The Competitive Runner's Handbook

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A Penguin Handbook ¦Now thc: you've conquered the basics, here s the program to help you improve your time and endurance.
The expert advice that made The Runner's Handbook a bestseller is now available for all competitive runners. Written by two experienced competitors and expert coaches, this book has ev-erything you need to know to improve your performance and to train for competitive running:
• individual training programs that will improve race times for novice. basic, advanced, and champion competitors;
• specific programs designed for races oí all distances— the mile. 5 kilometer. 10 kilometer. cross-country, and the marathon;
• charts. schedules. and worksheets for setting performance goals;
• special guidelines for junior and senior high-school runners. women. and masters runners (over40);
• plus information on racing strategy, running íorm. injury and illness, supplemental exercises. and food. drink. and body weight.
"For the high-school miler or master marathoner,... Tovább

Fülszöveg

A Penguin Handbook ¦Now thc: you've conquered the basics, here s the program to help you improve your time and endurance.
The expert advice that made The Runner's Handbook a bestseller is now available for all competitive runners. Written by two experienced competitors and expert coaches, this book has ev-erything you need to know to improve your performance and to train for competitive running:
• individual training programs that will improve race times for novice. basic, advanced, and champion competitors;
• specific programs designed for races oí all distances— the mile. 5 kilometer. 10 kilometer. cross-country, and the marathon;
• charts. schedules. and worksheets for setting performance goals;
• special guidelines for junior and senior high-school runners. women. and masters runners (over40);
• plus information on racing strategy, running íorm. injury and illness, supplemental exercises. and food. drink. and body weight.
"For the high-school miler or master marathoner, The Competitive Runner's Handbook guides men and women of all ability levels—novice racer to future Olympic runner—toward íaster times and improved awareness of their potential as athletes."
—Brooks Johnson, 1984 U.S.A. Womens Olympic Track Coach; Track Coach. Stanford University
"Whether you are entering your first 10K race or attempting to set a personal record, The Competitive Runner's Handbook serves as your coach. It is the essential reference that you will use over and over again for many years as your racing times and goals improve. We will use it as the New York Road Runners' official training guide." —Fred Lebow. Director, New York
Marathon; President, New York Road Runners Club
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