This is a fresh, sophisticated, and proven method of training that capitalises on running's growing rebellion against mainstream traditional approaches. Most serious runners never realise their potential. The reason is simple: most runners are unable to run by feel. Scripted training plans hold runn[...]
Dean Karnazes has run 350 miles through 3 sleepless nights, ordered pizza during long runs and inspired fans the world over with his adventures. So what does such a man do when he wants the ultimate test of endurance? He runs 50 marathons, in 50 states - in 50 consecutive days. Armed with a road map[...]
From training and diet to health, equipment and safety tips - this book has the information needed to participate safely and competitively in triathlete sports.[...]
Culled from the guidelines presented in the popular magazine, an upbeat reference outlines a program of weekly workouts and goal recommendations that are complemented by coaching tips, illustrated exercise suggestions, and more. Original.[...]
Drawing on the latest research in the area of exercise physiology, a fitness coach introduces a ground-breaking new training strategy to help runners of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels achieve their maximum performance, offering an eight-point brain training system to assist runners in resis[...]
TRAIN EASIER TO RUN FASTER
This revolutionary training method has been embraced by elite runners--with extraordinary results--and now you can do it, too.
Respected running and fitness expert Matt Fitzgerald explains how the 80/20 running program--in which you do 80 percent of runs at a low[...]
Elite runners have long relied on technology to analyse performance, maximise training and challenge the competitive boundaries of the sport. Serious runners long sought the same advantages only to be confronted with a costly and complicated process. Not any longer. Now, "The Runner's Edge" is here.[...]
Almost everyone who gets hooked on running aspires to run at least one marathon, which is seen as the ultimate challenge. This reputation is deserved, but three out of four marathon participants "hit the wall" or slow down significantly in the second half of the race, challenging their goal to finis[...]
Do you want to run faster? Are you trying to peak for a particular race? Would you like to find your true running potential?
Brad Hudson, former Olympic Trials marathoner and current coach to Olympians like Dathan Ritzenhein, will show you the way in this practical, reader-friendly guide.[...]
This newest addition to the heralded "Runner's World" series offers runners up-to-date nutrition advice based on the latest science. Runners have different nutrition and recovery needs than other endurance athletes. Yet until now, they've had no nutritional resource specifically addressing their con[...]
Introduces a ground-breaking, four-phase weight-training program that incorporated continual progression, variation, and goals and emphasizes increasing strength along with muscle mass. Original. 20,000 first printing.[...]
From The Four Hour Body, to Atkins, there are diet cults to match seemingly any mood and personality type. Everywhere we turn, someone is preaching the One True Way to eat for maximum health. Paleo Diet advocates tell us that all foods less than 12,000 years old are the enemy. Low-carb gurus demoniz[...]
From The Four Hour Body, to Atkins, there are diet cults to match seemingly any mood and personality type. Everywhere we turn, someone is preaching the One True Way to eat for maximum health. Paleo Diet advocates tell us that all foods less than 12,000 years old are the enemy. Low-carb gurus demoniz[...]
Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2012. For over a decade, Dave Scott and Mark Allen were locked in one of the fiercest rivalries sport has ever known. The men, who seemed able to force their bodies into achieving the impossible, dominated the nascent sport of triathlon, contin[...]
If you're like most endurance athletes, you're concerned about your weight. You know that every extra pound slows you down. Matt Fitzgerald's "Racing Weight Quick Start Guide" applies all the principles of his best-selling book "Racing Weight" in a detailed set of weight-loss training plans. You wil[...]
The 1989 Ironman[registered] World Championship was the greatest race ever in endurance sports. In a spectacular duel that became known as the Iron War, the world's two strongest endurance athletes - and its fiercest rivals - raced side by side at world-record pace for a gruelling 138 miles in relen[...]
The 1989 Ironman(R) World Championship was the greatest race ever in endurance sports. In a spectacular duel that became known as the Iron War, the world's two strongest athletes raced side by side at world-record pace for a grueling 139 miles.Driven by one of the fiercest rivalries in triathlon, Da[...]
"Racing Weight" is a proven weight-management programme designed specifically for endurance athletes. Revealing new research and drawing from the best practices of elite athletes, coach and nutritionist Matt Fitzgerald lays out six easy steps to help cyclists, triathletes, and runners lose weight wi[...]
On October 14, 1989, driven by one of the most intense and lasting two-man rivalries in any sport, a pair of generational talents at the height of their powers ran an extreme triathlon race.[...]