Matt Fitzgerald Books in Order

This broad guide walks new and experienced triathletes through training, equipment, nutrition, health, and race-day basics. It pulls practical advice into one place so the sport feels less intimidating.

Fitzgerald explains how strength work, flexibility, and low-impact endurance training can make runners faster and more durable. It also includes sample programs for distances from the 10K to the marathon and triathlon.

Written specifically for runners, this book breaks down fueling, hydration, recovery, and race nutrition in plain language. Fitzgerald turns exercise science into practical advice for better workouts and stronger race performances.

A guide to using modern training science and tools without losing the simple joy of running. Fitzgerald shows how smart use of technology and research can help runners go longer, stronger, and faster.

Packed with training plans and scheduling advice, this guide helps triathletes build a season around their goals and experience level. It covers multiple race distances, key workouts, and the off-season too.

Fitzgerald argues that running limits are shaped as much by the brain as the body. He blends research and practical coaching to help runners pace better, handle fatigue, avoid injury, and train more intelligently.

Part planner, part training journal, this log gives runners room to track miles, pace, effort, health markers, and race results. It's built for spotting patterns and staying consistent across a full season.

This practical companion turns the Racing Weight approach into a short-term plan for endurance athletes who want to lose weight before serious race training begins. It pairs calorie-conscious meals with workouts and strength work.

Fitzgerald lays out a performance-focused weight-management system for runners, triathletes, and cyclists. The goal isn't crash dieting, it's getting lean enough to race well while still fueling training and recovery.

This book makes the case for running by feel instead of relying too heavily on numbers and gadgets. Fitzgerald blends brain science with examples from elite runners to help readers train with more freedom and awareness.

Fitzgerald retells the legendary 1989 Ironman World Championship duel between Dave Scott and Mark Allen. It's both a gripping race story and a close look at rivalry, obsession, and what top endurance athletes will endure.

A race-focused nutrition guide for long-distance runners, this book covers fueling from training block to finish line. Fitzgerald shows how to eat, drink, and time nutrition to avoid the wall on marathon and half-marathon day.

This book explains Fitzgerald's 80/20 principle, doing most runs at low intensity and only a smaller share hard. With science, examples, and training plans, it's designed to help runners improve without burning out.

Fitzgerald takes apart the idea that there's one perfect way to eat. By challenging rigid food rules and nutrition fads, he argues for a saner, more flexible approach to healthy eating.

Built around the Racing Weight approach, this cookbook offers quick, athlete-friendly meals, snacks, bars, and smoothies. The recipes aim to improve diet quality, support training, and help readers get leaner without feeling deprived.

Fitzgerald revisits landmark endurance races to show how elite athletes use mental toughness when pain, doubt, and fatigue hit hardest. It's a clear, story-driven look at the psychology behind performance.

After studying elite endurance athletes, Fitzgerald identifies five eating habits that support health and performance. The plan is practical rather than extreme, with an emphasis on quality, enough fuel, and individual needs.

Written for triathletes at every level, this book applies the 80/20 method to swimming, biking, and running. It combines the science of intensity balance with detailed plans from sprint races to Ironman.

Fitzgerald sets out to run eight marathons in eight weeks while asking why ordinary people keep coming back to 26.2 miles. The result is part running memoir, part love story, and part look at life with adversity.

In his forties, Fitzgerald joins elite runners in Flagstaff for a summer to find out how fast he can get. The book mixes personal experiment, pro training culture, and an honest look at chasing unfinished potential.

Using stories from athletes across endurance sports, Fitzgerald explores why some people return stronger after major setbacks. His answer centers on mental fitness and a hard-eyed willingness to face reality.

Co-written with coach Ben Rosario, this follow-up to 80/20 Running adapts elite habits for everyday runners. It covers smarter training, higher mileage, ultramarathons, and new tools without losing sight of real-life limits.

This yearlong planner gives runners space to log training, set goals, and track races and mileage week by week. Fitzgerald adds essays, tips, and a customizable race-prep timeline to keep the miles organized.

Fitzgerald explores the mental side of athletic success, arguing that talent alone rarely explains greatness. Drawing on psychology and stories from many sports, he looks at self-regulation, drive, and the messy link between mental health and performance.