Triathlon: Half-Distance Training will guide any triathlete who wished to finish his or her first half-distance triathlon from the beginning of the preparation until race day.The half-distance triathlon consists of a 1.2-mile swim, 56 miles of cycling and a 13.1-mile run. It is anything but an easy option, but it represents a fascinating challenge for any well-trained endurance athlete. Considered a Long Course it covers more miles than the Olympic distance and provides th...

My hot, grumpy boss barely tolerates me. Until I try to quit...Spencer Sullivan may be the best contractor around, but with his tattoos, shadowed jaw, and muscular body, he is the embodiment of my fantasies.He's also a huge jerk.He scowls when I bring him coffee, grumbles about his organized files, and would rather email me than have a conversation. My knees should not get weak when I'm near him.I have to quit for my own sanity....

She signed up for forever. I never signed up.I came to the mountains to disappear. To bury the black ops soldier I used to be and live in peace. Instead, my matchmaking grandma decided I needed a mail-order bride.Is this the Wild West? Who travels up a mountain to marry a stranger?Apparently, Ellie does. She shows up on my porch with a glittery suitcase, a sunshine smile, and curves made for my hands.With the shadows of my p...

No one expects the town recluse to show up for the Christmas charity auction, let alone bid on the new curvy girl in town.Ezra is older, hot, and hard in all the right places... and he just spent an exorbitant amount for uninterrupted time with me.But suddenly he leaves, and I have questions. Like: What the hell just happened?Of course I track him down to his lonely cabin. Turns out my grumpy mountain man has the sweetest, cutest d...

She signed up for forever. I never signed up.I came to the mountains to disappear. To bury the black ops soldier I used to be and live in peace. Instead, my matchmaking grandma decided I needed a mail-order bride.Is this the Wild West? Who travels up a mountain to marry a stranger?Apparently, Ellie does. She shows up on my porch with a glittery suitcase, a sunshine smile, and curves made for my hands.With the shadow...

The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Cycling is the most comprehensive and up-to-date cycling-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of nearly 100 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes worldwide. This book features year round cycling-specific weight training programs guaranteed to improve your performance and get you results.No other cycling book to date has been so we...

Whether you are a recreational cyclist, a bicycle racer or a triathlete, 101 Cycling Workouts is a must-have guide to help take your cycling to a new level. Rejuvenate and refresh your cycling training with a wide variety of workouts you've never thought of before. Add challenge to your training by trying new workouts that will develop you into a better and more fit cyclist. These workouts will add depth to your training by working on all the physiological systems of a complete cycling tra...

TRAIN EASIER TO RUN FASTERThis revolutionary training method has been embraced by elite runners—with extraordinary results—and now you can do it, too.Respected running and fitness expert Matt Fitzgerald explains how the 80/20 running program—in which you do 80 percent of runs at a lower intensity and just 20 percent at a higher intensity—is the best change runners of all abilities can make to improve their performance. With a thorough exami...

Athlete. Runner. Marathoner. Are these words you wouldn't exactly use to describe yourself? Do you consider yourself too old or too out of shape to run a marathon? But somewhere deep inside have you always admired the people who could reach down and come up with the mental and physical strength to complete such a daunting and rewarding accomplishment? It doesn't have to be somebody else crossing the finish line. You can be a marathoner. The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer is based o...

TRAIN SMARTER WITH THE NEWEST HIGH-TECH HEART RATE MONITORSWhether you are just starting a fitness program or are an experienced athlete, you can greatly benefit from paying attention to your heart rate during exercise. Heart rate serves as a window into the body, giving you minute-to-minute feedback on your physical condition based on all the factors affecting it—exercise intensity, diet, temperature, humidity, altitude, fatigue, and more.Total Heart Rate Training explains:TRAIN SMARTER W...

Ride faster, fitter, smarter, & fartherEvery road rider has goals. Yours may be to begin racing, to become more competitive, or to win a specific tour. Not interested in racing? Perhaps you want to complete your first century ride, improve your overall fitness, or ride father and faster just for the sheer joy of flying on two wheels.No matter what your goals, The Complete Book of Road Cycling and Racing gives you all the information you need to bec...

Get a strong, sexy, sculpted kettlebell body in less than thirty minutes, four times a week.Whether you're looking to get in better shape, spice up your exercise regimen or challenge yourself with the ultimate high-intensity workout, kettlebells are the perfect tool to take you to the next level. With over 300 step-by-step photos, Kettlebells for Women presents a solid twelve-week program packed with exercises that produce unmatched results for: