Why is the Half Iron-Distance the most popular triathlon distance? Because it is the perfect length for busy athletes with demanding career and family responsibilities. Full Iron-Distance races require such painstaking planning and sacrifice that it's difficult to keep life in balance. The Half Iron-Distance is accessible, while remaining challenging.
Also known as the "70.3" for the sum of its 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike ride, and 13.1 mile run, the half-iron triathlon is not simply a race for which an athlete can use a full-iron training regimen chopped in half. Doing so would in no way approach maximizing an athlete's performance. The races are performed at completely different intensity levels, with completely different approaches. As a result, the training is completely different. IronFit Secrets to Half Iron-Distance Triathlon Success does for the half-iron what Be IronFit has done for the full-iron. It provides three sixteen-week training programs-Competitive, Intermediate, and "Just Finish"-and details everything an athlete needs to know to successfully prepare for and maximize performance at this racing distance. In as little as four months, any athlete can be physically and mentally ready for the world's most popular triathlon challenge.
Author(s): Don Fink and Melanie Fink
Publisher: Lyons Press
Year: 2014
Language: English
Commentary: IronFit Secrets for Half Iron-Distance Triathlon
Pages: 256
Tags: IronFit Secrets for Half Iron-Distance Triathlon
Copyright
Introduction
Chapter 1: Triathlon’s Most Popular Distance
Chapter 2: The Eight Essential Half-Iron Workouts
Chapter 3: The Crucial Training Principles, Training Cycles, and Practice Races
Chapter 4: Heart Rate Training for the Half Iron-Distance
Chapter 5: Sixteen-Week Half Iron-Distance Training Programs
Chapter 6: The Half Iron-Distance Functional Strength and Core Program, Warm-Up Routine, and Flexibility and Stretching Program
Chapter 7: Mastering Transitions: “The Fourth Sport”
Chapter 8: Half Iron-Distance Race Strategies, Fueling, and Hydration
Chapter 9: Effective Goal Setting and Race Selection
Chapter 10: Half Iron-Distance Equipment from A to Z
Chapter 11: Healthy Eating for Ultimate Fitness
Chapter 12: Perfecting Technique
Chapter 13: Mental Training: Powerful Secrets to Self-Confidence
Chapter 14: Building and Maintaining Excellent Health
Chapter 15: Recovery and Maintenance Training
Acknowledgments
Appendix A: Additional Maximum Heart Rate Estimation Formulas
Appendix B: Glossary
Appendix C: References
About the Authors
Index
