100 Bedtime Stories for Triathletes

by Allan Pitman

Triathletes lead very busy lives, when they drop into bed at night they are usually only able to read a page or two before dropping off to sleep. This collection of short stories by Allan Pitman (a coach of hundreds of Ironman finishers) will motivate and feed the passion we all feel for our great sport.

333 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 26, 2016

Reviews

[Christie Bane · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was... fine. It’s written by a coach who I’ve no doubt gets great results from his athletes. But the advice he gives is nothing special and is not delivered in any memorable way. OF COURSE you should train consistently, eat a good diet, see the doctor and chiropractor religiously, never sleep in, visualize success, etc. Who would argue with any of those? Almost no one, but also almost no one actually does them. And there’s nothing in this book that makes me want to do them, either. In fact this book mostly just reinforces my belief that excelling is dependent on doing the things that this coach recommends and I could never do those things, therefore I could never excel. Also, and this is pretty but was quite annoying over an entire book — the little sayings he adds at the end of each chapter weren’t really related to the subject matter of each chapter. Couldn’t he have at least tried to match them up better?

[Lourelei · Rating 5 out of 5]

honestly banger. great read, great lessons.

here are a few:
1. the price of being a sheep is boredom, or a wolf is loneliness
2. you can't go 120% every workout. be sustainable. stay consistent
3. i learned what a triathlon is? haha. not kidding
4. i want. to do. a triathlon one day. would be cool.
5. no shortcuts. follow the plan. be precise and detailed
6. you shouldn't have to think about the plan. just do it.

i love athletes talking about athletes.

[Chris Leat · Rating 4 out of 5]

I go back to this book several times a year when I want to think about the sport and compare my approach to the author's advice. I love the no-nonsense advice and the complete lack of sugar-coating. Long course triathlon is hard and to be competitive requires enormous dedication. If you think you are doing it right read this book and check....

[Jeferson Nichel · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is filled with great advice for training, racing and even for life. A light read, with short chapters, the author keeps his promise of helping tired triathletes read a little before bed. It gets very repetitive, though... and there aren't many stories, mostly the author's take on the sport of triathlon.

[Meg Briers · Rating 3 out of 5]

ehh, some good advice, a bit repetitive (but i did read it all quite quickly) and contains some few not so hot takes but a nice enough read