Internationally recognized coach and best-selling author Joe Friel teams up with ultra-endurance guru Gordon Byrn in this second edition of Going Long, the most comprehensive guide to racing Ironman® distance triathlons. Combining science with personal experience, Friel and Byrn prepare every triathlete, from the working age-grouper to the podium contender, for success in triathlon's ultimate endurance event.

Whether you are preparing for your first Ironman® or your fastest, Going Long will make every hour of training count.

• 40 sport-specific drills to improve technique and efficiency
• Updates to mental training
• Key training sessions, workout examples, and strength-building exercises
• A simple approach to balancing training, work, and family obligations
• A new chapter on active recovery, injury prevention and treatment

Going Long has long been the best-selling book on the subject of training for the Ironman. Now this completely revised new edition, Friel and Byrn directly advise the novice, intermediate, and elite triathlete, making it the most comprehensive and nuanced guide to Ironman training ever written. Going Long is the book you will return to, season after season.