Triathlon is one of the fastest growing sports in the world and often the new triathlete needs somewhere to turn for information on how to get started. "Triathlete In Transition" will do that for you and much, much more.

Many people feel that the sport of  triathlon is beyond their reach because they can't swim,  are unfit,  or perhaps feel they  just don't have the athletic ability. I have inspired many people through my Ironstruck books and website to take on the Ironman triathlon, and now my mission is to motivate and inspire the "very beginner triathlete" to give the sport a try and take their lives in an exciting, rewarding, and healthy new direction.

I have invited guest writer's to share their thoughts with you. They include a Naturopathic Doctor, a Massage Therapist, a Bike Shop owner, a Yoga Expert, and "Triathlete In Transition"  is proud to feature inspiration from Steve King "The voice of Ironman Canada" and invaluable swimming information for the beginner triathlete from Terry Laughlin the creator of the "Total Immersion" swimming concept.

We all have a common goal of making your triathlon dreams become a reality and in the process help you discover just how much you are capable on so many levels if only you believe in yourself and have a desire to begin a remarkable new journey that will change your life forever.

Finally the first Runner's World book for beginning runners! The newest addition to the heralded Runner's World series focuses exclusively on the concerns of the tens of thousands of new runners who take up the sport every year.

Recognizing that newcomers to a sport need all the help they can get, Runner's World now devotes an entire book to guiding the beginning runner through those challenging first days, weeks, and months. Peppered throughout with motivating tips and advice from those who have been there, this much-needed volume presents a can't-fail program that is sure to help new runners feel and look better and have more energy and less stress. Inside you'll find:

* Information on nutrition and how to adjust your diet to fit your new running lifestyle
* Training advice, including how to use cross-training, stretching, and strength exercises to keep enthusiasm up, weight down, and fitness at an optimum level
* A special section for women runners

Written by the executive editor of Runner's World magazine and covering every problem the new runner may encounter - from choosing the right shoes to preventing injury to preparing for a race - this authoritative volume provides all the information and inspiration any novice requires to turn running into a healthy, lifetime pursuit.

AMBY BURFOOT is the author of Runner's World Complete Book of Running. A former Boston Marathon winner and a member of the Road Runners Club of America Hall of Fame, he is also the recipient of several journalism awards.

"If you can dream it, it can happen." In this heartening book, Boston Marathon race director and motivational speaker David McGillivray shares the challenges he have overcome to inspire readers to similar triumphs in their own lives.

Always the last pick for team sports because of his small stature, David McGillivray drove himself to excel at individual sports. When he was 16, he set himself up for the one "failure" hat would motivate the rest of his life. He attempted to run in his first Boston Marathon - without training for the event. Not crossing the finish line could have been a crushing blow. Instead he went on to complete 115 marathons and eventually to become the Boston Marathon's race director.

At age 23, McGillivray completed his celebrated 3,452-mile run across the United States to raise money for cancer research. The story of his journey and what he learned about himself will give all readers a new understanding of how to prepare for and achieve success. McGillivray's many accomplishments will convince readers that virtually any goal is possible. This book will motivate them to overcome the mental obstacles that often keep dreams from becoming reality.

David J. McGillivray, is race director of the Boston Marathon. He has delivered more than 1,200 motivational speeches and, as president and founder of Dave McGillivray Sports Enterprises, Inc. (DMSE), he has raised over $1 million for various charities.

Linda Glass Fechter, is a freelance writer who has worked for over 16 years with various charities and athletic organizations.

The story of the woman who shocked the running world in 2002 when she won the sport's most grueling race-135 miles from Death Valley to Mount Whitney-beating her closest competitor by 5 hours!

"One of the greatest athletic achievements I have witnessed in 20 years of extreme sports." -Chris Kostman, race director, Badwater Ultramarathon

One year after her astonishing victory at the Badwater Ultramarathon, Pam Reed again made distance running history when she braved the hottest weather in years-135 degrees-to successfully defend her title. How does this 100-pound mother and stepmother of five muster the endurance and courage for the 28-hour climb from the hottest desert floor on Earth to the shadow of the continental United States' tallest point?

In The Extra Mile, we watch this ultramarathon champion seek balance in her life as a wife, mother, athlete, and entrepreneur. With astonishing candor Reed tells of her 15-year battle with anorexia. And she helps us understand her passion for ultrarunning-to discover how far the human body can be pushed. The success of Dean Karnazes's book, Ultramarathon Man, and Reed's TV appearances have demonstrated the public's fascination with this growing sport. Reed's book will be an inspiration to women everywhere.

PAM REED , has twice won the Badwater Ultramarathon, the world's toughest running event. She is the American women's record-holder in the 24-hour run (138.94 miles) and 48-hour run (220 miles). Reed has been featured on 60 Minutes, CNN, and The Late Show with David Letterman, as well as in the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, and Runner's World.

Finally, runners at all levels can improve their race times while training less-with the revolutionary Furman Institute of Running and Scientific Training (FIRST) program

Hailed by the Wall Street Journal and featured twice in six months in cover stories in Runner's World magazine, FIRST's unique training philosophy makes running easier and more accessible, limits overtraining and burnout, and substantially cuts the risk of injury-while producing faster race times. The key feature is the "3 plus 2" program, which each week consists of:

* 3 quality runs, including track repeats, the tempo run, and the long run, which are designed to work together to improve endurance, lactate-threshold running pace, and leg speed
* 2 aerobic cross-training workouts, such as swimming, rowing, or pedaling a stationary bike, which are designed to improve endurance while helping to avoid burnout

With detailed training plans for 5K, 10K, half marathon, and marathon, plus tips for goal-setting, rest, recovery, injury rehab and prevention, strength training, and nutrition, this program will change the way runners think about and train for competitive races.

Amby Burfoot, Runner's World executive editor and Boston Marathon winner, calls the FIRST training program "the most detailed, well-organized, and scientific training program for runners that I have ever seen."

BILL PIERCE, a collegiate half-miler and experienced marathoner, is professor and chair of Furman's Health and Exercise Science Department.

SCOTT MURR, an experienced marathoner and 10-time Ironman Triathlon finisher, is director of Furman's Fitness Center and a lecturer in the Health and Exercise Science Department at Furman.

RAY MOSS, who designed the FIRST laboratory physiological testing protocol, is professor of health and exercise science and director of the Molnar Human Performance Laboratory at Furman.

Running Through History with an Unlikely Athlete

Acclaimed novelist Ben Cheever-author of The Plagiarist, The Partisan, and Famous After Death-brings his buoyant literary style to this impassioned history of the sport that changed his life

From Pheidippides, who ran the first marathon in 490 BC (bringing news to Athens of the Greek victory on the plains of Marathon), to our own soldiers in Iraq today, running is an integral part of human culture and legend. In Strides, heralded author Ben Cheever explores the role of running in human history and intersperses this account with revelations of his own decades-long devotion to the sport.

Cheever has traveled the world writing features for Runner's World magazine, and he draws from this rich experience on every page. His adventures have taken him to Kenya in search of the secrets of the world's fastest runners and to a 10K with American soldiers in Baghdad. Strides celebrates the personal satisfaction from that of a morning run to the Medoc Marathon in Bordeaux where fine wines are served at water stops and the first prize is the winner's weight in grand crus. But what truly distinguishes Strides as a memorable read is the unique lens through which this sparkling writer explores our deep bond to running, driven by an impulse the author describes as "the desire, the need, to escape into ecstasy."

BENJAMIN CHEEVER has published in the New York Times, the New Yorker, Gourmet, and Runner's World. He has taught at Bennington College and The New School for Social Research. The author of the highly praised novels The Plagiarist, The Partisan, and Famous After Death, and editor of The Letters of John Cheever.

Bart Yasso, an icon of one of the most enduringly popular recreational sports in the United States-and the revered Runner's World Chief Running Officer-offers a touching and humorous memoir about the rewards and challenges of running

Dubbed the "Mayor of Running," Bart Yasso is one of the best-known figures in the sport, but few people know why he started running competitively, how it changed his life, or how his brush with a crippling illness nearly ended his career a decade ago. With insight and humor, My Life on the Run chronicles the heatstroke and frostbite, heartache and triumphs he's experienced while competing in more than 1,000 competitive races during his nearly 30 years with Runner's World magazine.

Yasso gives valuable and practical advice on how to become a runner for life and continually draw joy from the sport. He also offers practical guidance for beginners, intermediate, and advanced runners, such as 5-K, half-marathon, and marathon training schedules including his innovative technique known as the Yasso 800s. Recounting his adventures in exotic locales like Antarctica, Nepal, and Chitwan National Park in Africa (where he was chased by an angry rhino), Yasso recommends the best exotic marathons for runners who want to grab their passports to test themselves on foreign terrain. With the wit and wisdom of a seasoned insider, he tells runners what they need to know to navigate the logistics of running in an unfamiliar country.

Yasso's message is this: Never limit where running can take you because each race has the potential for adventure.
BART YASSO is the Chief Running Officer of Runner's World magazine. He has completed more than 1,000 races, triathlons, biathlons, and eco-challenges over the past 25 years. He has run a majority of American marathons and at least one on all seven continents. In 2007 he was inducted into the Running USA Hall of Champions in recognition of his contribution, impact, and dedication to the sport.

Advice from the pros on training for and competing in the four most popular road races--5K, 10K, half-marathon, and marathon--backed by the authority of the world's leading running magazine, Runner?s World

The number of organized races in the U.S. nearly doubled from 4,500 in 2000 to 8,000 in 2006--and the numbers continue to grow. With the publication of Runner's World Guide to Road Racing, competitive and recreational runners alike will now have the only book they'll need to perform their best on race day.

Runner's World senior editor Katie McDonald Neitz has compiled the best tips and techniques on training, pace, nutrition, injury rehabilitation and prevention, and every other detail that will lead to peak running performance.

In sections devoted to each of the four race types, the book lays out the insider secrets of the pros in a concise, user-friendly format, including:

Providing level-specific techniques and strategies for beginner, intermediate, and advanced runners, this is a no-nonsense, fluff-free guide that will quickly become every road racer's bible.

KATIE MCDONALD NEITZ is a senior editor for Runner's World magazine

The Best Advice to Get Started, Stay Motivated, Lose Weight, Run Injury-Free, Be Safe, and Train for Any Distance

Now with a fresh design and thoroughly updated information, this nuts-and-bolts guide is designed specifically to address the unique challenges and rewards the sport presents to the fastest growing segment of the market--women runners.

More than 10 million women across the country now identify themselves as regular runners. In response to the dramatic increase in the number of women in the sport, Dagny Scott Barrios and the experts at Runner's World have created this singular guide--now updated with 25 percent new material--where women will discover how to:

With clear photographs, running sidebars, and testimonials from women runners of all ages and abilities, this comprehensive resource provides the most current practical advice available anywhere for women runners of all levels.

DAGNY SCOTT BARRIOS is a writer, editor, and public speaker specializing in running and women's sports. She is the author of two other Rodale running books: Runner's World Complete Guide to Injury Prevention and Runner's World Complete Guide to Trail Running.

"After settling into a comfortable pace. I became totally focused on my breathing and the rhythmic movement of my legs pumping the pedals. I asked Monty if we were going faster than last time and he could barely talk; he just nodded his head. To me, the pace felt sluggish, so I picked it up. A few miles later I looked around and I was all alone...

Whenever I allowed the pressure of the outside world to influence me (money, recognition, the expectations of others) fear and anxiety would creep in and my performances would suffer. When I focused on the pure enjoyment of the sport and doing my best regardless of the result, I was able to tap into a deep source of power that allowed me to experience peak performance."

The title "Only Those Who Dare, Truly Live" refers to applying the qualities of a champion athlete to succeed in all areas of life. It's not easy; it takes courage to overcome self-limiting beliefs and take powerful, dramatic action to shatter the barriers in the way of peak performance. It takes motivation, commitment and discipline -  qualities that will be inspired in you as you follow the 7 Steps.

The unique format of this booklet features practical unstructions and written exercises interspersed with real-life success stories from my career as a professiona; triathlete. Enjoy!

Brad Kearns