Description

Designed for ambitious runners seeking more than simply finishing 26.2 miles, this comprehensive guide explains how to train intelligently for a faster, stronger marathon. It combines exercise science with practical training plans, workouts, pacing strategies, recovery guidance, nutrition, and injury-prevention principles to help runners tailor preparation to their goals and experience. Clear and authoritative yet accessible, it offers a structured approach to improving endurance, speed, and race-day performance while emphasizing the importance of listening to your body and adapting when necessary. An enduring resource for serious amateur marathoners, it translates elite-level insight into methods that dedicated runners can apply to their own training.

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paperback

Human Kinetics Publishers

Published Jan 1, 2001

237 pages

ISBN: 9780736034319

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First Published

2001

Language

eng

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