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From a national class marathoner who qualified for the Olympic Trials--valuable coaching on gearing up for and finishing a marathon. Bloch explains the benefits of cross-training for marathon runners, offers winning strategies specific to individual race courses, and more.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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An excellent tool for the beginning runner. The author is straightforward, clear and concise. Some of the running books tend to wander and focus on the "Zen" part of running. If you are starting out in the running thing, you need some cold hard facts and no-nonsense advice.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This book describes, in a concise and easy to follow manner, the best way to train for a marathon. As a first-time marathoner, I found the proposed training schedlues invaluable. By following the author's advice (for the most part--I'll admit that I didn't take all suggestions) I was able to finish my first marathon in a respectable time.
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The book was of great help to me in preparing for my first marathon, the 1999 Pittsburgh marathon, and running it. I would recommend it to anyone how feels ready for the challenge of running the distance. It does a very good job in taking the reader through every stange of the preparation for the marathon, and it has many useful suggestions for dealing with possible problems along the way. One of the best parts about the book is the suggested running schedules, which are varied and allow for much freedom. They are given in total minutes of work-out time instead of total mileage, which reduces the pressure of having to complete a certain distance on training runs, when one is just supposed to be getting used to running long. The sections on nutrition, speed work, and cross training make a great addition to the running schedules, and helped make the training for my first marathon an enjoyable experience. The advice on recovery from the marathon was also very helpful. And it's great for women runners! In short, running my first marathon was awesome, and I believe that following the suggestions of Gordon Bloch's book played a great role in that.
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The ideal primer for the first-time marathoner
"How to Train for and Run Your Best Marathon" is an invaluable tool for marathoners of all levels. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 1998
I did not know....
read this book before you start your marathon preparation. Beginers and experts all stand to gain from it. No more long run after long run slowly building up your weekly miliage. Read more
Published on 22 April 1998
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