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Paperback: 804 pages
Publisher: Human Kinetics Europe Ltd; 3rd Revised edition edition (May 1991)
Language English
ISBN-10: 088011438X
ISBN-13: 978-0880114387
Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 15.2 x 5.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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This updated version of "Lore of Running" covers everything runners, trainers, and coaches want to know about running from physiology, training, and history to health and medical considerations. Author Timothy Noakes, himself a runner, research scientist, and physician, presents comprehensive information that is firmly based on science but written in a down-to-earth way that every layperson can understand. Part I of "Lore of Running" explores the physiology of running. In Part II, Noakes considers all aspects of training for running. Part III, Health and Medical Considerations, provides complete information about recognizing avoiding and treating injuries.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Extremely detailed running data., 5 Dec 2002

By	"stevebaggley" - See all my reviews

This in a very comprehensive look at running from a scientific view. There has obviously been a huge amount of research behind this book, as it includes information and data from over a century of runners. Almost every topic imaginable to a runner is included, from detailed biological information (blood, oxygen and muscle systems), to training techniques, ideas on mental attitudes etc. It also includes some interesting research on the training ideas of past elite runners, which can be usefull to compare to modern ideas.

Most chapters are organised into three distinct sections; the chapter starts with quotations from varied runners, then goes on to examine the theories and ideas behind the quotes, both for and against, and finaly finishes with conclusions drawn by Tim Noakes based on his personal ideas from years of running and research.

Whilst this book is extremely detailed and very thorough, for myself it has been more of a reference book for specific problems, rather than an general training manual. The entire book is rather like a scientific analysis of running, and not the type of general training guideline you could read from cover to cover. The 'Lore of Running' will defenitely be a usefull reference for future running problems, but there are easier to read running books for basic training and racing (possibly the running handbooks by Bob Glover, Jack Daniel's running formula etc.). In other words, it is an excellent reference manual for experience runners and coaches, but probably not the first choice for an all-round runners guide.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Challenges and overturns fundamental beliefs, 24 Jul 2003

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For over 25 years as a runner my training has been based on 'aerobic' and 'anaerobic' principles. I believed that my speed was limited by the amount of oxygen I could deliver to my running muscles, and when I ran too fast, or 'anaerobically', the build-up of lactic acid in these muscles slowed me. I also believed that the depletion of muscle glycogen caused me to 'hit the wall' when I ran too far. With the 4th Edition of this classic book, Tim Noakes has convinced me that these beliefs were all obsolete, and were similar to believing that the earth is flat. The book is full of similar gems, for example:
Is altitude training really as beneficial as is so widely believed?
The current 'news' in the press of the dangers of over-drinking in endurance races is, in fact, old news if you've read this book.
Did you know that a 45kg distance runner will have a huge advantage over a 65kg distance runner of similar ability when race conditions are hot and humid? Bad news for a 75kg runner like me.
This book took me some effort to read and understand (and not just because my hardback edition weighs so much), but I found it absolutely fascinating.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The only running book you'll ever need, 1 Dec 2004

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There are countless books on running out there. Not only has this author clearly read them all, he has his own enormous experience in running science.
This book has it all - the physiology of running and training, how to approach training, some sample training plans from top coaches, training histories from some of the running 'greats', a detailed section on injuries, nutrition ...
This is not a book you'll read cover to cover, but one that you will dip into and refer back to time and time again.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Extremely well-researched and thorough, while remaining very readable. The section on running injuries is far better than anything I've ever read in a medical textbook.

Published 4 months ago by A. Gumbley

5.0 out of 5 stars The bible for runners
All too frequently a new sports book starts with the great hope of newfound training enlightenment, of finding hitherto undiscovered secrets that will revolutionise how to train... Read more

Published 6 months ago by Ironman365

5.0 out of 5 stars the runners' bible
a comprehensive guide to running with proper scientific data to back up all his ideas, tim noakes' book is a runners' bible. Read more

Published 8 months ago by gareth mcintyre

2.0 out of 5 stars Not very good!
Not a very good book, few training schedules, fat too long, sometimes conflicting, a bit out-dated and I definitely wouldn't recommend it.

Published on 3 Jul 2007 by J. Lenehan

2.0 out of 5 stars An uncoherent collection of biased information.
I admit that this book seems to have it all. I bought it because it was so higly reviewed here. However I soon found that it isn`t that "Big Book" of running that it tries to be... Read more

Published on 24 Oct 2004 by niklasfred

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for all serious runners
Tim Noakes blends the science behind adaptation to physical exercise with the emotional attachment that runners have with their pastime. Read more

Published on 9 Jul 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars It took me beyond fitness.
In 1997 I entered the last World Trailrunning Championshipships. The course went from Petersfield to Eastbourne along the South Downs' Way. Read more

Published on 8 Jun 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars A complete running phillosophy
This book provides a common sense approach to running backed up by detailed sceintific data and analysis. Read more

Published on 14 Dec 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars the bible for serious ultra athlete's
The Lore of running is simply the best there is for any serious athlete...The scientific analysis of preparing then pushing the human body to its limits is well documented... Read more

Published on 29 May 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Scientificly Oriented Book on Running
This book is applicable to beginners as well as pros. Noakes' excellent scientific based descriptions of most aspects of running and endurance sport in general make this book an... Read more

Published on 11 Mar 1998

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