Swim Bike Run [Paperback]

Wes Hobson (Author), Clark Campbell (Author), Mike Vickers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 31, 2001

Gain a competitive edge with the new triathlon training manual from top professional triathlete Wes Hobson. Swim, Bike, Run contains all you need to know to be successful in triathlons of any length, from Sprint to Olympic to Ironman. With years of professional experience to guide you, you'll be racing smarter—and faster.

Each discipline is discussed in its own section, where you will find key workouts, information on choosing from the latest equipment, and lessons on refining your technique. From polishing your swimming stroke, to learning the correct cycling position, to developing great running form, everything you need to improve in every discipline of triathlon is in Swim, Bike, Run.

You'll also find information on
- balancing workouts to avoid injury and staleness,
- nutrition tips,
- mental training,
- choosing the right event, and
- planning your season.

Hobson also shares his wealth of experience to teach you winning race strategy and gives tips for your perfect race-day preparation. Swimming expert and former professional triathlete Clark Campbell and accomplished age-group competitor Mike Vickers add their own insights to the mix, giving you a complete manual to optimize your training.

If you're motivated to improve your triathlon performance, add knowledge and experience from a top professional to your arsenal and maximize your training with Swim, Bike, Run.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Wes Hobson is one of the top triathletes in the United States and has been for the past decade, ranking in the U.S. top five at the Olympic distance since 1990. A member of the U.S. national team from 1997 to 1999, he was the bronze medalist at the 2000 ITU North American championships. He has won more than 30 triathlons in his professional career, including the 1999 Escape From Alcatraz triathlon. A graduate of DePauw University with a degree in economics, Hobson and his wife Jennifer reside in Boulder, Colorado.

Clark Campbell is the head men's and women's swimming coach at the University of Evansville in Indiana. He spent seven years as a professional triathlete. He was the 1986 national long Course Champion and the runner-up in the United States Triathlon Series national championship in 1990. He has been a collegiate swimming coach since 1992, including stops as an assistant coach at Kansas and Minnesota before coaching at Evansville. Campbell holds a B.S. in exercise science from the University of Kansas and an M.S. in physical education/athletic coaching from West Virginia University. He and his wife, Cassie, reside in Newburgh, Indiana.

A competitive age-group triathlete and race director, Mike Vickers owns Lawrence Triathlon, Inc., a sports management company that runs the LMH Triathlon in Lawrence, Kansas, and the USAT national championship in St. Joseph, Missouri. He and his wife, Caylen, live in Lawrence, Kansas.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics; 1 edition (July 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736032886
• ISBN-13: 978-0736032889
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,088,980 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent content, a little misguided, September 19, 2001

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Katie Hesketh (Edmonton, AB Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Swim Bike Run (Paperback)

I always find myself buying triathlon training books, then ending up being disappointed because I haven't learned anything new from it. This book falls prey to that sometimes (EVERY triathlon book has a chapter devoted to nutrition that goes over carbs, protein and fats), but it also contains a lot of really good information about technical aspects of each sport (like how to handle hills and cornering on your bike), really planning a good training program to meet your own needs (in terms I could follow), and lots of other stuff that I'd never seen in the dozen or so other books I've looked at. There is even a section on preparing for specific distances, during different seasons.
There are no references for any of the information given, so it is an easier read, but you don't know where the authors gathered the information from, which worries me a little. What concerned me even more was that some of the information that was given can actually be dangerous--the list of suggestions to make long runs more interesting included running with headphones and running at night--without any caveats.
This book was worth the money just for the new info I picked up, but make sure to use some common sense when it comes to using the advice. It might be better to use this book as a complement to other resources.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Outstanding Book!!, December 1, 2002

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"jake333" (Kansas City, MO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Swim Bike Run (Paperback)

A fantastic book and on the "top two" of my recommended reading list for beginning triathletes. If you are going for detail and want in-depth and technical information on how to develop a training plan, go with the Triathlete's Training Bible. If you want a solid overview of the sport of triathlon, this is the book for you.

Swim, Bike, Run is written in a very straight-forward style and gives sound, practical advice. I am an avid reader of "things triathlon," so I've read just about every book out there. The most telling insight into how much I value this book is that this is the book that I consistently return to and read the night before a race. I also look to it for a "refresher" when I want to improve form/technique and when I am evaluating how my training is going mid-season. The swimming section is particularly effective and the illustrations greatly helped me on technique issues.

A great read and highly recommended.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good, few problems., March 17, 2002

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"imdoctormindy" (Albany, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Swim Bike Run (Paperback)

I found this book to be fairly helpful. I especially liked the descriptions of form drills for all 3 disciplines. The informaiton was useful. What I did not like is that since I am new to the sport of triathlon, there were phrases used that I did not understand. This was most evident in the workouts. The text would describe everything well, but then in a listing of a sample workout it would use terms not explained in the text. This made it hard to figure out what to do sometimes. Also the author says he'll show you how to have many peaks in a season, but then really doesn't ever give that information.