Fast Track : Training and Nutrition Secrets from America's Top Female Runner
Suzy Favor-Hamilton is the premier female
middle-distance runner in the United States, whose many honors include
6 U.S. National Championships, 9 NCAA Titles and 4 Big Ten Athlete of
the Year Awards (now called the Suzy Favor award). In this book, she
teams up with Jose Antonio, Ph.D., one of the pre-eminent exercise and
sports nutrition scientists in the country, to show young female
runners how to improve at their favorite sport.
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ChiRunning
More than 24 million
people run in the United States alone, but 65 percent will have to stop
at least once this year because of injury. Still others will choose to
run through the pain. But in this groundbreaking book, ultramarathoner
Danny Dreyer teaches us the running technique he created to heal and
prevent injuries and also to run faster, farther, and with much less
effort at any age.
ChiRunning employs the deep power reserves
in the core muscles of the trunk, an approach that grows out of such
disciplines as yoga, Pilates, and t'ai chi. This excellent step-by-step
program offers training principles and is easily learned.
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The Competitive Runner's Handbook: The Bestselling Guide to Running 5Ks Through Marathons
Clocking in at over 600 pages, The Handbook covers basic training
techniques, gives tips on speed training, and outlines regimens for specific
races: short, 5K, 10K, half-marathon, and marathon. There are also sections on
motivation and the mental aspects of competitive running, proper running form,
nutrition, dealing with illness and injury, and more.
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4 Months to A 4 Hour Marathon
The marathon is the crown
jewel of distance running. Entering is one thing. Finishing is
something else. And finishing with a respectable time...? For
competitive veterans or recreational beginners, 4 Months to a 4-Hour
Marathon tells exactly what to eat, what to wear, what to expect, and
how to train. When race day arrives, author Dave Kuehls, senior writer
at Runner's World and a marathoner himself, will have any competitor in
the best shape physically and mentally.
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Marathon: You Can Do It!
Jeff Galloway's Book on Running has become the standard resource
for runners. His new book, Marathon: You Can Do It!, has the
programs that will allow almost anyone, at any fitness level, to have fun
training for the marathon. Galloway's schedule almost eliminates the chance of
injury through walk breaks, conservative pacing, and liberal rest days. The low
weekly mileage lets participants carry on family and career activities as they
prepare for the meaningful challenge.
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Heart Monitor Training for the Compleat Idiot
Do you suspect that
your best race or sleekest body is in there somewhere, waiting for the
right schedule, coach, or series of workouts to bring it out? The
author agrees. He thinks most athletes and fitness buffs train
incorrectly. This book is the only one on the market that comes
with a guarantee: Use the system for a month and if you're not running
or training better than you ever thought possible, return it for a
refund and an apology! The book even includes a chapter of case
histories of runners who began using the program and within weeks
started seeing amazing improvements. And not by running harder, but by
using the heart monitor to ensure that their recovery days were run
easy enough!
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Daniels' Running Formula
This complete running guide reveals the training and racing wisdom of the man
Runner’s World called the "World’s Greatest Coach." Jack Daniels commands
that level of respect throughout the running community because of his knowledge
of the sport and his superior ability to help runners get the most out of their
talents.
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