What three books are must read for running and triathlon?
Need some winter reading material.
Daniel’s running formula
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- Once A Runner
- Purple Runner
- Slinger Sanchez Running Gun
HM - Breaking The Chain
HM - Pain
“Why We Run: A Natural History”, by Bernd Heinrich
“Prime Mover: A Natural History of Muscle”, by Steven Vogel
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Running with the Buffalos is a good read.
Triathlete’s edge is a good book with quite a bit of technical info.
Training bible - friel
the complete athlete - wynterdyk/jensen
and any inspirational tale or story of a ‘character’ someone out of the norm
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Advanced Marathoning by Pete Pfzinger ( sp?)
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Once a Runner (John L. Parker Jr.)
Running with the Buffaloes (Chris Lear)
Training Distance Runners (Chris Martin and Peter Coe)
Eric
Tri :
1- Going Long - Gordo Byrn
2- Trialthlete training Bible - Joe Friel and Gordo Byrn
Running
Training :
1- Lore of running - Noakes
2- Daniel’s running formula
Novel or biography :
1- The Greatest - Haile Gebrselassie
2- Once a runner
Best sport book (and I’m not a swimmer)
Gold in the water
It’s not about the bike - Lance Armstrong
Enjoy
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Once a Runner (If you can find a copy)
Gold in the Water (Not a tri or running book, but very motivating)
Pre
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Advanced Marathoning by Pfitzinger-Douglas
Friel’s Triathlon Bible
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Definitely the Triathletes Bible #1. Of the other books that I have read I really cannot make a strong recommendation for a must read (except maybe the Cyclists Training Bible…
Not included already:
Road Racing for Serious Runners - Pfitzinger.
i went to amazon.com and typed in triathlon in books. here’s the link