Robyn Wangberg-Ironman Triathlete

February 3, 2009

Robyn Wangberg- Ironman triathlete, shares her passion for triathlon and her recent adventures competing in the world championship of the Ironman Triathlon in Kona, Hawaii, and the Ironman Canada Triathlon. These events include a 2.4-mile swim in the ocean, a 112-mile bike ride, and a marathon run (26.2 miles).

Websites Suggested by Robyn

www.ironman.com/ Find news, events, training, and columns related to the Ironman.

www.trinona.com/ Trinona- The Battle for the Bluff! A new triathlon starting in Winona- will be held June 14, 2009! Considered the Midwest's most challenging and awe-inspiring triathlon.

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/ Beginnertriathlete.com's philosophy is to make healthier people and to promote an active lifestyle throughout the world. Triathlon is that perfect lifestyle. In a fast-paced world where available personal time is short, stress runs high and lifestyle preventable diseases are on the rise, BeginnerTriathlete.com is transforming the unhealthy to the healthy, the couch-potatoes into athletes. With a large library of articles, a superb training log, a busy online forum, great members and several training plans, BeginnerTriathlete.com has all the necessary tools to provide people with the information and motivation to get out the door and begin training today.

http://www.trifind.com/ THE AMERICAN TRIATHLON CALENDAR The World's Largest Listings of Triathlons and Multi-Sport Events

http://www.slowtwitch.com/ Check out this site for the latest, news, equipment, forums, features and calendars related to triathlons and training.

Books Available @ The Fitz!

Cycling

Bicycling bliss : riding to improve your wellness / Portia H. Masterson.
General Collection - Upper Level 796.6 M42

Bicycle trails of Illinois / [created by Ray Hoven].
General Collection - Upper Level 917.73 H84

Bicycle trails of Minnesota / [created by Ray Hoven].
General Collection - Upper Level 917.76 H84

Biking Pennsylvania’s rail-trails / by American Bike Trails, in cooperation with Shawn E. Richardson.
General Collection - Upper Level 917.48 B59

Hiking & biking Lake County, Illinois / [created by Ray Hoven].
General Collection - Upper Level 917.7321 H84

The Tour de France : a cultural history / Christopher S. Thompson.
General Collection - Upper Level 796.62 T46

Wisconsin’s recreational bicycle trails / [created by Ray Hoven].
General Collection - Upper Level 917.75 H84w

Nutrition
Endurance sports nutrition / Suzanne Girard Eberle.
General Collection - Upper Level 613.2024 E16

Nancy Clark’s sports nutrition guidebook / Nancy Clark. General Collection - Upper Level 613.2 C59

Power eating / Susan M. Kleiner, with Maggie Greenwood-Robinson.
General Collection - Upper Level 613.2 K64

Sports nutrition for endurance athletes / Monique Ryan. General Collection - Upper Level 613.2024 R98


Running

The complete idiot’s guide to jogging and running [electronic resource] / by Bill Rodgers with Scott Douglas. NetLibrary E-Book

Female fitness on foot : walking, jogging, running, orienteering / Bob O’Connor
General Collection - Upper Level 613.7045 F32

A race like no other : 26.2 miles through the streets of New York / Liz Robbins. General Collection - Upper Level 796.4252 R63

The runner’s handbook : the best-selling classic fitness guide for beginner and intermediate runners / Bob Glover, Jack Shepherd, and Shelly-lynn Florence Glover.
General Collection - Upper Level 796.426 G56 1996

Running within [electronic resource] : a guide to mastering the body-mind-spirit connection for ultimate training and racing / Jerry Lynch, Warren A. Scott.
NetLibrary E-Book

Sports Psychology
Advances in motivation in sport and exercise / [edited by] Glyn C. Roberts.
General Collection - Upper Level 796.01 A24

Imagery in sport / Tony Morris, Michael Spittle, Anthony P. Watt.
General Collection - Upper Level 796.01 M87

The sport psych handbook / Shane Murphy, editor.
General Collection - Upper Level 796.01 S76m

Sport psychiatry : theory and practice / Daniel Begel and Robert W. Burton, editors.
General Collection - Upper Level 796.01 S76b

Swimming
Extraordinary swimming for every body : a guide to swimming better than you ever imagined / by Terry Laughlin.
General Collection - Upper Level 797.21 L37

The fit swimmer, 120 workouts & training tips / Marianne Brems.
General Collection - Upper Level 797.21 B83

Total immersion : the revolutionary way to swim better, faster, and easier / Terry Laughlin with John Delves.
General Collection - Upper Level 797.21 L37t

Triathlon/Triathlete
Becoming an ironman : first encounters with the ultimate endurance race / edited by Kara Douglass Thom.
General Collection - Upper Level 796.4257 B39

Berkshire encyclopedia of extreme sports / Douglas Booth & Holly Thorpe, editors.
REFERENCE Call #: 796.046 B51

Ironman : a novel / by Chris Crutcher.
YOUNG ADULT - Lower Level Crutcher, C.

The triathlete’s guide to mental training / Jim Taylor and Terri Schneider.
General Collection - Upper Level 796.4257 T24

Triathlete magazine’s complete triathlon book : the training, diet, health, equipment, and safety tips you need to do your best / Matt Fitzgerald.
General Collection - Upper Level 796.4257 F55

Triathlon / by Bill Lund.
Children's Nonfiction - Lower Level 796.42 L96

Books Available Through Interlibrary Loan!

Cycling
Serious cycling
Edmund R. Burke

Bicycling magazine's cycling for health and fitness : use your machine to get strong, lose weight, and feel great
edited by Ed Pavelka.

The complete book of long-distance cycling : build the strength, skills, and confidence to ride as far as you want
by Edmund R. Burke and Ed Pavelka.

Swimming
Complete conditioning for swimming Dave Salo, Scott A. Riewald.

Swim to win : train like a champion Ed Nessel.

Triathlon
Training nutrition : the diet and nutrition guide for peak performance
Edmund R. Burke, Jacqueline R. Berning.

Dave Scott's triathlon training
by Dave Scott with Liz Barrett.

Triathlons for women
by Sally Edwards.

Triathlon for women : triathlon : a mind-body-spirit approach for female althetes
by Lisa Lynam.

Triathlon 101 : essentials for multisport success
by John Mora.

The triathlete's training bible / Joe Friel2009 3rd ed.


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