Marathon

Description

This book features strategies from more than 50 top coaches. Whether you're planning to run your first marathon or determined to slice a few minutes off your best time, this is the book to read. Hal Higdon, senior writer at Runner's World, has been running and writing about marathons for over forty years. Use his informative and detailed book to tap into his vast personal expertise plus that of dozens of coaches, exercise physiologists, marathon runners and other top running authorities. Full of sound training advice for runners of all levels, this is a must-read for anyone who wants to maximise his or her performance.

Author description

Hal Higdon, who is senior writer at Runner's World magazine, ran his first marathon (Boston) in 1959 and challenged himself to run six marathons on six consecutive weekends when he reached the age of sixty. (He completed them all in good time.) This book is a compilation of all he has learned throughout his running career, plus contributions from more than 50 coaches and other experts he contacted for research.