Two great TRI resources
OK, OK... I'll get this started. As a newbie to TRI's I've had to learn a lot about the sport during the last year. Considering my "noviceness" I think my progress has been good. There's lots of years of training for marathons behind, but I believe that the following two books have had the most impact on my adaptation and progress to the sport. The TRI book I recommend is definitely not for a sport's novice, you must already understand the basic principles of training such as why we should focus on macro, meso, and micro - cycles. You should already know the basic principles of nutrition, hydration and MOST important, listening to your body and RECOVERY! (All this shouldn't be any problem for almost any experienced and seasoned CCC'er) The swimming book is perfect for anyone, and it really, really, changed my life in the pool. I truly believe in the importance of a coach, and I would recommend that anyone who gets started from scratch gets some professional advice. But if you, like me, decide to try this sport after many years of training for other sports, you've already gone through many coaches, and have gotten to the point where no one else other than you knows your body better... these books, in my opinion, will do the trick. Fitzgerald, Matt (2006), "Triathlete's Magazine Essential Week-By-Week Training Guide," Warner. Laughlin, Terry (2004), "Triathlon Swimming Made Easy: The Total Immersion Way for Anyone to Master Open-Water Swimming," Total Immersion. For running, my all time favorite book (and trust me, I've read almost all of them) is: Daniels, Jack (2005), "Daniel's Running Formula," Human Kinetics.

Thanks Francisco...the tri bug keeps making me itch. I've been able to avoid having another vice so far but the tri keeps calling and I'm sure I will give in before long. The biking, golf and gym take up alot of time...whats another item on the list? Man! not working sucks...you never get a day off, theres always something to do.

I've done three sprint triathlons. A lot of folks get the impression that triathlons are all Ironman (2 mile swim, 100 mile bike, marathon) level events. The sprint triathlons are all three events, just significantly shorter. Typical sprint tri will be 400 meter swim, 16 mile ride and 3.1 mile run. Distances will change to meet the local conditions. I did the Eppies great race in Sacramento which is holding it 35th this year and claims to be the oldest tri. It has a 6 mile run, 12 mile bike and 6 mile kyack down the American River. I was more towards the end of the pack, but its something you do for your sense of accomplishment. There is a sprint tri in Denton in November which some of the CCC crew navigated through last year. We got front page coverage in the Denton paper. When I get down to running weight, it may be time to see if I can do another.

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Gents :D Myself and a few other riders have been training in Denton at the Denton Swimatorium on Sundays when time permitts.. Any one interested in it? These workout usually consist of of two or three disiplins. Also, I am finishing up a bike/transition rack for us to train/ practice with.. I too am a begginner of the sport. I finished 8 (7 sprints and 1 quarter) in 07 and 2 sprints so far this year.. The second was this past Saturday.. There were 509 entries in the sprint event. Francisco's wife is quite the athlete, "she rocks"!!!! It would be cool to show up and represent the CCC at an event.. There is a great web site that posts most of the events; it's called the "texas Triathlator". You can scroll through numberous promoters advertising their races.. Here are a few them. Iron Head, Tri4life, Dallas Athletes, Playtri.. I to have had extreme changes in fitness levels once integrating all three skills into my fitness training. Oh. The triathlete's bible is the bomb as far as reading and educating yourself..