Podcasts
Tracking
- My Strava Feed -- Strava is a great app that integrates with a wide variety of phones, watches, and other apps (for, e.g., MyFitnessPal). A free version is available (which I use). Sign up!
- The wonderful thing about Strava is that it integrates with a bunch of other services. For example, here are some of my Strava stats (version 1; version 2). You can also see my year-to-date cycling (as well as lifetime stats).
- This website has a comprehensive overview of my Strava info.
- Garmin Connect -- If you have a Garmin watch, GarminConnect will gather your info. Mine is set up to send my activity to Strava (but not to Apple Health; otherwise I would get duplicates).
- MyFitnessPal -- I use this site to track my calories. It integrates with Strava, which is great since it adjusts my calorie goals based on my activity levels.
- Training Peaks -- Analyzes information to give you feedback on your workouts. Mentioned many times in The Triathlete's Training Bible (below). Click here to see my results.
- RiderLevel -- Claims to give you your 'rider level' (which is a standardized numerical score) based on your Strava info. Click here to see my results.
- Storyteller -- A neat program that creates visualizations of your activity -- i.e., tells a story using your Strava data.
- Heatflask -- Shows a visual representation of your recent activity.
- Fithaxx -- Choose a goal, and Fithaxx will tell you your estimated finish times.
- Pr.fm -- If you listen to Spotify during your workouts, it'll create reports.
Reading Material
A few books I'm reading. Thoughts added at the links as I complete them. Books that I particularly enjoyed have one to three stars next to them. (Not to diminish the others, but these are the ones I've focused on as a beginner.)
Disclosure: Please note that the links below include affiliate links, and at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you decide to make a purchase after clicking through the link.
- Your First Triathlon ⭐⭐⭐
- The Triathlete's Training Bible ⭐⭐
- Triathlon, Loving it is easy ⭐⭐
- Athlete to Triathlete
- Triathlon Swimming Foundations ⭐
- Triathlon Bike Foundations ⭐
- Triathlon Running Foundations ⭐⭐⭐
- The Complete Guide to Sprint Distance Triathlon Training
- Life of a Triathlete
- Outperform the Norm: Triathlon
- Shut Up and Run
- How to Run Effortlessly
- Seven Ways To Make Running Not Suck
- Not Your Average 5K