7 Weeks to a Triathlon: The Complete Day-by-Day Program to Train for Your First Race or Improve Your Fastest Time

by Brett Stewart, Lewis Elliot

“Learning the ins and outs of triathlon can be daunting, but 7 Weeks to a Triathlon is the perfect tool to prepare yourself for the sport whether you are a newbie or a professional. Excellent!”
—Desiree Ficker, Professional Triathlete
BECOME A TRIATHLETE IN JUST 7 WEEKS
Follow the 7-week programs in this book, and you’ll quickly gain the strength and stamina needed to complete any triathlon—sprint, standard, Olympic and even Ironman challenges.
Packed with clear charts and helpful photos, 7 Weeks to a Triathlon has everything you need to know about the ultimate endurance challenge:
• Easy-to-follow progressive training programs
• Pro tips for each discipline—swim, bike, run
• Triathlon-specific cross-training techniques
• Motivational advice on pushing harder and crushing your race goal
Offering field-tested, day-by-day programs and a comprehensive description of how to get through race day, this book has something for everyone, from beginners getting started in the sport to seasoned triathletes looking to take their training to the next level.

Genres: Fitness

144 pages, Paperback

First published July 23, 2012

About the author

Fitness geek & guinea pig (swim, bike, run, ski, OCRs, etc.)
My goal in life is to have fun while getting fit - and facilitate others to do the same.
Having over a dozen fitness books published worldwide gives me the opportunity to chat with youths in India about the importance of at least 20 minutes a day of activity and be a guest speaker at elementary schools or business academies here in the United States.

Reviews

[Travis English · Rating 3 out of 5]

2 parts useful, 1 part not very useful, 1 part dumb

1 part useful: The beginning of the book is mostly a narrative, with a lot of helpful tips. Good tone and good information.

1 part not very useful: The training program(s) themselves are hard to read. the formatting is terrible. You can't see the progression. There's a lot of commentary in them. One is for a sprint, and the other is for the ultra (I think). Overall, better to just look up images for "7-week training program".

1 part dumb: There's a section of this book where they show you how to do a squat, and a push up. I mean, really? Do you think that anyone on the planet who is even thinking of doing a triathlon doesn't know how to do a goddamn push up? Waste of time and pages.

1 part useful: The end of the book contains a glossery of terms, which is very useful, and a race-day checklist, which is super useful.

[Kaitlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good beginners guide for anyone who has (or is thinking about) signed up for their first triathlon. It gives a good overview of what you need and what to expect on race day. It's probably not the right book for people looking for more advanced information for longer distance races. Another draw back is it doesn't cover nutrition while training or fueling during a race.

[Clifford · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad. There wasn't a lot of information presented. It was mainly training plans.