Globe Pequot / Lyons Press
Pages: 304
978-0-7627-6248-4 • eBook • March 2010 • $15.99 • (£11.99)
Don Fink is an internationally known triathlon and running coach, and a professional author. Through their business IronFit (IronFit.com), he and his wife, Melanie, have utilized their innovative training approaches to train hundreds of athletes on five continents to personal best times and breakthrough performances. Don is an elite athlete who has raced more than thirty Iron-distance triathlons and recorded many age-group victories and course records.
TOC (partial)
- The essential workouts
- The training cycle
- Core training
- 12-week training programs
- Effective time management
- The principle of gradual adaptation
- Effective heart-rate training
- Preparing with training races
- Proper technique
- Equipment tips
- Race and pre-race strategies
- Mental training
- Effective goal setting and race selection
- Nutrition
- And much more
"Most how-to books are too technical or too shallow. Don Fink manages to pen a unique combination of information, anecdotes, and readability. I enjoyed the read and learned a few valuable tidbits in the process. Well done!" --Scott Tinley, two-time Ironman World Champion
"Don's book certainly made me think. A truly complete book for all abilities in the sport of triathlon that leaves no subject untouched." --Spencer Smith, three-time Triathlon World Champion
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