Triathlon for Beginners: Everything You Need to Know About Training, Nutrition, Kit, Motivation, Racing, and Much More

The 50 Best Tips Ever for Triathlon Swimming, Biking, and Running

• UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 1 min)
• By Scott Welle
• Narrated By Scott Welle

Triathlon has changed my life and I've been privileged to coach 50+ athletes to a 98% PR rate in races ranging from 5Ks to ultra marathons to Ironmans. I've done it through my own trial and error and experiences in what works...and what doesn't. Rest assured - there are a handful of simple, yet essential, tips in triathlon that will make or break your success in the sport.

Triathlon: Winning at 70.3: How to Dominate the Middle Distance

• UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 55 mins)
• By Dan Golding
• Narrated By John Gagnepain

Triathlon: Winning at 70.3 is dedicated to all triathletes who are thinking about stepping up to the middle distance. 70.3 Half Ironman training requires quite a different approach to the shorter distances, and to be successful, a more professional approach to training is required. Do not set yourself up for failure on race day! Simply doubling your Olympic distance training will not work. Those who do this will struggle. Do not be one of these! 70.3 triathlon is a serious step up and preparation is key.

You Are an Ironman: How Six Weekend Warriors Chased Their Dream of Finishing the World's Toughest Triathlon

• UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 35 mins)
• By Jacques Steinberg
• Narrated By Kirby Heyborne
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As he did so masterfully in his New York Times best seller The Gatekeepers, Jacques Steinberg creates a compelling portrait of people obsessed with reaching a life-defining goal. In this instance, the target is an Ironman triathlon---a 2.4-mile open-water swim followed by a 112-mile bike ride, then finally a 26-mile marathon run, all of which must be completed in no more than seventeen hours. Steinberg focuses not on the professional who live off the prize money and sponsorships, but on a handful of triathletes who regard the sport as a hobby.

A Life Without Limits: A World Champion's Journey

• UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 54 mins)
• By Chrissie Wellington, Lance Armstrong (foreward)
• Narrated By Polly Lee, Chrissie Wellington
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In 2007, Chrissie Wellington shocked the triathlon world by winning the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. As a newcomer and a complete unknown to the press, Chrissie's win shook up the sport. A Life without Limits is the story of her rise to the top, a journey that has taken her around the world, from a childhood in England, to the mountains of Nepal, to the oceans of New Zealand, to the trails of Argentina, and finally, across the finish line. A Life without Limits reveals the heart behind her success.

Your First Triathlon: A Beginners Guide to Triathlon Training, Triathlon Preparation and Completing Your First Triathlon

• UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 54 mins)
• By Richard Bond
• Narrated By Sam Scholl

Anyone with the right mindset can complete a triathlon, but that doesn't make it easy. When people start thinking about all the equipment, techniques, and training required to complete a triathlon, the idea becomes scary and overwhelming. That's normal! This book is designed to take a complete beginner through the process of completing a triathlon.

How Bad Do You Want It?: Mastering the Pshchology of Mind over Muscle

• UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 29 mins)
• By Matt Fitzgerald
• Narrated By Matt Fitzgerald
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The greatest athletic performances spring from the mind, not the body. Elite athletes have known this for decades, and now science is learning why it's true. In his fascinating new book, How Bad Do You Want It?, coach Matt Fitzgerald examines more than a dozen pivotal races to discover the surprising ways elite athletes strengthen their mental toughness.

Iron War: Dave Scott, Mark Allen, and the Greatest Race Ever Run

• UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 36 mins)
• By Matt Fitzgerald
• Narrated By Seth Michael Donsky
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The 1989 Ironman World Championship was the greatest race ever in endurance sports. In a spectacular duel that became known as the Iron War, the world's two strongest athletes raced side by side at world-record pace for a grueling 139 miles. Driven by one of the fiercest rivalries in triathlon, Dave Scott and Mark Allen raced shoulder to shoulder through Ironman’s 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike race, and 26.2-mile marathon. After 8 punishing hours, both men would demolish the previous record - and cross the finish line a mere 58 seconds apart.

Triathlon for the Every Woman: You Can Be a Triathlete. Yes. You.

• UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 17 mins)
• By Meredith Atwood
• Narrated By Angela Ellis

Triathlon for the Every Woman is a hilarious, fun and informative read - full of expert advice, training tips, and stories to turn a tired, busy woman into a tired, busy woman triathlete - no matter her size, age, or place in life. Meredith Atwood, an overweight and overworked wife, mother, and attorney, went from the couch to the finish of a half Ironman triathlon in a little over a year. Her book, full of contributions from expert coaches, nutritionists and athletes, takes the reader through the disciplines of swimming, biking and running.

Can't Swim, Can't Ride, Can't Run: From Common Man to Ironman

• UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 46 mins)
• By Andy Holgate
• Narrated By Gregory St. John
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This book is both a lesson in true grit and determination, but its goal is one that is attainable. Andy isn't a sporting superstar, he holds down a nine-to-five job and all the pressures that go with it; he isn’t blessed with speed and talent; there are no multi-million pound sponsorship deals; yet this remarkable "common man" is inspiring in a way that some of today’s sporting superstars have forgotten how to be.

Running Man: A Memoir

• UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 25 mins)
• By Charlie Engle
• Narrated By Charlie Engle
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After a decade-long addiction to crack cocaine and alcohol, Charlie Engle hit bottom with a near-fatal six-day binge that ended in a hail of bullets. As Engle got sober, he turned to running, which became his lifeline, his pastime, and his salvation. He began with marathons, and when marathons weren't far enough he began to take on ultramarathons, races that went for 35, 50, and sometimes hundreds of miles, traveling to some of the most unforgiving places on earth to race.

Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World’s Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself

• UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 47 mins)
• By Rich Roll
• Narrated By Rich Roll
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An incredible but true account of achieving one of the most awe-inspiring midlife physical transformations ever

In October 2006, the night before he was to turn forty, Rich experienced a chilling glimpse of his future. Nearly fifty pounds overweight and unable to climb the stairs without stopping, he saw where his sedentary lifestyle was taking him. Most of us look the other way when granted such a moment of clarity, but not Rich.

I'm Here to Win: A World Champion's Advice for Peak Performance

• UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 54 mins)
• By Chris McCormack, Tim Vandehey
• Narrated By Howard Brunner, Chris McCormack

As the winner of the 2010 Ironman Championship in Kona, Hawaii, Chris "Macca" McCormack may be the world's greatest athlete. In I'm Here to Win, McCormack shares his story along with training tips and practical advice to help listeners develop their own routines, diet, exercise programs and race strategies. Chris McCormack has dedicated his life to training for - and winning - the Ironman World Championships, one of the most grueling tests of mental and physical endurance in the world.

The Ultra Mindset

• UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 28 mins)
• By Travis Macy, John Hanc
• Narrated By Brian Hutchison
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Travis Macy has summited glacial peaks in the French Alps, rappelled into limestone caves in China, and raced through parched deserts in Utah. In 2013 he famously won the Leadman Series, a combination of nearly 300 miles of high-altitude trail running and mountain biking over the course of five epic endurance races. Macy achieved all of these victories without elite professional training or even exceptional strength, speed, or flexibility.

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

• UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 9 mins)
• By Christopher McDougall
• Narrated By Fred Sanders
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Why we think it’s a great listen: Want to join the “superhumans”? Luckily you don’t have to run to catch up with them, thanks to McDougall’s and Sanders’ inspiring (and motivating) journey through history, science, physiology, health, entertaining characters and unlikely friendships. Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of all, pure inspiration, Born to Run is an epic adventure.

Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness

• UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 24 mins)
• By Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman
• Narrated By Quincy Dunn-Baker

A dominant force in the sport of ultrarunning, Scott Jurek is a seven-time winner of the 100-mile Western States Endurance Run and a two-time winner of the 135-mile Badwater Ultramarathon through Death Valley. Eat & Run offers an inspirational account of Jurek’s life as a runner and vegan. Regaling listeners with jaw-dropping tales of endurance, Jurek also delivers sound science and practical advice—as well as his favorite plant-based recipes.

Swimming: Swimming Made Easy: Beginner and Expert Strategies for Becoming a Better Swimmer

• UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 15 mins)
• By Ace McCloud
• Narrated By Joshua Mackey

Are you tired of being a weak swimmer? Do lesser athletes surpass you in the pool? Whether you want to (1) learn the basics of swimming, (2) master advanced strokes, or (3) gain a powerful edge on the competition, this audiobook will teach you everything you need to know.

Primal Endurance: Escape Chronic Cardio and Carbohydrate Dependency, and Become a Fat-Burning Beast!

• UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 8 mins)
• By Mark Sisson, Brad Kearns
• Narrated By Brad Kearns

Primal Endurance shakes up the status quo and challenges the overly stressful, ineffective conventional approach to endurance training. While marathons and triathlons are wildly popular and bring much gratification and camaraderie to the participants, the majority of athletes are too slow, continually tired, and carry too much body fat respective to the time they devote to training. The prevailing "chronic cardio" approach promotes carbohydrate dependency, overly stressful lifestyle patterns, and ultimately burnout.

Runner's World Complete Book of Running: Everything You Need to Run for Weight Loss, Fitness, and Competition

• UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 33 mins)
• By Amby Burfoot
• Narrated By Daniel Thomas May

The sport of running is ever changing, be it the shoes we wear or the goals we set, the training methods we use or the role models we emulate. But there is one constant: For 40 years, Runner’s World magazine has been recognized worldwide as the leading authority on running. Now the collective wisdom of the most savvy running writers, coaches, and editors can be found in Runner’s World Complete Book of Running.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Runners - 31 Stories on Starting Out, Running Therapy and Camaraderie

• UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 17 mins)
• By Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark, Dean Karnazes, and others
• Narrated By Christina Traister, Dan John Miller

When runners aren't running, they are talking about running, planning their next run, shopping for running. This book contains stories from runners, telling their stories to other runners about. running — how it has changed their lives, their bodies, and their spirits. Runners will love these inspirational stories of fellow runners challenging themselves, recovering from injuries, and staying motivated.

80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster by Training Slower

• UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 41 mins)
• By Matt Fitzgerald, Robert Johnson
• Narrated By Rob Grgach

This revolutionary training method has been embraced by elite runners - with extraordinary results - and now you can do it, too. Respected running and fitness expert Matt Fitzgerald explains how the 80/20 running program - in which you do 80 percent of runs at a lower intensity and just 20 percent at a higher intensity - is the best change runners of all abilities can make to improve their performance.

Paleo Triathlon Diet: Make Your Body the Ultimate Performance Machine

• UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 10 mins)
• By Mariana Correa
• Narrated By Kyle Pruzina
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Paleo Triathlon Diet is the best and most complete audiobook out there for any athlete who is looking for better performance through nutrition. With the perfect combination of knowledge, recipes, and unique meal plans, you will be on the road to success.

Triathlon for Women: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started and Succeed

• UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 20 mins)
• By Charlotte Campbell
• Narrated By Stef P. Durham

Written by a female athlete who has been a triathlon champion, this comprehensive audiobook covers all you need to know from start to finish. In this audiobook you will learn tons of great information from start to finish, including how to get started in triathlons, how to develop an effective training plan that simplifies your season and your life, how to train effectively so you minimize the risk of getting injured, how to avoid embarrassing newbie mistakes, and much more.

Faster: The Obsession, Science and Luck Behind the World's Fastest Cyclists

• UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 31 mins)
• By Michael Hutchinson
• Narrated By Simon Vance
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For professional cyclists, going faster and winning are, of course, closely related. Yet surprisingly, for many, a desire to go faster is much more important than a desire to win. Someone who wants to go faster will work at the details and take small steps rather than focusing on winning. Winning just happens when you do everything right - it's the doing everything right that's hard. And that's what fascinates and obsesses Michael Hutchinson.

My Year of Running Dangerously

• UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 27 mins)
• By Tom Foreman
• Narrated By Tom Foreman
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As a journalist whose career spans three decades, CNN correspondent Tom Foreman has reported from the heart of war zones, riots, and natural disasters. He has interviewed serial killers and been in the line of fire. But the most terrifying moment of his life didn't occur on the job - it occurred at home, when his 18-year-old daughter asked, "How would you feel about running a marathon with me?"