Endurance Athlete's Edge: Precision Training and Techniques for Running, Cycling, and Multisports

by Scott Tinley and Marc Evans

Endurance and multisport athletes are a dedicated bunch. Whether they are running marathons, racing through ocean swims, pedaling over mountains, or competing in triathlons or duathlons, most of these athletes are not content just to finish. Their challenge is to cover the distance with maximum speed. In Endurance Athlete's Edge , author Marc Evans guides these serious competitors toward high-level fitness, flawless technique, and superior competitive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087322938X
• ISBN13: 9780873229388
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

This is a great book for all types of endurance athletes

This is a great book for those of you out there that feel a little lost in the world of triathlon training. Stop reading all those contradictory articles and just get this book. Dead serious. To get the full effect of the book you must spend hours studying it. But your racing and training will improve dramatically. The author covers everything from speed, endurance, form, the whole nine yards.

The most useful Multi-Sport info in one book I've found

This is not a "hoo-rah" story of a bunch of pro's achievements, but an in depth discussion of endurance in general. There's so much information, that you could pick and choose only 1/3 of it and the book's still a bargain. I bought it when I first started doing short triathalons for fun and fitness, so I didn't use all of the serious training charts. What I did use the most was the discussion on running technique and nutrition's effect on endurance. The swimming and biking technique sections were also helpful. You don't have to be a triathalete to benefit from this book. It applies to hiking, climbing, biking, or any endurance activity.

Marc Evans Knows His Stuff

Endurance Athlete's Edge by Marc Evans is the best book on the market for anyone who is interested in this form of training. Mutisports are one, if not the most challenging activities the body will ever endure. Marc Evans gives you the information you need to improve your knowledge in helping you last in this sport. If you want to win or just finish an Ironman race, you must get this book. Marc Evans Knows His Stuff, and is a leader on this subject. Thank you Mr. Evans for helping us all train right!

Great Training Guide

I've started reading this. It is very, very technical and hard work but the information is great. I'm sure it will be worth it once I make my way through all the charts and calculations. It has all the information that anyone could ever want on training for the swim, cycling and running events.

The best training guide on the market for multisport athlete

I'm lucky. I was trained by the author back in the late 80s and early 90s. Whilst one may think that this review to be a little biased, it's not. Back then, Marc got me got me into the best shape of my life. Now he has provided all of his knowledge about multisport training in this book. Marc doesn't fool around with namby-pamby training voodoo. This stuff is all science. Charts, graphs, training schedules, you name it, he has it. It's up-to-date and I use it in my training. I've done two Ironman distance races. With this book I am confidant that I can utilize the knowledge that Marc has provided and create training schedules for everything from sprint triathlons to Ironman distance races, and more.