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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The men'striathlon was an artistic gymnastics eventheld as part of the Gymnastics at the 1904 SummerOlympics programme. It was the only time the event washeld at the Olympics. The competition was held onFriday, July 1, 1904 and on Saturday, July 2, 1904. Onehundred and nineteen gymnasts from three nationscompeted, 111 of them represented the United States,seven Germany, and one Switzerland. ... Read more

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Shaping up for a triathlon is serious business. Triathlon Training For Dummies is packed with insider tips and proven methods for training for a triathlon and pumping yourself into the best possible shape by race day. It helps you find the motivation you need to stick to your program, eat better to maximize your energy, and prevent injures both before and during the race.

This authoritative guide helps you evaluate your cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength, endurance, and flexibility, and to set manageable realistic training goals. You’ll learn how to establish a workout schedule, choose a target finish time get the right, affordable equipment you’ll need for each leg of the race, and maximize your fitness and form for swimming, biking, and running. You’ll also get plenty of help in putting it all together as you focus your training, add dual workouts, become a quick-change artist, and save time during transitions. Discover how to:

• Choose an event to train for based on your fitness level
• Get into your best possible shape
• Select the right equipment and sportswear
• Train for an Olympic, Sprint, or Ironman triathlon
• Fuel your body and prevent injuries
• Prepare for training sessions
• Maintain energy and recover quickly
• Set training schedules for every triathlon event
• Treat common training and racing injuries
• Live like an athlete

Triathlon Training For Dummies comes complete with resources for finding triathlons near you, lists of items to bring along on race day, and tips on registration formalities and racing etiquette. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Excellent Prep
This book was an excellent preparation for my first triathlon. It gave me all the information needed on the various gear and training required. I owe a large part of my success in my first tri to this book and I highly recommend it! If you are wondering about this fun and challenging sport, get this book and give it a try!

Helpful to novice.
This book offers good advice for someone who has little knowledge about triathlons.The beginning even offers encouragement for choosing to train for one.My husband felt the book was geared more toward women athletes, but he still read it.Overall, a good starting point.

Good Help for a Beginner
I found this book to be pretty helpful in explaining the basics of a Triathlon to the uniniated.I didn't understand how the transitions worked and never heard of tri suits until I read this book.It's written in that positive easy to read Dummies style.If you're thinking of doing your first Tri, I highly recommend it. ... Read more

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Whether it's your first triathlon or your tenth, this training diary and guide will help you reach your goals

Now in its seventh edition, TriLog is the best training diary available for triathletes because of its many features, including:

Training Diary
The 56-week, undated diary lets you plan and track your training for swimming, cycling, and running for 13 months. You'll be able to monitor your progress as you continue to prepare for your triathlon.

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Very good training log!
Plenty of info on training. Lots of space to record training events. I'd love to see space where one can record blood analysis, weight, max effort data, etc.

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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Your 26.2 miles starts here

Be Your Best at Marathon Running doesn't just give you a complete set of training plans, fitness advice and nutritional guidance--it also shows you where and how to apply, which marathon to enter, and how to raise money for charity. It is written by the founder of the United Kingdom's leading running website, realrunners.co.uk, and also features a foreword from the founder of the London Marathon, Dave Bedford.

• One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.
• Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author’s many years of experience.
• Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.
• Extra online articles at teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of how to run a marathon.
• Contains practical training plans, guides and information on how to enter and which marathon to choose.
• Uses authoritative training programs which have already helped thousands to complete a marathon.

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Conrad Stoltz (born October 23, 1973) is an athlete from South Africa. He competes in triathlons and is triple World Champion of the XTERRA series of off-road triathlon races. Born in Lydenburg (in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa) he now calls Stellenbosch (near the city of Cape Town), South Africa his hometown while he is based in Bend, Oregon, when competing in the United States. Stoltz started competing in the multi-sport disciplines of duathlon and triathlon through his involvement in cycling. He is most famous for his exploits in the XTERRA series of off-road triathlons where he claimed the World Championship in his rookie season (starting the season without sponsorship) in 2001 and successfully defended it the following year. It is also in this series that he earned the nickname "Caveman" in all likelihood due to a combination of his large stature - he is 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall and weighs between 176 lb (80 kg) and 180 lb (82 kg) - and his speed on downhill sections of the mountain biking leg. He recorded the fastest time in the cycling leg of the first ever Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics and usually the mountain biking leg is also his strongest of the three legs (due to his cycling background) that make up an off-road triathlon (the other two being swimming and trail running). Stoltz finished 7th in the 2005 World Championship event held on his 32nd birthday on October 23, 2005 in Maui, Hawaii. After an injury-ridden 2006 season, Stoltz again asserted his dominance in the XTERRA US Championship series by winning four of five races, including the final, to be crowned 2007 US Pro champion. He then completed the season by also winning the World Championship. Conrad has collaborated with Avia on Avi Stoltz off-road... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1755735 ... Read more

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Chapters: Olympic Triathletes of Ukraine, Yuliya Sapunova, Inna Tsyganok, Vladimir Polikarpenko, Andriy Glushchenko. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 25. 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: Yuliya Sapunova (* 15 February 1988 in Ovruch, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine), Ukrainian (patronymic: ), Russian , is a professional Ukrainian triathlete, European U23 Champion of the year 2009, Number 1 in the ITU ranking (Womens Standing) of the year 2009, with by far the highest total number of races (6), several times National Champion in various categories, member of the Ukrainian National Team and part of the Olympic Team in Beijing 2008. Since 2008 Sapunova is married with Danylo Sapunov (born 5 April 1982, in Ukrainian , patronymic: ), a well known Russian triathlete originating from Kazakhstan and now Ukrainian citizen, who is also Sapunova's trainer. In some older rankings Sapunova is still listed under her maiden name Yelistratova (Ukrainian and Russian ). Apart from being a full-time triathlete Sapunova also studied Management at the Agricultural University of Zhytomyr (Ukrainian or Russian ) and finished her studies in 2010. On 27 October 2004, Sapunova took part in her first elite race and placed 9th at the European Cup in Alanya, so at the age of 15 at her elite debut she effortlessly achieved a top-ten position among the world elite. Since then she has continuously won medals in numerous international events. She is also decoreated with the prestigious title Master of Sports (, International Class). In 2009 Sapunova took part in four competitions of the prestigious Dextro Energy World Championship Series. In Tongyeong she placed 31st (Elite), in Kitzbühel 6th (Elite), in Yokohama 21st (Elite), and at the Grand Final in Southport (Gold Coast) 5th (U23). At the two World Cup triathlons i...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=25408373 ... Read more

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Chapters: Fernando González, Nicolás Massú. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 27. 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: Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (born July 29, 1980) is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest hitting forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El bombardero de La Reina ("The La Reina bomber") and Mano de Piedra ("Stone Hand"). The English-language media has labeled him "Gonzo." González is one of the few active players to have reached at least the quarter-final round of all four Grand Slam tournaments. He played his first major final at the 2007 Australian Open, losing to top-ranked Roger Federer. He is the fourth male tennis player in history to have won each Olympic medal (gold in doubles and bronze in singles at Athens 2004, and silver in singles at Beijing 2008). Throughout his career, he has defeated many former number-one players, including Lleyton Hewitt, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer (all while they held the top spot), Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Carlos Moyà, Gustavo Kuerten, Marat Safin and Pete Sampras. González has qualified twice for the year-end Masters Cup event and was runner-up at two Masters Series tournaments. He is arguably known as Chile's best tennis player of the 2000s. At age four, González spent his time playing both soccer and tennis. His father, who was an amateur tennis player since his 20s, was able to convince his son to opt for tennis over soccer. He began playing tennis at the age of six. He moved in with his family to the La Reina commune in eastern Santiago, where he practiced with his coach Claudio González (no relation) at the Club La Reina, three times a week. In 1988, at age eight, González and his father spent a month and a half in the United States, tra...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=498335 ... Read more

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The pursuit of excellence is its own reward. (20091120) ... Read more

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Drawing on his work with some of the top teams in professional sports, noted sport psychology consultant Gary Mack shares with you the same techniques and exercises he uses to help elite athletes build mental "muscle." These 40 accessible lessons and inspirational anecdotes will help you gain the "head edge" over the competition. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (41)

Mind Gym
This a well written, concise look into a gammut of psychological skills related to sport performance. It is also a series of short stories from the author's career as a professional sport psychologist. It is an easy read and well done. What it is NOT is an introduction to sport psychology or a book that can help someone learn sport psychology unless they are already familiar with the topic. Good book, I liked it very much; but not a book from which one can learn sport psychology. It is a collection of stories and within each story there is a skill to be learned.

No depth at all
The author starts by stating how important psychology for sports is. It is.
After this promising start, however, we are presented with chapter after chapter of - well, nothing.
He states something obvious like "belive in yourself" and underlines this with some quotes and success stories from profs.
Great. This does not help at all. I already knew that I need confidence to excel.
No "how to", no in depth tipps, nothing usefull at all :-(

A life changing book
I credit this book for changing the direction of my life.I found it to be a powerful tool in changing the way I view the world.I have given out 15 copies to friends, associates and players.If you really take the information in this book to heart it can help you accomplish great things in your life.The lessons learned in this book apply not only to sports but also to life in general.This book really teaches you the power of your own mind and will.I strongly suggest this book to anyone not just athletes.

For my preteen, teenager and me
"Stinkin' thinkin'." You know just what I'm talking about. For me, it would mean walking onto the tennis court thinking I didn't have a shot to win. Or my sons walking to the pitchers mound thinking "this guy's going to jack me." But for those of you who have quit believing, I have a solution - read a book.

I ordered a couple of books on mental toughness, not for myself because I am, but for the boys to read. One of them is Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence. I had them both read the first four chapters last night, and I won't soon forget their response: "It's the best book I've ever read" - hearty words from a 12 and 13-year old. Sometimes as parents we don't know the right words to impart to our kids, or maybe because we're parents we're just heard less...So I don't know that these books will solve their woes of late on the field, but I do know that they're paying attention to the fact that sports are not just physical tests because until the head is right, the body never will be.

Susan Anderson, author, Cold Case in Ellyson

Great book for athletes
Great book for athletes!It is a great book to give as a gift. ... Read more