A World-Class Marathon Runner |
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| Author:
| Middleton, Haydn |
| Series title: | The Making of a Champion Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4034-4670-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2004 |
| Publisher: | Heinemann-Raintree
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| Imprint: | NA-h |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $31.43 |
Book Description:
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Contents include: The Need for Preparation; How Marathons Began; The Olympic Marathon; City Marathons; Deciding to Run a Marathon; Living the Marathon Life; Training Goals and Patterns; Breaking the Year into Periods; Bodywork; Fueling the Body; Building Strength and Endurance; Making the Body Work Better; Strong and Steady Wins the Race; The Long Run; Practice Makes Perfect; Fluid Replacement Tactics; Battling Dehydration; Measuring Performance; Oxygen for Energy; The Value of Speed;...
More DescriptionContents include: The Need for Preparation; How Marathons Began; The Olympic Marathon; City Marathons; Deciding to Run a Marathon; Living the Marathon Life; Training Goals and Patterns; Breaking the Year into Periods; Bodywork; Fueling the Body; Building Strength and Endurance; Making the Body Work Better; Strong and Steady Wins the Race; The Long Run; Practice Makes Perfect; Fluid Replacement Tactics; Battling Dehydration; Measuring Performance; Oxygen for Energy; The Value of Speed; Injury and Recovery; What Can Go Wrong?; Getting to Know the Climate; The Final Countdown; The Three 'R's of Peak Performance; The Problem of Pace; High-Performance Principles; After the Race; What It Means to be a Marathon Champion.