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Advanced Marathoning (Paperback)

by Pete Pfitzinger (Author), Scott Douglas (Author)
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  • Paperback: 237 pages
  • Publisher: Human Kinetics Europe Ltd (1 Mar 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0736034315
  • ISBN-13: 978-0736034319
  • Product Dimensions: 24.9 x 17.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 206,447 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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"Advanced Marathoning will be an invaluable tool to any runner wishing to apply world-class training methods to their program, regardless of what level they're competing at."
Alberto Salazar
Former marathon world record holder
Two-time U.S. Olympic team member
Former American-record holder, 5,000- and 10,000-meter runs
Nike sports marketing consultant


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Want to run a faster marathon? Commitment and hard work are essential but you also need to train smarter to run faster. Advanced Marathoning contains all the information you ll need to run faster, peak for multiple marathons without injury, and meet your marathon goal whether it s running a personal best, qualifying for the Boston Marathon or winning your age division. Extensive, day-to-day training schedules are targeted to your weekly mileage and length of training program (12, 18, or 24 weeks). These training schedules will have you racing at peak speed, whether you re targeting one race or several during the season. The more you know about why and how the plan works, the more motivated you ll be to stick with the workouts. You ll also be better able to assess your progress as you get closer to the big race. You ll learn the scientific principles behind what makes you a faster marathoner and which workouts you need to improve. Many factors can affect your marathon success. Advanced Marathoning gives you information on everything critical to your success, including which types of training are most important for success and which are a waste of time, eating and drinking for top performance in training and racing, which types of nonrunning training have the biggest impact on your marathon times, finding the time and energy to fit training into real life, tracking your progress, and planning and implementing your race-day strategy. Author Pete Pfitzinger was the top American finisher in the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Marathons. He won the 1984 Olympic Trials by outkicking former world record holder Alberto Salazar. Pfitzinger, now an exercise physiologist, won the San Francisco Marathon twice and finished third in the 1987 New York City Marathon. Co-author Scott Douglas is a well-known writer on running, a former editor of Running Times, and a competitive runner. The duo, co-authors of Road Racing for Serious Runners (Human Kinetics, 1999), have experience, credibility, and an ability to present scientific information in a readable manner. Successful marathon running requires thorough, intelligent preparation. Advanced Marathoning is the only book you ll need to move beyond the basics and meet your goals training smarter to run faster.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Almost guaranteed to improve your marathon times, 21 April 2004
By Nicholas Isaac "badclimber" (Birmingham, UK) - See all my reviews
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You can use this book in two ways.
Simply follow one of the training programmes, and watch your marathon timeimprove.
Alternatively, read about exactly what physiological changes marathontraining is designed to produce, what training sessions effect whatchanges, and how to go about training and marathon preparation in the mosteffective way.
Whichever you choose to do, you will benefit from a book which is clearand very readable. Do not kid yourself that this is a short-cut tomarathon success though - it sets out the hard work that you need to do,and why you need to do it, but it can't do the work for you.
I followed the "up to 70 miles per week" training programme and reduced mymarathon personal best from 3 hours 8 minutes to 2 hours 49 minutes, so itdoes work!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Achieving Your Personal Best, 17 Oct 2005
By Iron Man (Southampton, Hants United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
I have a large collection of books on running. They cover everything from running 10k to marathon distances, nutrition, hydration, injuries, race strategy etc. This book is far and away my favourite book on marathon training and racing. If you want to be scientific about your training then this book will give you all the science you need. If you just want to follow a schedule this book will give you all the schedules you'll ever need. If you want to be the best marathon runner you can be then this is the book for you. I had run a number of marathons before I started reading this book and my goal was always to break the three hour barrier. My previous best was 3hrs 11mins. I knocked fifteen minutes off my time to complete the 2004 London Marathon in 2hrs 56mins at the age of 47! I put it all down to the application of the principles in this book. OK, some effort from me and a little talent (though not much) for running also helped.

If you only ever buy one book on marathoning then this should be it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 29 Aug 2007
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Was recommended this book by someone on runnersworld.co.uk forums. I run my first marathon this Sunday and having read this book a couple of months ago it really helped me understand why I was doing certain training runs. I haven't used one of the schedules but will be doing so for my next marathon. This book really helps you understand the science of running, which, if you're hoping to run sub 3 hrs, is a must. Everything is explained clearly and doesn't require a degree in biology to understand. Top book
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