Hal Higdon's half marathon training
Book - 2016
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- Published
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Champaign, IL :
Human Kinetics
[2016]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- x, 197 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN
- 9781492517245
- Introduction
- 1. An Incredible Journey
- What happens when you decide to become a runner? What questions should you ask? Is a half a reasonable goal? This book tells all.
- 2. Roots
- If the hall marathon can't trace its historical routes to Pheidippides, then how and where did the first 13.1-mile races get their start?
- 3. Ready to Run
- Running is a basic sport, the simplest, the easiest. Nevertheless, you need to know a few things when you aspire to become a half-marathoner.
- 4. First Steps
- Once you take those few tottering steps out the door, what are you liable to encounter? Tips for those new to the half and for experienced runners, too.
- 5. Why We Run
- Runners have embraced the half marathon as their favorite event. What is special about running 13.1 miles?
- 6. Hard/Easy
- Run hard one day. Run easy the next day. This is a formula that works for those in the front of the pack, those midpack, and those at the end of the pack as well.
- 7. Immediate Achievement
- How does training affect your body? What changes can you expect when you decide train for a half marathon? The science of fitness.
- 8. Base Training
- You now hold motivation in your hands: this book. Give me the next 12 weeks, and will make you a runner.
- 9. Picking a Program
- Is there a perfect program that will prepare you for a half marathon? There is. The only problem is finding it.
- 10. Novice Training
- My most popular half marathon training programs are, unapologetically, novice 1 and novice 2. Beginners love them, and so do many experienced runners.
- 11. Moving Upward
- Hope to improve in the half? The obvious method is to take a half step upward from novice to intermediate. But only a half step!
- 12. Pinnacle
- If you want to achieve success, you need to master the arts of speed and endurance and blend them into a single training program.
- 13. Half-Marathoner Walker
- Is walking a half marathon equal to running a half marathon? It is in my book. Walkers are out on the course longer and deserve our respect.
- 14. HM 3
- One of my most popular programs has been marathon 3, with that number of runs a week. Now I have a similar cross-training-based program for half-marathoners.
- 15. Tween
- Just finished your race? Want to do more? Is a 12-week buildup necessary for every half marathon? Not really.
- 16. Do-It-Yourself Training
- Figure out the key sessions you need for your program. Then start plugging them into your schedule.
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- About the Author