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Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon: How to Be Your Own Best Coach
written by Brad Hudson, Matt Fitzgerald
Studio : Broadway
by Broadway
Release Date : 2008-07-29
Publisher : Broadway
Released : 2008-07-29
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780767928229
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 8 reviews)
List Price : $13.95
Our Price : $11.15
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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. Hudson is the most innovative running coach to come along in a generation. Until now, only a handful of elite athletes have been able to benefit from his methods. Now Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon shows all runners how to coach themselves as confidently and effectively as Brad coaches his world-class athletes. Becoming your own best coach is the ticket to running faster at any distance.
First you will learn to assess your abilities. Then you’ll learn how to devise a training program specifically geared to you. Filled with easy-to-follow sample training programs for distances ranging from the 5K to the marathon and abilities ranging from novice to advanced, Run Faster is the cutting-edge guide for optimal performance.
With Hudson’s guidance, you can train smarter and more effectively—and avoid injury. And you’ll soon be running faster than you ever thought possible! |
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Bingo! |
Bingo! At the age of 50, with 21 marathons and somewhere around 400 races under my belt, I thought I had read everything on the subject of running.
I was wrong!
This book really gets to the point on how to improve your running.
As nice as the running books are that discuss shoes and sports drinks, etc, Run Faster is more advanced and to the point.
If there is any one thing that will really help you improve alot, it's HILLS, pay special attention to the Hill Training!
Don't be afraid to experiment with your training.
Buy this book, read it at least twice and do your HILLS!
Well done Brad.
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Not your run of the mill training book. |
This book is an important contribution for any runner who wants to cut out irrelevant and distracting information that abounds in every bookstore and website. A no nonsense guide for developing one's true athletic potential.
You won't be dissatisfied. A must read if you are interested in improving your running. It's a great investment. Buy this book!!! |
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Running into the 21st Century |
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In these times adaptability and customizability are imperative. Here we have a guide for the middle to long distance runner that understands this fact. Included are the latest findings in the science of exercise physiology made very useful to people at all levels and ages. I am at this time using this book to coach runners ages 12 to 72 with excellent results. And I read about the superstars Brad Hudson coaches, some of whom have cut up to a minute off of their 10K times. Treat yourself to a new years P.R. |
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Think about what you are doing |
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I am not a new runner, and I have been blessed with some of the best coaches in the country at every level: high school, college and beyond. I found that at each level I questioned why I was being told what to do a little more, and this is the first time I have really picked up a book on running. I now wish I had started reading running books a long time ago. I have learned so much about the physiological reason I do things from this book, that my day-to-day training awareness has reached a whole new level. Brad gives the real physiological explanations as to why training stimuli has to change and what it should change to. He explains why hill sprints are so beneficial, why the different threshold levels of training are so important, and how to train as hard as possible while avoiding injury. Most importantly, he teaches the reader how to own their training, which makes training for a race feel so much more like an adventure than a formula. I recommend this book for every level of runner & especially those who want to understand what they should be doing and why. |
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Great book for all runners and coaches. |
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This is a great book for both runners and coaches. Coaches and students of training philosphy rarely get a glimpse into the plans of our current elites and olympians. But the book is not just about elites. It's how every runner, of every age and abilty, can buid, develop and monitor thier own training program. Let's face it, very few regular runners have access to a good coach, let alone one of the best. I've been running for many years and I will be adopting many of his ideas and workouts into my training. |
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