Download or read book A Beginner s Guide to Marathon Training Running Training Fitness written by Jasmine Evans and published by Hyperink Inc. This book was released on 2012-02-24 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABOUT THE BOOK So, you want to run a marathon? Everyone who makes the decision to run a marathon has their own reasons. Maybe you want to train for a particular race. Or maybe you want to lose weight. Or perhaps you just want to try a new form of exercise. Or, or, or...the list goes on and on. If you are a beginner and you have made the lofty decision to train to run a marathon, then this is the guide for you. Are you a beginner? For this guide, if you cannot yet run for 30 minutes straight, you are a beginner. If you cannot run 30 minutes or cannot run for just 10 minutes, don’t worry, you will get there soon. This guide will also be helpful for people who are in shape but do not run. For instance, if you have been doing martial arts for years, consider yourself physically fit, and do not run, you can still benefit from this guide. Running can have all sorts of benefits. One of the most common benefits is the possibility of weight loss. Combined with healthy eating, running is a great way to lose excess body fat. MEET THE AUTHOR Jasmine Evans is a graduate of Princeton University who has been writing fiction and nonfiction on and off since the 8th grade. At Princeton, she majored in Sociology and minored in African-American Studies. She currently writes for two blogs--one about education and the other about job hunting. For fun, Jasmine likes to read, exercise, and play with her bunny Penelope. EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK There are all kinds of fancy gadgets out there for runners. From devices that go in your shoe to track your movements to running pants with reflectors on them for those who run at night, there are so many things you could buy that it can be a little overwhelming. The most important piece of running equipment you buy are the shoes. Beat up shoes you pull from the back of your closet will not work. Tennis shoes or shoes made for fashion will not work either. You need a good pair of running shoes that will support your feet and ankles. (Active.com, Basic Gear for a Beginning Runner) It is also not as simple as going to your nearest shoe store and picking out the prettiest running shoe. There are three different kinds of running shoes... Buy a copy to keep reading!
Download or read book Absolute Beginner s Guide to Half marathon Training written by Heather Hedrick and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether running or walking, you will learn how to prepare safely and successfully for race day and accomplish your half-marathon goals.
Download or read book Hal Higdon s Half Marathon Training written by Higdon, Hal and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hal Higdon’s Half Marathon Training offers prescriptive programming for all levels of runners. Not only will it help you learn how to get started with your training, but it will show you where to focus your attention, when to progress, and how to keep it simple.
Download or read book No Meat Athlete written by Matt Frazier and published by Fair Winds Press (MA). This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Combining the winning elements of proven training approaches, motivational stories, and innovative recipes, No Meat Athlete is a unique guidebook, healthy-living cookbook, and nutrition primer for the beginner, every day, and serious athlete who wants to live a meatless lifestyle. Author and popular blogger, Matt Frazier, will show you that there are many benefits to embracing a meat-free athletic lifestyle, including: Weight loss, which often leads to increased speed; Easier digestion and faster recovery after workouts; Improved energy levels to help with not just athletic performance but your day-to-day life; Reduced impact on the planet. Whatever your motivation for choosing a meat-free lifestyle, this book will take you through everything you need to know to apply your lifestyle to your training. Matt Frazier provides practical advice and tips on how to transition to a plant-based diet while getting all the nutrition you need; uses the power of habit to make those changes last; and offers up menu plans for high performance, endurance, and recovery. Once you've mastered the basics, Matt delivers a training manual of his own design for runners of all abilities and ambitions. The manual provides training plans for common race distances and shows runners how to create healthy habits, improve performance, and avoid injuries. No Meat Athlete will take you from the start to finish line, giving you encouraging tips, tricks, and advice along the way"--
Download or read book Advanced Marathoning written by Pete Pfitzinger and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2008-12-19 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Your First Marathon written by Richard Bond and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-01-15 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your First Marathon - A Beginners Guide To Marathon Training, Marathon Preparation and Completing Your First MarathonWould you like to know how to complete a Marathon?To many people, having the desire to run a Marathon is a mystery. But to others, it's one of the most natural activities in world. Running is one of the easiest sports to fit into a busy lifestyle. It doesn't cost you anything, you can do it anywhere and at any time. Most people will take up running to get fit or to lose weight initially. Once you get into it, and you've benefited from losing weight and getting fitter, you start to crave the desire of another challenge. "How far can you run?" or "How fast can you run?".Whatever the initial motivation, the desire to test your limits is usually the driving force for people wanting to run a marathon.Running a marathon is an epic challenge. On completion, you'll be part of a club with less than 1% of the worlds population. When people think about running a Marathon, the idea becomes scary and overwhelming. That's normal! This book is designed to take a complete beginner through the process of running a Marathon from start to finish. Here's A Preview Of What You'll Learn... How To Get Started On Your Marathon Journey Selecting The Right Training Program A Training Plan To Get You To The Finish A Sub-4 Hour Training Plan Running Workouts Mental Training Tips Running Gear Marathon Nutrition and Hydration Basics Injury Prevention and Recovery Marathon Preparation Race Day Tips and much more! Download your copy today to receive all of this information!Tags: Marathon Running, Marathon Training, Marathon Preparation, Marathon For Beginners, Marathon Basics, Running, Running For Beginners, Completing A Marathon, First Marathon, Marathon Running Basics
Download or read book Runner s World Run Less Run Faster written by Bill Pierce and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally, runners at all levels can improve their race times while training less, with the revolutionary Furman Institute of Running and Scientific Training (FIRST) program. Hailed by the Wall Street Journal and featured twice in six months in cover stories in Runner's World magazine, FIRST's unique training philosophy makes running easier and more accessible, limits overtraining and burnout, and substantially cuts the risk of injury, while producing faster race times. The key feature is the "3 plus 2" program, which each week consists of: -3 quality runs, including track repeats, the tempo run, and the long run, which are designed to work together to improve endurance, lactate-threshold running pace, and leg speed -2 aerobic cross-training workouts, such as swimming, rowing, or pedaling a stationary bike, which are designed to improve endurance while helping to avoid burnout With detailed training plans for 5K, 10K, half marathon, and marathon, plus tips for goal-setting, rest, recovery, injury rehab and prevention, strength training, and nutrition, this program will change the way runners think about and train for competitive races. Amby Burfoot, Runner's World executive editor and Boston Marathon winner, calls the FIRST training program "the most detailed, well-organized, and scientific training program for runners that I have ever seen."
Download or read book Hansons Marathon Method written by Humphrey Luke and published by VeloPress. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Hansons Marathon Method, the coaches of the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project reveal the methods they've used to turn their runners into race winners, national champions, and Olympians. Hansons Marathon Method offers a radical overhaul of marathon training that promises to turn any runner into a true marathoner and help experienced marathoners set new personal bests. Hansons Marathon Method does away with mega-long runs and high-mileage weekends--two outdated traditions that make most runners miserable. Instead, runners using the Hansons method will gradually build up to the moderate-high mileage required for marathon success, spreading those miles more sensibly throughout the week. Running easy days mixed with precisely paced speed, strength, and tempo workouts, runners will steel their bodies and minds to run the hardest miles of the marathon. Both Beginner and Advanced training programs feature the unique Hansons 16-mile long run which, as part of the Hansons program, is ideal for preparing the body for the marathon. Humphrey explains how runners should set their goal race pace and shows how to customize the Hansons method to their own needs, like adding extra racing, running more miles, and handling training interruptions. Detailed nutrition and hydration chapters help runners pinpoint their personal energy and hydration needs so they know precisely how much to eat and drink during workouts, race week, race day, and for recovery. The Hansons approach to pacing and nutrition means marathoners will never hit the wall. Hansons Marathon Method lays out the smartest marathon training program available from one of the most accomplished running groups in the nation. Using this innovative approach, runners will mold real marathon muscles, train their body to never hit the wall, and prepare to run their fastest marathon.
Download or read book Marathon and Half Marathon written by Marnie Caron and published by Greystone Books. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 20 million Americans run recreationally, but doing it right is more than a matter of buying an expensive pair of shoes and heading for the track. Building on the popularity of The Beginning Runner’s Handbook, this practical, easy-to-use guide provides a step-by-step program for running a half or full marathon for the first time. It shows readers how to get motivated and set realistic goals, choose the proper shoes, eat right, build strength and endurance, and avoid sore muscles and injury. The book includes tips from elite runners on such subjects as staying motivated when the weather is extreme, running technique, running with a dog, and running partners. Finally, the book describes strategies for the race, what to expect on race day, and the psychological effects of finishing a half or full marathon. Most importantly, it includes a full training program designed to ensure that that crucial first race is a winner.
Download or read book Just Run written by Sam Humphries and published by Zee Publishing. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything You Need to Know About Transforming a Beginner into a Marathoner and Beyond Dreaming of finally becoming a runner and even finishing your first marathon keeping you up at night? Let me take you by the hand and take you to your first marathon -- even if you're a complete beginner! Mentally, Emotionally and Physically tougher and stronger! These are the benefits you will get from this book. Your health will improve. Your speed and endurance will get upgraded! If you want to take the plunge and find out if there is a systematic and predictable way to improve your running skills, or if you can even accomplish your dreams of running a marathon someday? There is some great news for ya! I'm going to give you the guidance and teach you the things you need to achieve your running ambitions! I promise you, you will get there! Just learn the fundamentals, train regularly, stay on the path, and slowly but surely, you will achieve it! Let this book serve as the blueprint and guidance to reaching the finish line. Here's what you'll learn in the book: What does it take to run a marathon? Timeframe Beginner level The intermediate level The advanced level. Mental preparation Set goals 10k goal 20k goal 30k goal More than 30K Running solo Running with another person Play with the running gadgets Train Smart Proper form and breathing techniques Which part of your foot should hit the ground? Proper breathing Training times Morning schedule Mid-morning schedule Lunch-time schedule Evening schedule Different training styles Slow pace training Tempo Runs Tempo Runs at a Consistent Pace Tempo Repetitions Interval Training Hill training Cross-training Cycling Water training Pilates Yoga Practical weight training Tips to help you with weight training Sprinting Strides Stretching Low back stretching Calves stretching Hip stretching Strength Training The crunch Back Extensions The Superman Side plank Training gear A clean bill of health Proper nutrition There are foods that your body can use to help itself. Rate the plate on a scale of 1 to 10 Assessing your eating habits There is balance Power foods to eat regularly Here are a few ways to spruce up your vegetables Calcium-rich foods Healthy fats over unhealthy fats Warm-ups Stretching Cooldowns Marathon training blueprint Marathon race strategies The night before D-Day morning Start of the race and much more... Read this book today!
Download or read book Marathoning for Mortals written by John Bingham and published by Rodale. This book was released on 2003-05-02 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As "Runner's World's" columnist and poster child for adult-onset athletes, John "the Penguin" Bingham offers the ultimate introduction to long-distance running and walking.
Download or read book Marathon Running written by Matt Jordan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-02 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marathon Running, A Beginners Guide on Preparing to Run Your First MarathonThis world-famous race of 26 miles and 385 yards has become the benchmark that all long-distance runners measure themselves against. It can be a social activity or a solo one, you can compete against other runners or you can try to beat your own best time. But it's a goal to aim for, something to strive towards, a challenge to set yourself. It's a huge accomplishment, and it's something only a small proportion of the population ever manages to complete. Take your first step to train and compete in your first marathon and get this guide nowThis book will guide you through everything you need to run your first marathon. You will learn how to choose the right equipment, what to eat to keep your body in the best shape, the best exercises to do to make you stronger and more flexible, how to stay injury-free when you run, how to choose your marathon and what to do on the day. There's also a six-month training schedule that will gradually build up the miles, work on your strength and speed and push your endurance abilities, slowly but surely transforming you from complete novice to long-distance runner. ********************Discounted for a limited period only. Usually $9.99********************Are you ready to challenge yourself and test your limits? Then get this guide now and discover just how far you can push yourself, you'll be surprised just how much your mind and body can achieve regardless of your current fitness levels. Remember this book is aimed at complete beginners and will prove to be the perfect guide on your quest to run your very first Marathon! Here's A Preview Of What's Inside... What is a Marathon A Brief History of the Marathon Essential Information To Get You Started Tips on Staying Injury Free A 26 Week Training Plan Choosing the Correct Clothing & Footwear Staying Motivated Race Day Preparation And Much More!
Download or read book Beginner s Guide to Long Distance Running written by Sean Fishpool and published by B.E.S. Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide helps runners at all levels, from absolute beginners to those training for marathon racing. The training plan is divided to match each runner's grade of fitness. Readers assess themselves by answering fitness questionnaires that guide them to the appropriate level of training. At the end of each training grade, another self-assessment questionnaire helps runners decide whether to move to a higher level or remain where they are. A ten-week program begins with alternating two-minute runs and walks, and gradually progresses to sustained runs of 30 minutes. Runners are advised to "listen to their bodies" and remain at a specific week's level until they feel comfortable about progressing to the next one. General topics include getting started, obtaining the right shoes and accessories, adhering to a runner's diet, developing self-motivation, and following a structured and progressive training program. A final section is focused to advise runners training for a marathon. More than 150 color photos and illustrations plus sidebar tips and quick-reference charts.
Download or read book Marathon Training written by Michael Foster and published by . This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marathon Training (FREE Bonus Included)The Ultimate Beginner's Guide For Running a 42.195 km MarathonFor a beginner, the challenge of running over forty kilometers seems overwhelming. If you have never run five or ten kilometers at once, the idea of going more than four or eight times that distance is impossible to fathom. This beginner's guide to marathon running provides you with a comprehensive program to reduce your anxiety, train yourself physically and mentally and ensure your first marathon is both a success and an introduction to a lifestyle of fitness and well-being.Running provides an athletic outlet that is affordable and attainable to just about anyone. The cardiovascular benefits of running are second to none. And marathons provide the added bonus of endurance training to an already exceptional exercise.In this guide you will discover both the essential of training and also the common pitfalls that beset the novice who wants to learn. Specifically, we'll address: Nutrition and how your diet will impact your athletic performance Pre-training standards to ensure success and enjoyment Physical training schedules and how to know when to ease off and when to push yourself harder The mental aspect of marathon running and how you can overcome your own heartbreak hill The right gear for running distance What not to do leading up to race day and what you absolutely need to do Getting Your FREE BonusRead this book to the end and find "BONUS: Your FREE Gift" chapter after the conclusion.________Tags: Marathon Training, marathon training beginners, marathon training guide, marathon training for women, running for beginners, running books, marathon training, run, 5k training, 3k training, 5 and 10k training
Download or read book The Run Walk Run Method written by Jeff Galloway and published by Meyer & Meyer Verlag. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeff‘s quest for the injury-free marathon training program led him to develop group training programs in 1978, and to author Runner‘s World articles which have been used by hundreds of thousands of runners of all abilities. His training schedules have inspired the second wave of marathoners who follow the Galloway RUN-WALK-RUN™, low mileage, three-day suggestions to an over 98% success rate. Jeff has worked with over 200,000 average people in training for specific goals. Jeff is an inspirational speaker to over 200 running and fitness sessions each year. His innovative ideas have opened up the possibility of running and completing a marathon to almost everyone. Philosophically, Jeff believes that we were all designed to run and walk, and he keeps finding ways to bring more people into the positive world of exercise.
Download or read book Daniels Running Formula written by Jack Daniels and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2014 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recommended by "Runner's World" magazine as "the best training book" by "the world's greatest coach," "Daniels' Running Formula" provides an expert training and racing blueprint for dedicated runners of all abilities.
Download or read book How To Run a Marathon For Beginners written by HowExpert and published by HowExpert. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to know how to run a marathon, then get this step-by-step "How To Run a Marathon For Beginners" guide which depicts all sorts of different aspects and details of marathon running. How To Run a Marathon For Beginners is a beautifully illustrated instructional guide. The guide provides useful tips and strategies for someone who wishes to run a marathon, as well as various ideas and proven solutions to problems a runner may be forced to face. The introduction of the book focuses on the many benefits and parts to running a marathon, and takes a look at what running a marathon can provide the average person with. It also gives suggestions for causes to run for and other meaningful advice regarding self-motivation and personal fitness goals in general. The major sections that follow this brief but thorough introduction provide both diet and training plans that were tested personally by the author and are proven to work. These sections also depict the various nutrients that must be present in anyone’s healthy diet every day, as well as giving general guidelines regarding daily calorie consumption and composition for runners. Other content included in the book would be helpful insight on the day of the marathon as well as suggestions about what to do once a runner has completed his or her first marathon and achieved his or her much desired goals. About the Expert Helen Nazarenko has moved about a lot and has lived in a variety of different places. However, it was only after settling down in New York that she actually began taking fitness and running more seriously. She is married and has one special daughter, Rose, who stars in many of the photos of this very book. Helen Nazarenko is a very motivational character and focuses on making people’s lives better through personal experiences. As an article writer as well, she has had a lot of experience writing on various topics from fashion to automobiles and has a large collection of written pieces that are just waiting to be published. HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.
