This page lists our recommended books from Amazon.co.uk with links to other triathlon books available from Amazon.com, these are marked with [US].
Our Favourites
These are the books that we own and use on a regular basis; either for our own training or when we are working with other athletes developing training programmes for them. Not all of them would get five gold stars on Amazon's rating system -- some even have errors and inconsistencies within their pages -- but, in our opinion they deliver the goods, either in terms of their technical content or their inspirational value.
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| The Triathlete's Training Bible (second edition): Joel Friel | Training Plans for Multisport Athletes (Ultimate Training Series): Gale Bernhardt | The Essential Swimmer: Steve Tarpinian |
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| 25 Years of the Ironman: Bob Babbitt, John Collins | Starting Out Triathlon: Paul Huddle, Roch Frey, Bob Babbitt, et al | It's Not About the Bike: Lance Armstrong |
Triathlon and Duathlon
- The Essential Triathlete
Steven Jonas / Paperback / May 1996 - Dave Scott's Triathlon Training
Dave Scott / Paperback / August 1986 - Iron Will: The Triathlete's Ultimate Challenge
Mike Plant, et al / Paperback / October 1999 - Triathlon 101
John Mora, Karen Smyers / Paperback / March 1999 - Triathlon
Karin Zeitvogel, Sarah Springman / Paperback / October 1995 - Triathlon : A Visual History
Scott Tinley / Paperback / November 1998 - Endurance Athlete's Edge
Marc Evans / Paperback / Published 1997 - Complete Guide to Duathlon Training
K. Hottenrott - Total Triathlon Almanac-4 : The Essential Training Tool and Information for the Triathlete and Duathlete
Tony Svensson / Paperback / Published 1998 [US] - Dave Scott's Triathlon Training
Dave Scott / Paperback / Published 1986 [US] - The Essential Triathlete
Steven Jonas / Paperback / Published 1996 [US] - Can You Make a Living Doing That? : The True-Life Adventures of a Professional Triathlete
Brad Kearns / Paperback / Published 1996 [US] - Finding the Wheel's Hub : Tales and Thoughts on the Endurance Athletic Lifestyle
Scott Tinley / Paperback / Published 1995 [US] - Mark Allen's Total Triathlete
Mark Allen / Paperback / Published 1988 [US] - Scott Tinley's Winning Triathlon
Scott Tinley / Paperback / Published 1986 [US] - Swim, Bike, Run
Glenn, Phd Town, Todd, MS Kearney / Paperback / Published 1993 [US] - Triathlons for Women (Triathlon Book Series)
Sally Edwards / Paperback / Published 1993 [US]
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Swimming
- The Fit Swimmer
Marianne Brems / Paperback / Published 1995 - Swimming Drills for Every Stroke
Ruben J. Guzman / Paperback / March 1998 - Swimming into the 21st Century
Cecil Colwin / Paperback / December 1992 - Total Immersion : The Revolutionary Way to Swim Better, Faster, and Easier
Terry Laughlin, John Delves / Paperback / Published 1996 - Learn to Swim in a Weekend (Learn in a Weekend Series)
Sharron Davies / Hardcover / Published 1992 - The Waterproof Coach: The Waterproof Workout Book for Fitness Swimmers and Triathletes
Thomas A. Denes, Diana D. De Medina (Illustrator) / Spiral-bound / April 1997 [US] - Swimming for Total Fitness : A Progressive Aerobic Program
Jane Katz, Nancy P Bruning / Paperback / Published 1993 [US]
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Cycling
- Every Second Counts
Lance Armstrong / Hardback / October 2003 - The Cyclist's Training Bible : A Complete Training Guide for the Competitive Road Cyclist
Joe Friel / Paperback / October 1996 - Richards' Bicycle Repair Manual
Richard Ballantine, Richard Grant / Paperback / Published 1994 - Weight Training for Cyclists
Eric Schmitz, Ken Doyle / Paperback / August 1998 - The Female Cyclist
Gale Bernhardt / Paperback / June 1999 - Bicycling Magazine's Training for Fitness and Endurance (Bicycling Magazine)
Joe Kita (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1990 [US] - Training for Cycling : The Ultimate Guide to Improved Performance
Davis Phinney, et al / Paperback / Published 1992 [US]
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Running
- Training for Speed and Endurance
Peter Reaburn, David Jenkins / Paperback / Published 1997 - Lore of Running
Timothy D. Noakes, Tim Noakes / Paperback / Published 1991 [US]
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Training and coaching books
- Going Long: Training for Ironman Distance Triathlons
Joe Friel, Gordon Bryn / Paperback / 2003 - Triathlon, a Training Manual
Steve Trew / Paperback / May 2001 - Heart Monitor Training for the Compleat Idiot
John Parker, John L. Parker / Paperback / April 1998 - Time-Saving Training for Multisport Athletes
Rick Niles / Paperback / Published 1997 - SERIOUS Training for Endurance Athletes
Rob Sleamaker, Ray Browning / Paperback / September 1996 - Triathlon Training
Hermann Aschwer, James Beachus / Paperback / Published 1998 - Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook
Nancy Clark / Paperback / September 1996 - Sports Injury Handbook : Professional Advice for Amateur Athletes
Allan M., Md Levy, Mark L. Fuerst / Paperback / Published 1993 [US]
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