Book Review – Your First Triathlon by Joe Friel

Rating: 5 Wimps (on a scale of 1 to 5 – 5 highest)

This is a great book. Friel is articulate and personable and capable of conveying the information a beginning triathlete needs to know. His sections on biking and running should be copied and handed out in bike or running stores to novice runners and bikers. Old hands should read them too. His language is clear and his approach is clearly spelled out. He’s teaching novice triathletes how to succeed – how to cross the finish line in that first sprint-distance triathlon with a grin on your face. He’s also evangelizing for the “triathlete lifestyle” – trying to get novice triathletes to allow themselves time to grow into a long triathlon career. He keeps the technical details manageable and keeps the reader focused on what they need to do. The book is well organized with the chapters flowing in a logical order. Well done!