Start to Finish: 24 Weeks to an Endurance Triathlon

by Paul Huddle, Frey Roch, Foreword by T.J. Murphy

You have finished your first short-distance triathlon maybe even an Olympic distance, but now it is time to up the ante and go further and faster than ever before. Experienced professional trainers Paul Huddle and Roch Frey along with T.J. Murphy will bring the triathlete in you up to the challenge all the way up to full Ironman triathlon distances and beyond. Time spent working out, balancing work, family and training, adding speed work, recovery and the mental game are all essential when you decide to move up to the long distance triathlon. No one has more training or racing experience than the team of Roch, Paul and T.J. They will get you to your target race healthy, happy and ready for more. The authors are not only triathlon winners; they have also trained triathlon winning athletes, and written about their experience extensively. This 24-week training program is laid out in four six-week increments. This represents the day-by-day, week-by-week work to be done in preparing for a successful long-distance triathlon.

192 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2003

Reviews

[Maurits · Rating 3 out of 5]

Alleen handig als je voor een volledige Triathlon wilt trainen. Voor korte afstanden niet echt toepasbaar.

[Audrey Schmalz · Rating 3 out of 5]

a little bit dated advice, and the swims were confusing

[Bilal · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am doing sports for years but apperantly had a lot of gaps in my fundamental. This book told me how to rest, train and most important one according to my previous training failures how to eat.

There is a huge training schedule for those who intent to get ready for an ironman race. It is written week by week and day by day. You can take only some part of it if you want to just finish and get a medal.

Beginners will also find lots of tips for training and race days.

Onliest problem I had was lack of guidance when it comes down to understand heart rate and other capabilities term of atheletes body. I should learn how to calculate and execute them in trainings by reading another source.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book with lots of training: not sure how some of the acronyms are listed but I'm sure I'll figure it out (As there are notes in the front of the book).

1st few chapters are general information, rest is the plan to train for Ironman.

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't plan on doing an ironman anytime soon, but the training plans looks good.