Half Ironman Reads

KentuckyPete

Folks, can anyone recommend a good guide to half ironman? Training programs, race strategies, nutrition etc. Am stepping up from Olympic this Summer.

Given the great benefits I got out of it this Spring I suppose I'm really looking for a "Pfitzinger" for Triathletes

Thanks for any suggestions you can give.

tunney

KentuckyPete wrote: »

Folks, can anyone recommend a good guide to half ironman? Training programs, race strategies, nutrition etc. Am stepping up from Olympic this Summer.

Given the great benefits I got out of it this Spring I suppose I'm really looking for a "Pfitzinger" for Triathletes

Thanks for any suggestions you can give.

I wouldn't have said "stepping up to HIM". Going longer would be a better description.

Are you planning on doing a HIM this summer?

KentuckyPete

tunney wrote: »

Are you planning on doing a HIM this summer?

I'm signed up for the lost sheep. Focused exclusively on running up to April 11th (Rotterdam) then took two weeks off and started training for tri.

Am currently doing weekly totals of 6km swim, 200km bike and 45km running. That's not long enough I know - but I'm only on week 3 and it will increase over the coming months.

However, rather than an exclusive focus on long slogging, there's a need for a bit more intelligence to the training and preparation too - hence the request for a recommended guide.

tunney

KentuckyPete wrote: »

I'm signed up for the lost sheep. Focused exclusively on running up to April 11th (Rotterdam) then took two weeks off and started training for tri.

Am currently doing weekly totals of 6km swim, 200km bike and 45km running. That's not long enough I know - but I'm only on week 3 and it will increase over the coming months.

However, rather than an exclusive focus on long slogging, there's a need for a bit more intelligence to the training and preparation too - hence the request for a recommended guide.

You won't find a decent guide to be honest. Most of the online ones and even from books are not fantastic and certainly won't suit someone starting in May for a September race. They assume a little longer to prepare. You'd have to take the various elements and fiddle around alot with them.

6km is a nice distance for a session, I'd have said 200km bikes were a little long and likewise 45km runs. For HIM I'd cap my long bike at about 120-140km and my long run at 30km.

RedB

KentuckyPete wrote: »

Folks, can anyone recommend a good guide to half ironman? Training programs, race strategies, nutrition etc. Am stepping up from Olympic this Summer.

Given the great benefits I got out of it this Spring I suppose I'm really looking for a "Pfitzinger" for Triathletes

Thanks for any suggestions you can give.

Have you seen The Triathletes Training Bible? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Triathletes-Training-Bible-Joe-Friel/dp/1934030198/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274449130&sr=8-4

It gives a certain amount of info on stuff you may be interested in and gives guidance to preparing your own annual training schedule based on your weekly time input and your own strengths / weaknesses but does not provide specific programmes. It might not be the ultimate guide but it may be of some use depending on your tri background

trihead

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Perfect-Distance-Long-course-Triathlons-Multisport/dp/1931382948/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274464307&sr=8-1

kingQuez

I picked up "Ironman 70.3: Training for the Middle Distance" when I was buying some other books from amazon; I'd suggest you avoid it, I've found it concise, to the point and gotten quite a lot from it--but with the base you've already got it's probably way too basic a book for you to work from.