{"product_id":"9780762783960","title":"Duathlon Training and Racing for Ordinary Mortals (R): Getting Started and Staying With It","description":"USA-Triathlon, the national governing body for multi-sport racing, is committed to fostering the duathlon as the organization’s “growth sport.” With the full backing of USA-Triathlon—including sections on duathlon history and the forthcoming USA-T program for promoting duathlon—author Steven Jonas has penned the first modern guide for the aspiring multi-sport racer who cannot or simply doesn't want to swim\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eWell known for his original ground-breaking book \u003ci\u003eTriathloning for Ordinary Mortals\u003c\/i\u003e, which has sold nearly 50,000 copies in two editions, and his \u003ci\u003eUSA-Triathlon Life\u003c\/i\u003e column “Ordinary Mortals ®: Talking Triathlon with Steve Jonas,” the author covers: how the run-bike-run duathlon works; how to have fun, get and stay fit, and promote your health doing duathlons; the training principles and programs for races of varying lengths, from starting from scratch to Doin' the Du on a regular basis throughout the season, centered on a series of 13-week training programs; finding and choosing your races; the basic techniques of running, cycling and fast walking (which can be used on the run legs in both duathlon and triathlon); equipment; race planning and racing; and duathlon as part of a total program for healthy living. This book provides a wealth of knowledge and inspiration from a 29-season multi-sport racer, a prolific author on the subject, who is also a physician and professor of preventive medicine.","brand":"Falcon Guides","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47077475975408,"sku":"9780762783960","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780762783960_p0.jpg?v=1769905046","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780762783960","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}