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Making the Marathon Your Event
: :In easy-to-understand language, Benyo covers preliminaries, preparation, pacing and strategy, and much more. He helps runners tailor a general program to their own particular needs, and backs his recommendations with up-to-the minute resea
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Marathon: A Story of Endurance and Friendship
: :In this splendid book, Richard Harteis recounts the parallel stories of training for his first marathon and, on a deeper level, the course of his long relationship with one of our greatest poets, William Meredith, a relationship shadowed by the older man's crippling stroke. Photographs.
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Marathon: The Ultimate Training and Racing Guide
: :Sixty-two-year-old marathon runner Higdon offers an action-packed guide for beginning and experienced marathoners, which includes training secrets from top coaches and exercise physiologists, coupled with Higdon's personal training advice. Tables and training plans.
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Marathon Training: The Proven 100-Day Program for Success
: :26.2 miles never seemed so easy as it will when you read and use Marathon Training. The 15-week program and training diary ensure success, whether you want to run your first or fastest marathon. The runners’ writer, Joe Henderson, will instruct, equip, inspire, inform, and humor you through a training process that will maximize your potential and minimize your chances of injury. Each day you’ll receive a special training tip and instruction to aid your training preparation. Take the guesswork out of your training. Marathon Training is the running companion and guide ...
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The First Marathon: The Legend of Pheidippides
: :Twenty-five hundred years ago, in ancient Greece, a small band of Greek soldiers faced the mighty Persian army on the plain of Marathon. A runner named Pheidippides ran to neighboring Sparta, one hundred forty miles away, to ask for the Spartans' aid. Afterwards he sped back to the battle, where he helped defeat the enemy. Then the weary runner did his duty yet once more; he ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver the miraculous news of the Greek victory. The legend of brave Pheidippides has inspired the running of marathons worldwide.
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Beyond the Marathon : The Grand Slam of Trail Ultrarunning
: :Twenty-five hundred years ago, in ancient Greece, a small band of Greek soldiers faced the mighty Persian army on the plain of Marathon. A runner named Pheidippides ran to neighboring Sparta, one hundred forty miles away, to ask for the Spartans' aid. Afterwards he sped back to the battle, where he helped defeat the enemy. Then the weary runner did his duty yet once more; he ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver the miraculous news of the Greek victory. The legend of brave Pheidippides has inspired the running of marathons worldwide.
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On Your Mark. Get Set. Go!: Marathon Training (Crunch Fitness Guides)
: :Training for your first marathon. The marathon is the crown jewel of running. 26.2 miles of exhilaration and sometimes agony. This book is designed to get the novice, recreational runner from the starting line to the finish line. In keeping with Crunch's philosophy, there's no judgment on your finishing time, we just want you to finish. Covers everything to get you in shape mentally and physically including nutrition, detailed training schedules, exercises and stretches, the right equipment, dealing with pain and avoiding injuries. The Crunch(r) Fitness Series: Throughout the country Crunch(r) is ...
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The Art of Running
: :Training for your first marathon. The marathon is the crown jewel of running. 26.2 miles of exhilaration and sometimes agony. This book is designed to get the novice, recreational runner from the starting line to the finish line. In keeping with Crunch's philosophy, there's no judgment on your finishing time, we just want you to finish. Covers everything to get you in shape mentally and physically including nutrition, detailed training schedules, exercises and stretches, the right equipment, dealing with pain and avoiding injuries. The Crunch(r) Fitness Series: Throughout the country Crunch(r) is ...
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The Quotable Marathoner (Quotable)
from: The Lyons Press
: :An astonishing array of interesting people, from Olympians to coaches to celebrities, have spoken and written about the marathon. That's why this rich treasury is the perfect gift for anyone who loves - or aspires to conquer - the 26.2 mile run. Divided into four chapters - First Encounters, Training, Racing, and Reflections - The Quotable Marathoner brings you the words of first time marathoners as well as the wisdom of the masters.
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Spaghetti every Friday
: :An astonishing array of interesting people, from Olympians to coaches to celebrities, have spoken and written about the marathon. That's why this rich treasury is the perfect gift for anyone who loves - or aspires to conquer - the 26.2 mile run. Divided into four chapters - First Encounters, Training, Racing, and Reflections - The Quotable Marathoner brings you the words of first time marathoners as well as the wisdom of the masters.
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