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. Well known
for his original ground-breaking book Triathloning for Ordinary Mortals,
which has sold nearly 50,000 copies in two editions, and his
USA-Triathlon Life column Ordinary Mortals (R) 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.
