To reach their athletic goals, America's 1.1 million triathletes pay top dollar for personal access to the sport's top coaches yet the most sought-after coaches typically work with fewer than 10 athletes every year. This leaves the greater field of contenders in the hands of expensive computer-generated plans with little understanding of how these plans work and why they often don't.

Now all triathletes can benefit from the same expert coaching that the elites enjoy. In "Your Best Triathlon" Joe Friel illuminates every facet of advanced triathlon training. His meticulous instruction breaks down the season into specific goals that will elevate athletes toward record-breaking performances. Friel explains the nuances of key workouts so athletes can make adjustments for different race distances or individual weaknesses.
The versatility and detail of this book would be daunting to the average athlete, but for the experienced triathlete, it fills a void in training literature and provides the necessary background for adaptations that need to be made on a weekly and daily basis.
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Your Best Triathlon" is a book that triathletes will consult throughout the season and every day, just as they would check in with their coach. And with Joe Friel's experience guiding the way, triathletes can race faster and more efficiently than ever before.

Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
PART I: Your Best Triathlon
Chapter 1 Your Race, Yourself
Chapter 2 Planning for Your Best Triathlon
Chapter 3 The Right Stuff
PART II: THE PREP AND BASE PERIODS
Chapter 4 The Prep Period
Chapter 5 The Base 1 Period
Chapter 6 The Base 2 Period
Chapter 7 The Base 3 Period
PART III: THE BUILD PERIOD
Chapter 8 The Build 1 Period
Chapter 9 The Build 2 Period
PART IV: THE PEAK, RACE, AND TRANSITION PERIODS
Chapter 10 The Peak Period
Chapter 11 Race Week
Chapter 12 The Transition Period
PART V: BEYOND
Chapter 13 Your Next Best Triathlon
Appendices
Glossary
Index

About the Author

Joe Friel is the best-selling author of The Triathlete's Training Bible and Your First Triathlon. His TrainingBible Coaching franchise is one of the most successful and respected in endurance sports. Joe has trained endurance athletes since 1980, including national champions, world championship contenders, and Olympic athletes in triathlon, duathlon, road cycling, and mountain biking. Joe is an elite-certified USA Triathlon and USA Cycling Coach and holds and master's degree in exercise science.
An authority in the endurance sports industy, Joe Friel is well-connected with triathletes around the world through his blogs and articles on Training Peaking and TrainingBible Coaching websites and through his articles and interviews, which have appeared in dozens of magazines, newspapers, and websites.
Joe conducts training and racing seminars around the world and online and provides consulting services for corporations in the fitness industry. He has also been active in business as the founder of Ultrafit, an association of coaching businesses; Training Peaks, a web-based software company; and TrainingBible Coaching.