{"product_id":"9781782550846","title":"Your First Half-Distance Triathlon","description":"\u003ci\u003eYour First Half-Distance Triathlon\u003c\/i\u003e will guide any triathlete who wished to finish his or her first half-distance triathlon from the beginning of the preparation until race day.\u003cp\u003e The half-distance triathlon consists of a 1.2-mile swim, 56 miles of cycling and a 13.1-mile run. It is anything but an easy option, but it represents a fascinating challenge for any well-trained endurance athlete.  Considered a Long Course it covers more miles than the Olympic distance and provides the perfect stepping stone to the ITU Long Distance races and even the Ultra Distance Ironman triathlon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book offers a great amount of detailed training plans. There are in-depth examples of core and peripheral training and heart-rate dependent pace levels T1-T8, which help to illustrate the year-round training recommendations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It also features advice on swimming, cycling, and running training, cross training, equipment, strengthening and stretching, typical training errors, recovery, self-motivating performance testing and motivation tips, as well as anecdotes and emotional stories from competitions. With this guide, anyone can finish their first half-distance triathlon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cardinal Publishers Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042741633264,"sku":"9781782550846","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781782550846_p0.jpg?v=1763721082","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781782550846","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}