Triathlons for Women

I bought my daughter this book at Christmas and she thought I was crazy. She had suffered an injury in High-School soccer that would prevent her from playing the sport competitively again. So I just looked at this book and liked the contents and gave it to her. Well you can guess what happened, nothing! Then my wife/her mother started reading it and training and my daughter joined her and now they both are participating in Triathlons and even winning their age divisions. Is it because of the book? No, it is because they are committed to succeeding and the book gave them the information they needed to do just that. No matter what book you read, it will do you no good unless you act.

Get excited, get inspired and get ignited! Those are the three chapters of the book that will move you from generic exerciser to training for a goal: Triathlon. You may be reading the book because you want to stay in shape or because one of your friends is doing it or you just love new challenges but for any reason you'll enjoy the writing and approach of this book. My favorite quip: "Short of giving birth or cutting off your head there is no way to lose ten pounds in a week..." It's full of technical details about gear too so your dollars don't get slim while you do!

Potential readers should know that this book is a COMPLETE guide to women and triathlon. As a coach, this is often the first book that I steer my training groups to when they ask for additional reading material. Firsttimers as well as seasoned athletes can always glean some additonal useful information from this book, whether their goal is to simply finish a triathlon or reach a certain time goal. This book is VERY comprehensive, with information about drills, techniques, bikes, transistions, triathlon attire, safety (do YOU know why women should never run outdoors with headphones?), getting fast, and reaching a woman's full potential. This book was written by women, FOR WOMEN. Buy it!

Triathlons for women for me was easy to read and moved quickly. I have met Sally Edwards at one of the Danskin Women's Triathlon Series races and she's more than an excellent writer and coach, she understands that it's sometimes confusing and difficult to train for three sports all at the same time. She's been training and racing triathlons from sprint distance to Ironmans for over 20 years and she's an expert on the subject. This book is a must read if you ask me for anyone who wants to do their first triathlon or wants to improve their finish times. Thanks Sally for your commitment to the sport and to teaching us.

Sally not only talks about the basics of triathlons but she takes it a step further to discuss issues unique only to women. She makes you proud to be a female triathlete. I found this book to be very informative and most of all motivational. I hope Sally continues to write about women and triathlons.