Advanced Marathoning by Pete Pfitzinger

Advanced Marathoning by Pete Pfitzinger

Shave minutes off your time using the latest in science-based training for serious runners. Advanced Marathoning has all the information you need to train smarter, remain injury free, and arrive on the start line ready to run the marathon of your life. Including marathon-pace runs and tempo runs, Advanced Marathoning provides only the most effective methods of training. You'll learn how to complement your running workouts with strength, core, flexibility, and form training; implement cutting-edge nutrition and hydration strategies and recovery techniques; and taper properly to reach peak performance. With easy-to-understand day-by-day training schedules for 18- and 12-week preparation for weekly distances of 55, 55 to 70, 70 to 85, and 85-plus miles, Advanced Marathoning is simply the most comprehensive and efficient approach to marathoning. If you're ready to achieve your personal best, this book is for you.

"For anyone serious about running, Advanced Marathoning offers the latest information for optimizing performanceIf you are preparing for a marathon, I highly recommend this book." Meb Keflezighi 2014 Boston Marathon Champion 2009 ING New York City Marathon Champion 2004 Olympic Marathon Silver Medalist "After retiring from competition as an elite middle-distance runner, I decided to try marathons. All of my training has been based on what I learned in Advanced Marathoning, and I haven't been disappointed. Read this book, stick to the program, follow their advice, and I guarantee that you will be ready to run a great marathon." Steve Holman 1992 U.S. Olympic track and field team member (1,500 meters) Ranked fourth in the world in 1995 and fifth in 1994

Pete Pfitzinger ran in the 1984 and 1988 Olympic marathons, both times finishing as the top American. With a personal best of 2:11:43, Pfitzinger is a two-time winner of the San Francisco Marathon and placed third in the 1987 New York City Marathon. He was ranked the top American marathoner in 1984 by Track & Field News, and he is a member of the Road Runners Club of America's Hall of Fame. Currently the chief executive of the New Zealand Academy of Sport in Auckland, he has written all or parts of two other books on running and was a senior writer for Running Times from 1997 to 2007, in which his popular column, "The Pfitzinger Lab Report," appeared.

Scott Douglas is a freelance writer and editor with more than 15 years of professional journalism experience related to running. A former editor of Running Times, he is a regular contributor to Runner's World and Running Times and has coauthored four books on running, including two with running legend Bill Rodgers.

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ISBN 13	9780736074605
ISBN 10	0736074600
Title	Advanced Marathoning
Author	Pete Pfitzinger
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Human Kinetics Publishers
Year published	2008-12-19
Number of pages	264
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