Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide
With over 50% new material, this category killer is sure to go the distanceWhen the previous edition of Hal Higdons superb training guide appeared, Grete Waitz, 9-time winner of the New York City Marathon, cheered: Higdons years of marathoning experience come through in this practical book. Aspiring or veteran marathoners will benefit enormously from its proven guidance.This new edition focuses on first marathoners, women runners, and those new to the sport; and as always, Higdon shows how to build up mileage and gives advice on running long, speedwork for distance runners, defensive running strategies, and planning for peak performance.Will get any runner across the finish line of a marathon. I highly recommend it, said Olympic-marathon gold medalist Frank Shorter.Theres plenty of sound training advice here for runners of all levels, said Ken Sparks, PhD, who achieved a marathon personal record of 2:28 at age 46.Product Details
Editorial Reviews
Review
"This revised edition provides clear and effective advice that will get any runner across the finish line of a marathon. I highly recommend it."--Frank Shorter, 1972 Olympic-marathon gold medalist
"Higdon's years of marathoning experience come through in this practical book. Aspiring or veteran marathoners will benefit enormously from its proven guidance."--Grete Waitz, 9-time winner of the New York City Marathon
""Marathon" is must reading for anyone who wants to maximize performance."--Nancy Clark, R.D., Author of "Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook"
"There's plenty of sound training advice here for runners of all levels."--Ken Sparks, Ph.D., Marathon personal record of 2: 28 at age 46
"This revised edition provides clear and effective advice that will get any runner across the finish line of a marathon. I highly recommend it."--Frank Shorter, 1972 Olympic-marathon gold medalist
"Higdon's years of marathoning experience come through in this practical book. Aspiring or veteran marathoners will benefit enormously from its proven guidance."--Grete Waitz, 9-time winner of the New York City Marathon
"Marathon is must reading for anyone who wants to maximize performance."--Nancy Clark, R.D., Author of Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook
"There's plenty of sound training advice here for runners of all levels."--Ken Sparks, Ph.D., Marathon personal record of 2:28 at age 46
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Review
"Will get any runner across the finish line of a marathon. I highly recommend it," said Olympic-marathon gold medalist Frank Shorter.
"There's plenty of sound training advice here for runners of all levels," said Ken Sparks, PhD, who achieved a marathon personal record of 2:28 at age 46.
From the Publisher
"This is a competent, well-organized guide for runners of all levels." --Booklist
Customer Reviews
Good book, somewhat bland
This book gives you all the basic information you need to run your first marathon. There's nothing wrong with the book, but it's not super-inspirational or highly detailed. It's good, there's a lot of helpful info. However, I would not call it the "Ultimate". For me, ultimate is Bob Glover or Timothy Noaks' books. Or, even Jeff Galloway.
Great running resource
This is a great book for beginning and experienced marathoners alike. It provides history, motivation, and a complete guide for everything from completing a first marathon to attaining a PR. Higdon has done a great job updating editions to keep up with nutrition products, such as gels and sport drinks.
Mostly motivational
I'm training for my first marathon and was given this book by my cousin who has run multiple marathons. I should say that I am in college and have been distance running since I was around 13. I run for fun, not really for competition and the idea of a marathon intimidated me because it seemed like such a far leap from what I am used to.
This book provides a lot of motivation but in ways I did not expect. I didn't realize upon getting this book that it was not only targeted to first time marathoners but also to people who really don't run. I found the provided training schedules to be a bad fit for my personal fitness. The novice schedules were too slow to start, and the advanced schedules were too intense. I also come from running 6, sometimes 7, days a week so only running 4 days is a problem for me.
Ultimately, this book is a great marathon book and I really enjoyed reading it. However, I do think it is targeted to the non-runner and wish it was a little bit more advanced.
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