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Title: Miles Versus Minutes
Review: While the training schedule is nice and well explained - the premise of the training schedule is based on minutes exercised, rather than distance. Had I known this prior to puchasing the book, I would not have bought it. A triathalon is based on completing a certain distance in 3 disciplines, not a set number of minutes. This is my first triathalon, so my expectations were not too high in terms of other content, but the minutes versus miles schedule is a big turn-off.Additionally, I found the author providing a lot of anecdotal information about his races. I was looking for general information on how to prepare for my first race, not a story about how this guys gets ready too slow in the morning, so he got up before everyone else. The author also states up front that he is not a master in any of the 3 sports composing the triathalon, and references 3 other books to read. Had I known all of this ahead of time, I would have bought the other books he references instead.
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