IronFit's Everyman Triathlons

Time-Efficient Training for Short Course Triathlons

Don Fink, Melanie Fink

• Publisher: Lyons Press
• eBook ISBN:
  9781493034475
• Year: 2018

Completing IronFit's "triathlon trilogy" alongside Be IronFit and IronFit Secrets for Half Iron-Distance Success, this is a "go-to," time-efficient training guide for the Standard and Sprint-distance triathlons, which are the most accessible and achievable distances for time-crunched athletes. The Standard Distance is the original triathlon configuration: a 1.5 km swim, 40 km bike, and 10 km run (0.9 mile swim, 24.8 mile bike, and 6.2 mile run). The Sprint Distance usually includes a 750 meter swim, 20 km bike, and 5 km run (Half mile swim, 12.4 mile bike, and 3.1 mile run). And there are duathlon equivalents of both triathlon races. These Short Course distances are the "everyman" races of the sport, and Don and Melanie Fink offer their time-efficient IronFit® training approach to them here in this book.

Table of contents

• INTRODUCTION
• 1 Triathlon and Duathlon’s Most Accessible Distances
• 2 The Eight Essential Short Course Distance Training Sessions
• 3 Short Course Distance Training Cycles and Training Races
• 4 The Crucial Training Principles for Short Course Success
• 5 Heart Rate Training for Short Course Distances
• 6 12-Week Standard Distance Triathlon Training Programs
• 7 8-Week Sprint Distance Triathlon Training Programs
• 8 10-Week Standard Distance Duathlon Training Programs
• 9 6-Week Sprint Distance Duathlon Training Programs
• 10 Functional Strength and Core, Warm-Up, and Flexibility Programs
• 11 Mastering Transitions for Short Course Triathlon and Duathlon
• 12 Perfecting Technique
• 13 Short Course Equipment
• 14 Sprint and Standard Distance Race Strategies
• 15 Effective Goal Setting and Race Selection
• 16 Off-Season and Maintenance Training
• APPENDIX A: Suggested Reading
• APPENDIX B: Suggested Websites
• APPENDIX C: Glossary
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• ABOUT THE AUTHORS