After you’ve tasted the high that comes from a three-sport immersion in physical and mental challenge, you may get serious in your efforts, as well as more advanced in your reading. For the most information, try Dave Scott’s Triathlon Training. His coverage of each sport is as good as you’ll find anywhere, as well as being quite readable. Besides the basics, he discusses everything from heat and altitude training to weights, stretching,
and race psychology, besides having a quality chapter on nutrition.
Scott’s record of five Ironman victories speaks for itself, and