Smart Marathon Training: Run Your Best Without Running Yourself Ragged - Softcover

Horowitz, Jeff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1934030740 ISBN 13: 9781934030745

Publisher: VeloPress, 2011

Synopsis

Old-school marathon training plans ask runners to crank out 70 to 100 miles a week. It's no wonder those who make it to the start line are running ragged. Smart Marathon Training maps out a healthier, more economical approach to training that emphasizes quality over quantity.

With more than 75 detailed exercises plus six easy-to-follow training plans for half and full marathons, Smart Marathon Training will get you to the starting line feeling refreshed and ready to run your best race yet.

This innovative program eliminates junk miles, paring down training to three essential runs per week and adding a dynamic strength and cross-training program to build overall fitness. Runners will train for their best performance in less time and avoid the injuries, overtraining, and burnout that come from running too much.

Smart Marathon Training builds up a runner's body to resist injury. Runners gain the strength they need to run long using functional exercises that target the hips, glutes, and quads. Running is a full-body sport, so this training program also builds a strong core and upper body to avoid injuries that begin above the waist.

No one fakes a marathon or half-marathon--everyone has to do the work. But Smart Marathon Training replaces long, grinding miles with low-impact cross-training. Horowitz outlines a cycling plan to complement run workouts, boosting base fitness while saving runners' bodies for their best runs.

 

About this title

About the Author

Jeff Horowitz is a certified running and triathlon coach, a personal trainer, and has run more than 150 marathons across 6 continents. Formerly an attorney, he quit law to pursue his passion for endurance sport, and now works with DC Tri, The Nations Triathlon, and the non-profit summer camp ACHIEVE Kids Tri, as well as Strides for Hope, a charity fundraising training group that benefits The Wellness Community.

From the Back Cover

Train better, run smarter.

Old-school marathon training plans ask runners to crank out 70 to 100 miles a week. Upside: Plenty of miles. Downside: You’re running ragged by race day. With Smart Marathon Training, you can train for your best performance in a marathon or half marathon with fewer miles, in much less time. And you will avoid the injuries that come from running too much.

Smart Marathon Training maps out a healthy, economical approach to training, emphasizing quality over quantity. By eliminating junk miles, this innovative program pares down training to three essential runs per week and then adds a dynamic strength and cross-training program to build overall fitness. You’ll sidestep burnout and overtraining while increasing strength, power, and resistance to injury.

With more than 75 detailed exercises, plus six easy-to-follow training plans for half- and full marathons, Smart Marathon Training will get you to the start line feeling fresh and ready for your best race.

Features 6 marathon and half-marathon training plans

Edition details

• Publisher: VeloPress
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1934030740
• ISBN 13: 9781934030745
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224