South Africa's first triathlon bookazine

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Thursday, 03 March 2011 09:45

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Triathlon bookazine making a difference

Newcomers to any activity typically have a thousand and one questions they'd love to ask someone more experienced.

And intermediate and experienced followers of a sport like triathlon are always on the lookout for that one tip, that one new insight, that will help them shave seconds, minutes and even hours off their times in the future.

Magazines and the web are great for learning about specific subjects, but they are limited in the overall advice they can give at any given moment. Beginners need to be taken on a virtual orientation trip, much like new employees in big corporations get.

Enter the bookazine. Not a magazine, not a book, but the best of both worlds, the bookazine is a fun, informal way to learn more about a topic with the assistance of abundant photography (in the style of magazines) and well-crafted editorial (in the style of a world-class book).

With this in mind, Go Multi magazine has published a triathlon bookazine that will raise the awareness of the sport in 2011 and beyond. It is now only available online from Go Multi's Shop after several months in CNA, although some specialist retailers may still have stock (see following page). Buy it online now. Posted one working day from order date.

"'The Beginner's Guide to Triathlon" is South Africa's first triathlon bookazine: a cross between a magazine and a book. This format is already extremely popular overseas," says publisher Deon Braun.

Go Multi is producing this bookazine to provide valuable information to newbies who have had their interest piqued by Spec-Savers Ironman South Africa 2011, held on 10 April. The Beginner's Guide will be on sale for the rest of 2011 and into 2012 too. With its quality advice, it will be an item that beginner and intermediate triathletes will be greatly interested in.

"We expect that even seasoned triathletes will buy this publication because it is packed with information. All triathletes are bound to learn new valuable tips to make them faster and stronger," says Braun.

TThe bookazine is produced in conjunction with 220 Triathlon, the UK's oldest and ABC best-selling triathlon magazine. The Beginner's Guide to Triathlon bookazine is 116 pages thick and covers all the FAQs that beginner and intermediate triathletes ask, from training to nutrition to gear. Available online from Go Multi's Shop and in limited quantities from specialist retailers countrywide. Buy it now.

Included are profiles on South African triathlon powerhouses Conrad Stoltz, Raynard Tissink and future star Kate Roberts.

International profiles include Dave Scott, Paula Newby-Fraser (a Durban resident in the 80s), Simon Lessing (born in CT and lived in Hillcrest, KZN until he was 18) and the much-loved Chrissie Wellington (after here preparation for IMSA here in 2011, she's practically a Stellenbosch local).

It retails for R74.95

Available exclusively from Go Multi's Shop, with limited stock in specialist retailers (see following page). Buy it now.

The bookazine is printed on high quality, durable paper, so it will be referred to for a long time and offer excellent value to the quality brands that appear in it. Order it online from Go Multi's Shop and in limited quantities from the following retailers countrywide: