10K & 5K Running, Training & Racing: The Running Pyramid - Softcover

Holt, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0965889718 ISBN 13: 9780965889711

Publisher: David Holt Publishing, 2000

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Comments about 10K & 5K Running, Training & Racing
Book Description. This is a five step program for successful racing at 10K and 5 kilometers...the two most popular race distances. David Holt also covers the 5 miles and 10 miles.

Run up the training pyramid with these five steps.

One. Build mileage and aerobic base while maintaining legspeed with fartlek running.

Two. Run hills and other resistance training and use strength training to build your running muscles.

Three. Turn this strength into speed endurance with anaerobic threshold running at 15K race pace.

Four. Further improve running efficiency and your VO2 max by running intervals at 2 mile to 5K race pace.

Five. Race Peaking. Resting and special speed sessions to reach the peak of your pyramid. 60 pages of training schedules for 20 to 100 miles per week; for the less intense joggers to the serious racers.

About the Author Lifetime runner with bests of 31.16 for 10K and 15.18 for 5K, David Holt has been advising runers for 15 years. The training pyramid brings logic and science together to help you avoid too much speedwork or too many slow miles which can ruin your racing.

Former Portsmouth Athletics and Yeovil Olympiads and current Santa Barbara, California runner Holt has raced in Europe and the United States; has run with national champions from both continents, and brings you their wisdom.

What the Running Press says about 10K & 5K Running Review from RaceCenter, Northwest.

David Holt lays out simple, yet effective training plans for runners of all abilities.

Holt includes tips on how to avoid common pitfalls of training, including too much speedwork and too many slow miles.

The reader is taken through the basics of a solid training plan designed to get you to the finish line in less time. Solid mileage and workout plans can be adapted to meet your specific racing goals. Cross training and weight training are covered.

Want to know how downhill workouts will improve your racing? How about the best workouts to improve your VO2 max? Need a training plan if you run 40 miles per week? This book has the answers to all these questions and lots more.

Edition details

• Publisher: David Holt Publishing
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0965889718
• ISBN 13: 9780965889711
• Binding: Paperback