Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon: How to Be Your Own Best Coach

Broadway, 2008, Paperback

Product Description

Do you want to run faster? Are you trying to peak for a particular race? Would you like to find your true running potential? Brad Hudson, former Olympic Trials marathoner and current coach to Olympians like Dathan Ritzenhein, will show you the way in this practical, reader-friendly guide. Hudson is the most innovative running coach to come along in a generation. Until now, only a handful of elite athletes have been able to benefit from his methods. Now Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon shows all runners how to coach themselves as confidently and effectively as Brad coaches his world-class athletes. Becoming your own best coach is the ticket to running faster at any distance.
First you will learn to assess your abilities. Then you’ll learn how to devise a training program specifically geared to you. Filled with easy-to-follow sample training programs for distances ranging from the 5K to the marathon and abilities ranging from novice to advanced, Run Faster is the cutting-edge guide for optimal performance.
With Hudson’s guidance, you can train smarter and more effectively—and avoid injury. And you’ll soon be running faster than you ever thought possible!

Product Details

Title: Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon: How to Be Your Own Best Coach
Sales Rank: 21630 in Books
Author: Brad Hudson, Matt Fitzgerald
Publisher: Broadway, 2008-07-29, Paperback, 288 pages, ISBN: 0767928229
Package Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.7 inches, 1.25 pounds

Customer Reviews

Bingo!: Bingo! At the age of 50, with 21 marathons and somewhere around 400 races under my belt, I thought I had read everything on the subject of running.
I was wrong!
This book really gets to the point on how to improve your running.
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Not your run of the mill training book.: This book is an important contribution for any runner who wants to cut out irrelevant and distracting information that abounds in every bookstore and website. A no nonsense guide for developing one's true athletic potential.
You won't be dissatisfied. A must read if you are interested in improving your running. It's a great investment. Buy this book!!!… More reviews

Running into the 21st Century: In these times adaptability and customizability are imperative. Here we have a guide for the middle to long distance runner that understands this fact. Included are the latest findings in the science of exercise physiology made very useful to people at all levels and ages. I am at this time using this book to coach runners ages 12 to 72 with excellent results. And I read… More reviews

Think about what you are doing: I am not a new runner, and I have been blessed with some of the best coaches in the country at every level: high school, college and beyond. I found that at each level I questioned why I was being told what to do a little more, and this is the first time I have really picked up a book on running. I now wish I had started reading running books… More reviews

Great book for all runners and coaches.: This is a great book for both runners and coaches. Coaches and students of training philosphy rarely get a glimpse into the plans of our current elites and olympians. But the book is not just about elites. It's how every runner, of every age and abilty, can buid, develop and monitor thier own training program. Let's face… More reviews