The Woman Triathlete: Technique, Equipment, and Training Advice Tailored to Your Needs

by Christina Gandolfo

Polish your technique and fine-tune your training. The Woman Triathlete is the sport's premier resource, customized to meet your specific needs. Current Her Sports and former Triathlete editor in chief Christina Gandolfo assembled an all-star cast of female triathletes and coaches. Barb Lindquist teaches swim technique. Bettina Younge explains how to maximize efficiency on the bike. Heather Fuhr offers insights for striding ahead of the competition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0736054308
• ISBN13: 9780736054300
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Good for beginner triathletes

I have read and reread parts of this book first as a "wanna be" triathlete and now going into my third tri am still referring to it. Good training examples for all distances and it's nice that it gives examples for beginners and those with a solid base.

Excellent!

This book is full of great workout schedules, useful advice and tips from pros and detailed information on equipment, drills and nutrition. Definitely a fantastic way for anyone to either get started or continue on their journey toward triathlon success. I read it cover to cover and have used it continuously for 2 seasons now. Wonderful resource!

The Woman Triathlete

I am going to use this book to train a 16 year girl triathlete in Surat, India, since there is not a single qualified coach in this area. I feel that I can use this book to understand the sport in detail and guide her during training for the next National School Game. This is going to be my bible for training the triathlete.

Tri Newbie found this book useful

With one sprint triathlon under my belt, I was looking for training programs, injury prevention and info on progressing to the Olympic distance triathlon. SWIMMING CHAPTER: Jargon/vocabulary guide was helpful. I would've appreciated more photos or illustrations for the suggested drills. CYCLING CHAPTER: Good general information. The VO2 max and lactate threshold discussions were over my head but will probably come in handy as my training advances. RUNNING CHAPTER: This is my strongest event so I didn't find much new information. The suggested training programs were quite extensive and included discussion on both speed and endurance work. TRAINING PROGRAMS: Sprint, Olympic, Half-Ironman and Ironman distances. STRENGTH TRAINING: The weakest chapter in my opinion. Suggested exercises were quite basic. You'd probably do better with a session or two with a trainer or another reference. As a newbie, the nutrition and equipment sections were very helpful. The pricing guidelines came in handy when scouting out bikes. Interesting chapter on training while pregnant. Overall, this book is a good resource, especially for those new to one or more of the events.

Best book I've read about triathlons

This book is very easy to read. Christina has done an excellent job compiling articulate women (pro triathletes, exercise specialists, nutritionists, psychologists, coaches, etc.) to give their expertise on the varying components of training for a triathlon. There are specific drills for each sport as well as training regimens to follow from a sprint to an ironman triathlon. Not only does she cover the physical components of training, but also the mental and nutritional aspects. I have read other books on triathlons, but this is the first book I read where I wanted to get off the plane and jump into the training program immediately. I've been competing for a couple years and learned more from this book than from a camp I attend. Another aspect I appreciated about this book, is everything about it is written from, and for, females. I found myself reading it and feeling empowered by other women and their levels of accomplishment. There are lots of examples and illustrations in this book to keep the reader interested and informed. It's a fun, educational, well-written read. Kudos to Christina and her editorial skills.