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Triathlons for Women: Training Plans, Equipment, Nutrition |
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Rating: Summary: Triathlons for Beginners Review: Sally Edwards is an impressive athlete, that's why I bought her book. I was looking for tips from a former Ironwoman. What I got was a book geared toward women who are just beginning a fitness program, not serious athletes who are training for triathlons. This book is chock-full of really bad advice ("If you don't have a HRM, put down this book and go buy the best one you can afford") and completely inadequate training schedules (for endurance training, she recommends 45 minutes to 1.75 hours of training per WEEK!), this book was a major disapointment. Edwards should have given her book a more realistic title and marketed it to the weight-loss crowd, not serious female athletes looking for good advice. Joe Friel's "Triathlete's Training Bible" is a MUCH better choice for serious athletes. If you want to look better in a bathing suit and have impressive stories for your friends at work, this book is fine.
Rating: Summary: great Review: this is a great book for serious women athletes
Rating: Summary: The best book on triathlons regardless of gender! Review: Triathlons for women for me was easy to read and moved quickly. I have met Sally Edwards at one of the Danskin Women's Triathlon Series races and she's more than an excellent writer and coach, she understands that it's sometimes confusing and difficult to train for three sports all at the same time. She's been training and racing triathlons from sprint distance to Ironmans for over 20 years and she's an expert on the subject. This book is a must read if you ask me for anyone who wants to do their first triathlon or wants to improve their finish times. Thanks Sally for your commitment to the sport and to teaching us.
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