"Triathlon: Serious About Your Sport" is for you if you've tried a triathlon and want to take your skills to a new level, or if you already swim, cycle or run and now want to extend yourself beyond a single discipline. Experts in all three disciplines, plus specialist triathletes, will guide you through all aspects of improving your technique in all sports and at the all-important transitions, as well as fine-tuning your race tactics. A sports psychologist will help get your mind right for the huge challenge ahead, while a physical trainer and sports nutritionist set out plans for improving your overall fitness and health. Finally, specialist programmes will guide you as you balance your training between all disciplines to maximize your race performance. Few events will challenge you as much mentally and physically as a triathlon."Triathlon: Serious About Your Sport" will guide you through the minefield of questions. Do you work harder at improving the times of your best discipline or sacrifice your precious training time on getting your weakest discipline up to scratch? How can you avoid sickness and injury in such a demanding event?How can you teach your muscles to work in the different ways each discipline demands? How do you find the time to train around a busy work and social life? What equipment do you need? All these questions and more are answered as you seek to get serious about your sport.

Adam Dickson is a writer of fi ction and non-fi ction and is a lifetime fi tness enthusiast. In 2004 he was hospitalized following brain seizures that cut off the circulation to his legs, leaving him permanently disabled. Since then he has competed in many triathlons, aquathlons and a gruelling off-road duathlon. After fi nishing the London Marathon in 2006 he took part in the inaugural Half-ironman distance triathlon in the New Forest, England. He was part of the volunteer race crew for Ironman UK in August 2006 and the following year a competitor in the same race, fi nishing in a time of 14 hours and 50 minutes. He has co-authored a book on mental health and is currently writing his second novel. He is editorial consultant to Brilliant Fish PR & Marketing Ltd. Dutch-born Remmert Wielinga is a former professional cyclist who has competed in numerous international races since he started cycling at the age of 12, including the Tour de France. In 1999 he won the Dutch national championships time trial. The following year he joined the Rabobank Continental Team and repeated his victory in the national championships. In 2001 Remmert signed his fi rst professional contract with the Italian cycling team De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa where he learned the revolutionary methods on effective physical training and conditioning. During his professional career he raced for world-famous teams including Rabobank, Quick-Step and Saunier Duval, where he trained and competed side-by-side with world-renowned cyclists. In 2003 Remmert won two races in Spain and in 2006 fi nished fi rst in the GP Chiasso in Switzerland after an impressive breakaway of 150 kilometres (93 miles). Remmert is based in Monaco where he runs his company, Cycling Promotions that provides specialized personal coaching services. Running expert Paul Cowcher has been working in the health and fi tness industry since 2001 after a career as a professional dancer (musicals in London's West End and touring). When his dancing career was over he recognized there were many similarities between dancing and sports and science. He has trained as an advanced instructor (CYQ), Pilates mat work (More Fitness) and has over 10 other teaching qualifi cations in fi tness and dance (ISTD.) He now works as a personal trainer, has run numerous marathons and trained many others to running success at various distances. Tommaso Bernabei is a television and non-fi ction writer who graduated from the Metropolitan University of London. His experience in television led him to collaborate with Italian food shows, introducing him into the world of sports nutrition. He is currently the diet planner for an Italian swimming club and writing a book of sports nutrition recipes