Best book to get started

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Hi, I completed a sprint triathlon last summer and had a blast even if I sucked and died in the
transitions. I am looking froward to greater competency this coming summer and wondered what the
best source would be

for

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reading material and learning some finesse and technique. I have purchased

2

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different magazines but honestly they were above my head and I didn't understand much of the
"lingo". Where you recommend I start (trolls go

ahead

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and have fun with this but I am serious).?

The Complete Book of Triathlons by Sally Edwards. It's available through Amazon. I used it last year
when I started doing triathlons (seems so long ago) and found it to be a fantastic source of
information for someone gettign started but also quite useful once you start to understand how it
all works. I just had a look at Amazon and they have heaps of other books by Sally Edwards.

Dave B.

Thanks, I will take a look at Amazon then. Good luck this summer.

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"Doc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Hi, I completed a sprint triathlon last summer and had a blast even if

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

sucked and died in the transitions. I am looking froward to greater competency this coming
summer and wondered what the best source would be

for

Quoted message said:

reading material and learning some finesse and technique. I have

purchased

Quoted message said:

2

Quoted message said:

different magazines but honestly they were above my head and I didn't understand much of the
"lingo". Where you recommend I start (trolls go

ahead

Quoted message said:

and have fun with this but I am serious).?

The Complete Book of Triathlons by Sally Edwards. It's available through Amazon. I used it last
year when I started doing triathlons (seems so long ago) and found it to be a fantastic source of
information for someone gettign started but also quite useful once you start to understand how it
all works. I just had a look at Amazon and they have heaps of other books

by

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Sally Edwards.

Dave B.

Doc said:

Hi, I completed a sprint triathlon last summer and had a blast even if I sucked and died in the
transitions. I am looking froward to greater competency this coming summer and wondered what the
best source would be for reading material and learning some finesse and technique. I have purchased
2 different magazines but honestly they were above my head and I didn't understand much of the
"lingo". Where you recommend I start (trolls go ahead and have fun with this but I am serious).?

I have the Triathletes Training Bible by Joe Friel. Bought it on a lot of reccomendations from this
group and I think it's fantastic although I don't really have much to compare it with.

Just started Tri last year.

Now that I see your name is Diane, there is another book worth looking at. I'm not sure of the title
but Sally Edwards has also written a book on Tri training for women. I'm not sure why the training
would be different but it's probably worth checking out. Dave B.

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Thanks, I will take a look at Amazon then. Good luck this summer.

Diane "Dave B" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Doc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hi, I completed a sprint triathlon last summer and had a blast even

if

Quoted message said:

I

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

sucked and died in the transitions. I am looking froward to greater competency this coming
summer and wondered what the best source would

be

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

for

Quoted message said:

reading material and learning some finesse and technique. I have

purchased

Quoted message said:

2

Quoted message said:

different magazines but honestly they were above my head and I didn't understand much of the
"lingo". Where you recommend I start (trolls go

ahead

Quoted message said:

and have fun with this but I am serious).?

The Complete Book of Triathlons by Sally Edwards. It's available through Amazon. I used it last
year when I started doing triathlons (seems so

long

Quoted message said:

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ago) and found it to be a fantastic source of information for someone gettign started but also
quite useful once you start to understand how

it

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all works. I just had a look at Amazon and they have heaps of other

books

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by

Quoted message said:

Sally Edwards.

Dave B.

Doc said:

Hi, I completed a sprint triathlon last summer and had a blast even if I sucked and died in the
transitions. I am looking froward to greater competency this coming summer and wondered what the
best source would be for reading material and learning some finesse and technique. I have
purchased 2 different magazines but honestly they were above my head and I didn't understand much
of the "lingo". Where you recommend I start (trolls go ahead and have fun with this but I am
serious).?

The most comprehensive book is Joe Friel's TRIATHLETE'S TRAINING BIBLE. Though you won't be able to
use all of it as a beginner, if you simply read the initial chapters on fundamentals, you can apply
those right away. Then you can read more specialized chapters over the coming years as you get
better. He does cover complex subjects, but is perhaps the most consistent and clearly readable
writer in the genre. Nothing he says is that new or radical, just presented with clarity.