The Triathlete's Training Bible: The World's Most Comprehensive Training Guide, 4th Ed.

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I'm half way of the reading and I love it. However it's NOT a beginner book. I been told 100s of times about this book but I wasn't ready to read it. Now Im because been doing triathlons for 3 years. Im exactly where the author recomend to read his book. I don't need tips how to swim better. I need knowledge and experience how to swimm faster. I don't need tips how to get prepared for my first triathlonI. I need the expertise of a coach how can I run faster and recovery pronto. finally, I don't need tips how to rest before my big day. What I need is the mental preparation and strongest set on mind how to perform to my heights level. That is what this book has 30 years of experience in triathlons. I already see results and improvements in my training. I don't regret not read it before because I wasn't ready. if you are tired of mediocre finish in races like I was. If you are not reaching your full potential and don't want to pay for a couch this is the book you need in you book shell.

This was an excellent purchase for a data driven athlete. This is definitely not for a first time athlete but if you are, I recommend reading Friel's beginner book first then popping back to this book when you are ready. If you are reading this, just buy it already. One tip is instead of a paper notebook I have poured everything into OneNote for an optimal notebook workout log, all the way from an annual gameplan to a daily breakdown. Its nice to have everything on my phone ready to go in case I want more info on what I scheduled.

I was expecting more of a useful narrative, i didn't need the 'why should I do a tri"So this was the wrong book for me.

If you’re looking for an easy to follow triathlon training plan, this is not it.If you want to understand the reasons behind building a plan, and understand how much work actually goes into being a coach, than this book is for you. It’s a lot of information, but if read actively with an effort placed towards understanding and retaining what you have read, you’ll learn how to develop an effective training plan for yourself and maybe even others.Most importantly, you’ll understand WHY you’re doing something vs something else, which in my opinion is far more important for the serious athlete.Highly recommend.

I have no idea what the reviewers who say it's too complicated and for advanced athletes only are talking about. Comprehensive, detailed and as well-organized as any training book I've read. I don't even do triathlons but this book has so much good training advice it was well worth the price.

I made the mistake of thinking that the new version would contain extra pages.But in reality it is some 50 pages shorter than my old copy of the third addition.It's all good quality reading and writing and thus may not matter to most.Though I do not dislike the newly edited version, I think some of the changes seem a little cosmetic.The diagrams were easier to understand in the third addition and I wish they had stuck with them.I don't think many of the updates will make a huge difference for many of us back of the pack individuals though.It is Still a master piece and must read.

I’ve been running for many years, but in my late 50s decided to try triathlon. After my first sprint triathlon, which I completed with some inspiration from Friel’s “Fast After 50,” I was hooked. But I realized that training was more complex than just running, and that sports science has really advanced in the past 25 years. Wanting to improve for next year, I bought this book. Some of the material required a couple readings as it gets a bit technical, but the heart of the book for me was walking through building an annual training plan, something I’d never done before. The chapters on setting training heart rate zones and speed skills were also excellent. Short of hiring a coach, this is a great resource for triathlon training.

I bought this as it was tipped as a must read for any budding triathletes and I wasn't disappointed. It explains the different types of sessions required to build up your fitness and how to best schedule them into a training plan. To me, a beginner who is yet to start his triathlon journey but a keen runner, the way it was structured made sense and explained why the sessions were ordered in a particular way and what the purpose of each session was, something I'm applying to my running training, I would recommend this to anyone interested in planning their seasons training to peak for their A race.

Have read this through about 3 times already. So much quality information around all 3 disciplines and absolutely loads of other areas explained. I love the yearly plan template.

I bought this for my wife last week and just spent a couple of minutes flicking through it last night. Unfortunately both the random pages I landed on had mistakes which just makes me wary of the book overall. For instance I’m sure that images 12.2 and 12.3 are swapped, and elsewhere it referred to ‘120yards (130metres)’ which can’t be right.I’m typically not one to complain but after finding 2 mistakes on 2 pages it does worry me about the rest.

This is a painful read. I find it very outdated and not relevant to completing an Ironman in 2021. General research and youtube is far superior and so much more relevant.A lot of what Friel talks about in the general sense is obviously relevant in terms of mental strength and other aspects. Overall however, it is very basic, very repetitive and difficult and boring to read.

Detailed and interesting, this book provides an account or training principles and the current science to support the strategy. However, it's not a detailed plan with week by week sessions - the idea is that you create a custom plan by following the very easy methodology. Recommended.