D'hiver. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Le biathlon (du latin bi, « deux », et du grec athlon, « concours ») est une épreuve combinant deux disciplines. Par coutume, quand on parle du biathlon, on évoque la combinaison du ski de fond et tir à la carabine. De nos jours, la pratique du biathlon au haut-niveau est réglementée par l'Union internationale de biathlon qui organise les principales compétitions. Bien que considéré comme discipline du ski ou sport de neige, le biathlon est totalement autonome vis-à-vis de la Fédération internationale de ski, autre institution mondiale ayant autorité sur la majorité des disciplines des sports d'hiver. Dans les pays nordiques, le ski de fond était le mode de déplacement le plus pratique durant les longs hivers. Les hommes utilisaient des planches de bois pour se déplacer et des armes pour chasser, comme le montrent des vestiges de l'art antique scandinave. En Norvège, des peintures rupestres datant d'environ 5000 ans ont été retrouvées attestant le fait que les hommes pratiquaient déjà la chasse au gibier au moyen de skis pour se déplacer sur la neige. Ces chasseurs organisaient des compétitions pour désigner les meilleurs d'entre eux. Un soldat armé avec des skis, gravure du Suédois Olaus Magnus datant du siècleDe nombreux écrits antiques chinois, grecs ou romains font le récits de combats entre soldats équipés de skis. Vers 40 avant J.-C., le poète Virgile décrit des pratiques de chasse avec des skis. Au Moyen Âge vers 1050, des pierres runiques retrouvées en Norvège représentent des hommes chassant...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Bimota, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon 2008, Malatesta, Temple Malatesta, Fiabilandia, Championnats Du Monde de Duathlon 2001, Via Aemilia, Ligne Trolleybus Rimini-Riccione, École de Rimini, Basket Rimini, Rimini Calcio, Pont de Tibère, Rimini Baseball Club, Arc D'auguste. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Bimota est un constructeur italien de motos. Le nom de la firme provient de ses trois pères fondateurs : Valerio Bianchi, Giuseppe Morri et Massimo Tamburini. À l'origine, les trois associés montent une entreprise spécialisée dans les chauffages et les climatisations. Trouvant les cadres des motos japonaises trop instables, Massimo Tamburini décida de créer son propre cadre, qu'il adapte sur sa Honda CB 750 Four personnelle, après une sortie de route dans le virage parabolique du circuit de Misano. Bimota est née en 1966 et la première moto est produite en 1973; c'était la HB1 personnelle de Tamburini. Quelques mois plus tard, alors qu'il courait sur le circuit de Misano, un pilote suisse remarqua la moto et demanda à Tamburini d'en fabriquer une deuxième... Cette machine lui permis de gagner le championnat Suisse de course de côte l'année suivante. La firme décide de créer une branche motocyclette appelée Bimota Meccanica. Après le départ de Bianchi, Morri et Tamburini décide de privilégier la branche motocyclette au détriment de l'usine de chauffage, pourtant plus rémunératrice. C'est pour cette raison que les premiers cadres étaient fabriqués avec du tube de chauffage. Pour la dénomination des modèles, la première lettre représente le motoriste, la seconde l'usine Bimota. Quand au chiffre, il spécifie le rang de sortie du modèle pour un même motoriste. Par exemple, la DB4 est la quatrième...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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TriLog, now in its fifth edition, is the best training diary available for triathletes adn duathletes because of its many features. They include: Training Diary The 56-week undated diary lets users plan and track swim, cycle, and run training for 13 months. And because it's undated, users decide when to begin using it.Training Guide Over 25 pages of training tips, workouts, and charts provide the basics to the novice and new workout ideas for the expert.All New Full Color Photos This edition features all new photographs: 8 full color and 16 black & white photographs to inspire and motivate all year. ... Read more

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TriLog is not international
Handy book and quite universal in that the pages are undated, but most of the measurements are in US measurements. Quite annoying for the rest of the word - the pace charts would be wonderful if they were in km and not in miles.

It's an okay start
It doesn't have everything I want in it. The log is really basic. It has three lines, one for running, one for swimming (in yards-I count in meters), and one for biking...for each day. I really would like more space to write, more guiding questions about the day (e.g. Weather, temp., time of day), a space for cross-training (e.g. elliptical, weights), space for calories in and out, weight, and space for split times. If I ran or biked twice in one day, there is only one small space for miles/time. But again, I guess since it's my first tri, it's better than writing on pieces of scratch paper as I was doing before.

Good resource
I like it better than the online site I was using, because there is more space for notes.Wish there were lines for general notes not pertaining to a specific workout, but there's space to write in the margins.Very easy to use & flexible.No wasted space.Good tips.

my favorite log
I'm in my 4th season of triathlon (go SeaTri!) about to do my first marathon. I've tried other logs with more boxes to fill in but they're too customized to someone else, I like that this is a pretty unstructured format. I tried making my own but I made it 8.5x11 and it was too unweildy, so I've come back to this log again and I actually use it.I like the week totals, it's very satisfying to see my marathon training milage ramp up. In the review section I put reminders like gear I need to replace or drinks that did or didn't work for me. I follow their recommendation of drawing a diagonal line across days I didn't work out and it gives a good quick sense of whether or not I'm slacking.My biggest drawback is I have messy handwriting (keyboard junkie ;-) so I have trouble staying between the small lines.I could go digital, but I like that this can kick around in my closet by my gear. ... Read more

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La sekvonta rakonto malkovriĝis en la dokumentaro de forpasinta Didriko Knikerbokero, maljuna sinjoro de Nov-Jorkio, kiu tre scivolemis pri la Nederlanda historio de la provinco kaj la kutimoj de la posteuloj de ties originaj koloniintoj. Siajn historiajn esplorojn li entreprenis tamen malpli inter libroj ol inter homoj. Libroj rakontis nur bedaŭrinde malmulte pri liaj plej ŝatataj temoj ... Read more

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The Science of Triathlon DVD is a lecture series about the sport of triathlon. Triathlon is a very complex sport, but it is one in which you can improve if you understand the basic scientific principles of training methods and techniques used by elite athletes. Now, for the first time, you can benefit from this wealth of knowledge previously only available at exclusive camps and clinics...all within the comfort of your own home.Science of Triathlon, spanning over 9 comprehensive hours, will serve as a pragmatic tool whatever your age or ability. You will not only learn to improve your techniques in swimming, biking and running, but more importantly gain a better understanding of the dynamics of the sport of triathlon and how to best fit it into your busy lifestyle. ... Read more