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GOOD FOR BEGINNER OR ADVANCED, GREAT FOR LONG-COURSE TRIATHLETE, January 11, 2007
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But the best and unique aspect of the book are the specific workouts, case studies and race strategies for the half-iron distance, including categories for beginner, veteran, and elite triathletes. What works for one group may not work for others. He does give separate examples for different levels, and beginners should stay with the simpler stuff in the book.
Perfect Distance: Training for Long-Course Triathlon by Tom Rodgers
Reviewer: Barnes and Noble
Reader Rating:
January 16, 2007: Although this book is marketed as half-ironman training manual, it's a pretty good all-around book for beginners through advanced triathletes. If you already have TRIATHLETE'S TRAINING BIBLE in this series, you'll like the long-course specialized training and updated technology tips, but if you don't have it, it has a lot of the same fundamental approach. It's a much bigger book than most other triathlon volumes (372 pages), as big as the TRAINING BIBLE and bigger even than GOING LONG. Lots of excellent diagrams, drawings and photos to describe technique and inspire. This book has a unique perspective on the sport since the author came from a background training astronauts at NASA for long-term spaceflight. He drops a few stories from this experience and from his own racing career into the book, and I found these spiced up the training manual subjects. The coverage of each of the three sports is comprehensive, and beginners through intermediate could do well with nothing but this book for info.
Tom Rodgers in the award-winning documentary, BICYCLE DREAMS.
Other reader comments via email
Perry S., Florida:
- I was afraid the book might be just a rehash of stuff from the Friel books, but after buying it I couldn't stop reading, finishing it in two days. There was so much in it specific to the half-iron distance I'd never seen before. Then I suprised myself by going out and qualifying for the 2007 Ironman 70.3 World Championships!
Angela S., Oklahoma:
- I got a copy of the book at one of the author's triathlon camps. It helped me so much over the following three months I decided to hire Tom Rodgers as my personal triathlon coach and race in my first half-iron event!
Ken Mierke, Virginia, Triathlon coach and author of Evolution Running:
- I just bought and read your book. NICE WORK! Very comprehensive.