John M. Mora is a prolific sports, health and fitness, and medical writer. He is a former contributing editor to Triathlete and is the running columnist and triathlon feature writer for Windy City Sports. He has written over 300 articles for national magazines, such as American Health, Women’s Sports & Fitness, and Runner’s World. He also coauthored Paula Newby-Fraser’s Peak Fitness for Women (Human Kinetics, 1995) with eight-time Gatorade Hawaii Ironman Triathlon world champion Paula Newby-Fraser.

Born in Chicago, Mora has competed around the country in 10 marathons, 70 running and cycling events, and 60 triathlons of various distances, from sprint to Ironman. He currently owns Creative CopyWriting, a business that specializes in writing brochures and direct mail copy for companies in the health and fitness industry. Mora lives and trains in Plainfield, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago.

Table of Contents

Part I: Getting Ready to Tri 
  Chapter 1. So You Wanna Tri? 
  Chapter 2. Planning to Race 
  Chapter 3. Getting the Right Stuff 

Part II: Triathlon Training Basics 
  Chapter 4. Swim Training: The Key Is Technique 
  Chapter 5. Bike Training: Putting in the Mileage 
  Chapter 6. Run Training: Putting One Foot in Front of the Other 
  Chapter 7. Training for All Three 

Part III: Tri-ing Your Best 
  Chapter 8. Fueling Up for Triathlon 
  Chapter 9. Staying Healthy 
  Chapter 10. Peaking to Race 
  Chapter 11. Tri, Tri Again 

"John Mora has put together an excellent overall cross section of triathlon-related material. This book covers many topics left out of more technical manuals and personal history biographies. It is a worthy addition to any sports library." Scott Tinley, President, The Flyrod Group, Inc., Two-time Hawaii Ironman Triathlon World Champion

"John Mora’s book is as complete a guide to the sport of triathlon as you’ll ever find. A must read for the triathlon rookie." Bob Babbitt, Editor and Publisher, Competitor Magazine