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Great book for new runners & racers. Will be hanging on to this one to reference back to when training questions arise.
This is a great book, written by NORMAL people. Thanks. This is exactly what I was looking for.
The only variations I made were:I started training early enough to extend to schedule to include an add'l 22 and 23-miler long run with a 9-miler on the Saturday between. The distance builds at a healthy, manageable pace that allowed for appropriate recovery.
Having been a daily runner (4-7 miles each) for nearly 15 years I felt it was past time for me to meet a personal goal of taking on the marathon. I followed the 'run-marathon' training schedule and it had me prepared to complete my first marathon yesterday (without injury or setbacks).
I found the training to be realistic for a busy work/life schedule. After reading numerous training books for beginners-experienced runners I found this one to be a good balance.
The chapters were humerous and motivating even for someone like me that is already movtivated to run. In the final weeks I worried that it had not been enough miles per week because in the past I had assumed you had to log 40-50 miles per week to train for a marathon but in the end it was fine.
I admit I also added 1-2 miles on some shorter weekend runs the final month.Also, not being good at 'resting' I often did crossing training (elipical/toning)on those days.And switched the Thursday and Friday schedules because it was easier on my work/life schedule.The only reason I gave it a 4-star was because I felt I needed to research/read more on what food/liquid to have on long runs.
I feel more prepared now. I got this book out of curiosity and fell in love with it. I've been a runner for 13 years and am finally running my first marathon. The authors are humorous, honest and down to earth. It's a great motivator and perfect for first time runners or those new to marathons such as myself. There is a lot of great information and tips that I never thought of and think will be extremely helpful in my training (such as the seriousness for rest days, nutrition, fueling, etc). I really enjoyed this book and reference it often during my training. I highly recommend it to anyone training for their first marathons.
This is a great book for someone who wanting to run a marathon. It offered great advice for what to eat, how to avoid injury, training plans and much more. the run/walk program has actually helped me speed up my pace and makes the weekend long runs not seem so daunting.
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