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Going Long: Training for Triathlon's Ultimate Challenge (Ultrafit Multisport Training Series)
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By Joe Friel and Gordon Byrn
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372
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Going Long is the most comprehensive guide to racing long-course triathlons ever written. Combining science with personal experience, Friel and Byrn prepare every triathlete, from the working age-grouper to the podium contender, for success in triathlon?s ultimate endurance event. Sport-specific chapters outline training for each triathlon discipline and describe drills to improve form and efficiency. A newly expanded section on training the mind explores the all-important psychological aspects of racing, including goal-setting and visualisation. A detailed appendix includes key training sessions, workout examples, and strength training progressions. Going Long has long been the best-selling book on the subject of training for the long course. With expanded content and a new, two-colour format, this second edition is once again the premier sourcebook for triathletes who are serious about succeeding in the long-course distance.
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 change of heart, June 23, 2003
By GJC (World)
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AFTER THE RACE: THIS BOOK WORKS! I offered the below review before my first "official" ironman triathlon. I followed the advice and completed an Ironman in 11:51 (not blazing, but good enough for the first time). My longest training week was a 18 hour crash week, but none of my other weeks was longer than 10 hours. I focused on key workouts, made sure they were of the highest quality, and let the rest go. My time is even better, when you consider that I was out for 9 weeks in the early summer due to a broken arm (I couldn't do any of the sports and walked about three times a week). So I put together a sub 12 hour performance in 13 weeks, with only one week being over 10 hours. Next time I will do more, and hopefully race better, but overall I am very pleased with the results this book yielded. It gave me a means for spending Sundays with my children rather than my running shoes, let me know that my swimming was not going to get much better without 10000 more yards a week, and helped me learn to be patient on the bike. If you have a life, but want to do an Ironman (yes!!! you can have both) purchase this book.
ORIGNAL REVIEW:
At first a lot of the information in this book seemed to be a rehash of "The Triathlete's Training Bible" as stated in my original review. But after reading the book carefully and really pondering what the authors have to say, there does appear to be a lot dedicated toward the art of completing an ironman triathlon. In all fiarness, I must change my review. And if some of the information has been printed in "The Triathlete's Training Bible," at least in this book it is all arranged with one purpose--to finish a full ironman.
First, I must applaud the authors for their inclusion in the introduction. They admit that anyone can finish an Ironman triathlon if they have one thing: will. The down-to-earth tone permiates throughout the entire book.
There are excellent lists for pacing on the bike, mental condition, getting the most from nutrition and the common sense notion that endurance on the bike leg is the most important portion of a successful ironman seems so simple that one does need to constantly remind oneself about it.
Too often triathletes train, train, train, and then train some more. I get sick of hearing about macho-style workouts, and triathlon is just one portion of my life. If you work, have a family, practice other hobbies, actually give yourself to others, and don't spend every dime you make on triathlon, the philosophies in this book will suit your lifestyle. The authors make a very convincing argument for having three major endurance workouts a week--75 to 100 minutes for the swim, 5 to 6 hours on the bike, and 90 to 150 minutes for the run. Instead of the megablock weekend torture fests that most triathletes brag about, they suggest doing runs in the middle of the week, and the bike on the weekends. All other workouts are secondary to these three. They also suggest that if you cannot find a purpose to a workout, simply leave it out and get more sleep.
If you are preparing to embark on your first ironman or if you are a repeat customer, buy the book. 20 dollars now, might save you hours of wasted training time and minutes (if not hours), and personal suffering in your big race.
113 of 116 people found this review helpful
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change of heart, June 23, 2003
By CJG (GA United States)
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AFTER THE RACE: THIS BOOK WORKS! I offered the below review before my first "official" ironman triathlon. I followed the advice and completed an Ironman in 11:51 (not blazing, but good enough for the first time). My longest training week was a 18 hour crash week, but none of my other weeks was longer than 10 hours. I focused on key workouts, made sure they were of the highest quality, and let the rest go. My time is even better, when you consider that I was out for 9 weeks in the early summer due to a broken arm (I couldn't do any of the sports and walked about three times a week). So I put together a sub 12 hour performance in 13 weeks, with only one week being over 10 hours. Next time I will do more, and hopefully race better, but overall I am very pleased with the results this book yielded. It gave me a means for spending Sundays with my children rather than my running shoes, let me know that my swimming was not going to get much better without 10000 more yards a week, and helped me learn to be patient on the bike. If you have a life, but want to do an Ironman (yes!!! you can have both) purchase this book.
ORIGNAL REVIEW:
At first a lot of the information in this book seemed to be a rehash of "The Triathlete's Training Bible" as stated in my original review. But after reading the book carefully and really pondering what the authors have to say, there does appear to be a lot dedicated toward the art of completing an ironman triathlon. In all fiarness, I must change my review. And if some of the information has been printed in "The Triathlete's Training Bible," at least in this book it is all arranged with one purpose--to finish a full ironman.
First, I must applaud the authors for their inclusion in the introduction. They admit that anyone can finish an Ironman triathlon if they have one thing: will. The down-to-earth tone permiates throughout the entire book.
There are excellent lists for pacing on the bike, mental condition, getting the most from nutrition and the common sense notion that endurance on the bike leg is the most important portion of a successful ironman seems so simple that one does need to constantly remind oneself about it.
Too often triathletes train, train, train, and then train some more. I get sick of hearing about macho-style workouts, and triathlon is just one portion of my life. If you work, have a family, practice other hobbies, actually give yourself to others, and don't spend every dime you make on triathlon, the philosophies in this book will suit your lifestyle. The authors make a very convincing argument for having three major endurance workouts a week--75 to 100 minutes for the swim, 5 to 6 hours on the bike, and 90 to 150 minutes for the run. Instead of the megablock weekend torture fests that most triathletes brag about, they suggest doing runs in the middle of the week, and the bike on the weekends. All other workouts are secondary to these three. They also suggest that if you cannot find a purpose to a workout, simply leave it out and get more sleep.
If you are preparing to embark on your first ironman or if you are a repeat customer, buy the book. 20 dollars now, might save you hours of wasted training time and minutes (if not hours), and personal suffering in your big race.
101 of 104 people found this review helpful
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 A little confused, October 26, 2004
By James H. McDuffie (Huntsville, Alabama United States)
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First of all let me say that this is about the best ironman training book out there. However, there are several severe flaws. First, the authors are confused about their audience. It is never clear when they are talking to novices and when they are addressing elites. They float around willy-nilly first addressing one then the other. Warnings are given to beginners right in the middle of long spiels obviously addressed only to pros. I believe this book is probably meant for novice to intermmediate triatheletes. But the authors are inconsistent in their approach to this. Second, most of the equipment information is very shallow but nevertheless useful to novices. However, once again the intended audience is unclear. Thirdly, the training bricks, many workout, and much of the advice are clearly geared to triatheletes who are very advanced. Any first-timer is going to overtrain and many advanced atheletes will as well if they utilize some of these workouts. They authors recommend no more than two breakthough workouts per week!! Is anybody else reading this? So once again the audience is unclear. If the authors are going to address novices then they need to do so in a consistent way throughout the book. The same with elites and intermmediates etc. Despite these flaws I managed to extract a great deal of useful information from this book and will continue to use it.
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Very useful ironman survival tips, July 31, 2003
By J. Morrissey (Boston, MA USA)
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First of all, Going Long is not a rehash of Triathlete's Training Bible. TTB gives you everything you need to prepare yourself physically to get to the starting line. Going Long gives you what you need to get to the finish line. The book addresses psychological and emotional issues during races, nutrition issues specific to ironman racing, not ironman training, as TTB does, and provides a lot of other useful information, such as race strategies. Compared to the other offerings available, this is one of the few that provides long distance racers the wisdom and experience of the author's years racing, and can be put to immediate use.
46 of 50 people found this review helpful
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It's all here in one little package., June 17, 2003
By Katherine Hobson (New York, NY USA)
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I've been in search of the right Ironman training book for a while. Most regular tri books devote little time to IM training, and others are so complicated they're intimidating (The Triathlete's Training Bible has great information, but I find it really complex.) This gets it right. If you're a nerd like me who likes to understand the logic behind a training program, you can get it here. You can also skim for tips or workouts if you just want to know what to do and when. Especially great is the nutrition section -- Gordo has some very logical, no-hype tips that really work.
24 of 26 people found this review helpful
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best triathlon book, May 5, 2004
By A Customer
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This is the best book on triathlon that I have read. I am training for an ironman and I refer to the book almost every day. Also, I used tips and workouts from the book for a 1/2 ironman last year and improved my time from by 2 hours.
9 of 12 people found this review helpful
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 Same same - "me too book", May 30, 2003
By Dr. Chun (Hong Kong)
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Well, this is another one of those "me too" book.
The author has attempted to put all aspects of the game into this book but there are no new, breakthru or innovative materials/ideas.
8 of 51 people found this review helpful
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Great book for future Ironmen and women, January 16, 2007
By Carol (Washington, DC)
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This book is great. I've had Friel's "Triathete's Training Bible" on my shelf for over 2 years, and still haven't gotten through it...it's too dense and beyond the average Ironman-aspiring athlete. This book is digestible and succint. It provides good info on everything from swim-specific strength training to injuries.
6 of 9 people found this review helpful
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Ahmmm....needs more work, October 30, 2008
By Alex Christodoulou (Greece)
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After reading Joe Friel's Triathlete's Bible, this book looks like a puzzle. The information in it is very good, but is given in a so unstructured way, that the reader have to go back and forth to put the pieces together. It's a book that one who is getting prepared for Ironman should read, but not really needed if you have read the Bible from Friel.
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 Great book, September 15, 2008
By Dozie
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This book is very informative and helpful to those making the transition to Half and Ironman distance tri's. I would have given this book a five star if I didn't already have Gale Bernhardt's training plans for multisport athletes. All the info in Going long is in Gale's book. They obviously consulted one another when writing their respective books. I recommend Gale's book if you plan on doing different distance Tri's. Joe's book is more specific to the Ironman distance athlete. Good luck and always ride with a tailwind.
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Great Book !!, April 28, 2008
By G. van Rooyen
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The problem when you start training for a long endurance event like the Ironman is that every second athlete has his or her own opinion and way of training. This confused me a lot.
I decided to seek some professional help and use this book to train for my first Ironman and I can honestly say this book is remarkable. The level of detail is intense, so you have to be patient and read some sections several times to really grasp and remember all the advice given in the chapters, i.e. nutrition, discipline-specific training techniques, etc.
You also need to apply the knowledge with some common sense, because it has been written with advice for every athlete from novice to elite. So make sure you know where you fall on the scale and what you want to achieve and use the advice that is applicable to you.
But, in general, I found the training principles in this book to be accurate and now that I have completed an Ironman I can say that they work. Lately I have discovered that many of the Ironman athletes I meet also used this book to train from.
So you can buy and use it with confidence. Good luck!
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Informative and easy to follow, August 11, 2009
By Mug Ruith (Palo Alto, CA USA)
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This is essential reading for anyone attempting their first IM or long-distance event. Unlike some of Friel's previous publications, this book is quite easy to follow and does not get too bogged down on technical aspects of training (lactate threshold, Power wattages etc). Some of the technical information is still contained in this book but it is not as overbearing. There are also useful snippets for newbies. This is a book that I periodically pick up and read a few pages. It was also useful in putting together a training plan leading up to the big event. Overall, a must-have for newcomers to this distance and a useful reference book for more experienced triathletes.
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A must for Ironman training, February 23, 2009
By Philip
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I had done 5 Ironman before reading this book and my time were always around 12:15. Following the principle I broke my 12hrs barrier advanced 45min from my personal best. I will recommend this book to any intermediate to advance Ironman athlete.
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same old story, January 18, 2010
By jeff (lincoln, nebraska)
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Really, two stars might be a bit generous. If you've ever subscribed to Runner's World, or Triathlete Magazine, or read another book on triathlon, you are not going to get much new from this book. It merely re-inforces what you already know, so don't hope for any breakthrough information.
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If you want to go for the long distance - it will help you to suffer with style, June 3, 2008
By Tim Scheffmann
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Going Long: Training for Ironman-Distance Triathlons (Ultrafit Multisport Training Series)
is a superb book for any athlete (beginner or pro)! Specially I liked the chapter about the mental training for the Ironman competition. I only can recommend it! Happy training!
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Not for beginners but a good source!, July 28, 2007
By A. lubrino (CA, US)
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I have a few books for Tri and i found this very good source for those who would like to try IM or any races that equivalent to it. For beginners, start with other Tri books and when you're planning to prep-up for 50+ miles tri races, use this book as a guide.
I'm no expert but i did a few tri-races and this is my ultimate guide...i even sleep with it.
2 of 4 people found this review helpful
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No detail left unexplored, July 10, 2006
By KAB (KY (USA)
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An impressive level of detail, covering absolutely every aspect of training for a full ironman. This will serve as a constant reference for me as I embark on my training, and I highly recommend this as a reference guide for those even enagaged in a 1/2 iron or shorter-distance triathlon.
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Way too complicated unless u r a pro triathlete, November 8, 2010
By EB Mom
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If u are a beginner or this will be your first Ironman, don't bother getting this book. I have done many sprint tri's n several half marathons but this book is so complicated, you need a degree in exercise physiology to interpret it! It does not just come out n say, do this on Monday, do this on Tuesday, etc. It might as well be written in Chinese!
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Need encouragement for an Ironman...this is book for you!, August 6, 2009
By E. Nelson (North Carolina)
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This book is great! I got it with 6 weeks left until race day and I wish I had it before I even thought about doing an ironman!! It doesn't tell you an Iron distance race is easy, it just guides you on how it is possible to do! From very basics to detailed information. It still gave me plenty of information that I incorporated the last 6 weeks, so I was very happy to have it clear some questions. I plan on lending to anyone that says, "I don't know if I could do one." or "That's crazy, I could never do an iron distance race!"
I recommend it for folks thinking about doing one or someone just starting to train or someone who hasn't done one in quite some time. Someone who is a multi-time ironman finisher would not benefit.
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good Intradution to ironman, September 15, 2007
By Marcelo (Calgary Canada)
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Is agood book to reed and ,you can extract many positive advise,good review on diet.
1 of 7 people found this review helpful
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great book , a true must have for the self training ironman, September 17, 2011
By avinoam
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GREAT book , easy to read for the begginer triathlet going for the ironman, the book gives you the basic and important tools and info. Well done.
I highly reccommand this book!!
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Great book!, May 29, 2011
By hua5590
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This book really helps and it was a wonderful purchase. It's getting me into Ironman shape and I love it!
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Ironman Bible, June 29, 2010
By runnur1220
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I was unbelievably satisfied with this book. It covered everything you could ever want or need to know about the Ironman triathlon and would be helpful for anyone training for the race including novices and advanced athletes. If you are thinking about participating in this crazy race or just want to know more about it, I would definitely recommend this book.
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A complete, exclusively for IronMan Guide, April 8, 2010
By Mario (Curitiba, Brazil.)
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This is a great book. Honest, to the point, complete and well written.
In many ways, similar to "Triathlon Training Bible", from the same author. But this one is focused in preparing for the IronMan.
Not a long read, it can make you close to an expert, with little invested time and effort.
If you are only interested in the IronMan, this is the book for you.
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A Must Have, March 14, 2010
By Garrett Gerland (Drexel Hill, PA)
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A must have if you are thinking about going long. I have looked everywhere and read a lot. This is the bible of triathlon information!
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Goes the distance, November 12, 2009
By Steve L (Gainesville, Fl)
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Good balanced book suitable for an experienced triathlete seeking to improve on a training plan.
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Good Tips, August 31, 2009
By T. Molton
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This book is not for the beginner. You should have a base to start with... and not talking about the base talked about in the book, but if you are just starting out, probably not the book for you. However, if you a recreational or competitive tri athlete this book has many good tips for breaking into the next level.
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Very Pragmatic and Simple to Understand, June 15, 2009
By Gustavo Vilardo (Brazil)
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The book is very well structured, focused on simple and pragmatic tips for the Ironman Training challenge. This book is gonna be my main source of training info for my 1st Ironman.
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Going Long: Training for Triathlons Ultimate Challenge, December 10, 2009
By Kathy Johnson (St. Clair Shores, MI USA)
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I really enjoyed this book. It helped me decide to do a half an ironman in August 2010.
Thank You
Kathy Johnson
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Ironman Training, April 9, 2007
By Truth About Caffeine.com (SCR Books)
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Anyone training for an Ironman competition should check out these training tips. Triathletes will also find this to be an invaluable resource.
0 of 4 people found this review helpful
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Going long great book, March 29, 2007
By Tri-fanatic (The Netherlands)
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Great Book, best tri book after The Triathlete's Training Bible.
If you want to go long this is your addition bible!
0 of 5 people found this review helpful
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THE BEST, March 28, 2007
By free as a bird (Miami FL)
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The best book out there to train long course triathlon. Good for all levels. Very didactic. I loved it. I have read it every time I have a reace.
0 of 5 people found this review helpful
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Next Level, March 8, 2007
By The race junkie
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If you are training for an Ironman or half ironman you should read this book. It goes through the basics of Ironman training and how to get the most out of every workout. It is filled with great tips and answers a lot of the questions you have.
0 of 5 people found this review helpful
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Highly recommended!, October 11, 2005
By A. Shafer
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This was very helpful for my first triathlon. Good and useful information.
0 of 7 people found this review helpful
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