Advanced Marathoning - 2nd Edition
by Peter Pfitzinger, Scott Douglas
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Book Reviews of Advanced Marathoning - 2nd Edition
Book Review: the best in the field, by far, the best...!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a serious book. Probably the best book about running there is... period. It is no just a training Bible (with running schedules that vary in weekly mileage), it also educates you... it has a great deal of information regarding the science, the reasons, the why's and the how's of the great running universe.
If you need to get better, this is the book for you; if you need to improve your times dramatically, this book will tell you how to do it (and if you have the body and determination and discipline, this book will get you there). Keep your running goals realistic... but give this book a chance, chances are you'll be surprised.
Book Review: Be ready to design your own training
Summary: 5 Stars
Just finished reading it last week. A great book.
Although it has a lot of content, the way the book is structured makes understanding the different kinds of workouts and their role in long distance running, quite simple. It doesn't have too much examples which is sometimes irritating as it seems the writters is either trying to make the book longer without extra content or thinks the reader is not smart enough to understand the concepts right away. I really enjoy it.
Instead of just giving you training plans (although it does, by the end of the book), it really gets you ready to design your own plan.
Book Review: Details you'll want to refer back to!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is very helpful to anyone who is interested in taking their marathon training a little further and exploring why certain workouts are done the way they are done. It is fairly detailed, yet understandable. Advanced Marathoning is well written with personal experiences of the authors to deepen one's understanding.
Many poeple, that I know of, have been able to BQ and set new PRs using the marathon training plans contained in this book after they failed to achieve those results using other training strategies.
Well worth the read!
Book Review: As advertised
Summary: 5 Stars
The book Advanced Marathoning includes all of the information you would expect in a book with that title. The authors do a great job of taking scientific information and pairing it with real-world application. There are also featured "elite" marathoner sections of the book with information about their successes and failures. Overall I would recommend this book to anyone who is serious about improving not only their performance in marathons, but also their understanding of what actually improves their perfomance.Book Review: If you want to PR, read this, then follow it.
Summary: 5 Stars
I had a copy of this that i bought two years ago anfter failing in three straight attempts to qualify for Boston. I read this, followed it (70 mpw). Best marathon of the 16 I had run to that point. No wall, no slowing, very little pain. (BQ by 90 seconds, smiling as I crossed the line.) Best money I have ever spent on any book, period.
This copy - I bought as a gift for somebody who remarked to me at mile 25 of a recent marathon "I will never run another marathon again unless I am properly trained."