Running to the Top
by Arthur Lydiard
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Author: Arthur LydiardEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1997-01
ISBN: 3891244401
Number of pages: 220
Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Sport
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Book Review: Quaint
Summary: 4 Stars
My first thoughts were - "This is a book?" This is the most unprofessional job I have ever seen. The forward is one the most laughable English translations I have ever seen printed. As for the body of the text, it is clearly a compilation of various things Lydiard wrote over the years. The editors took all this different stuff, threw it together, and called it a book. The end has some charts sitting around with absolutely no explanation. The book repeats itself a lot, and there is a long section written exclusively about rugby. Apparently Lydiard once adapted his training ideas to rugby, and the resulting article was thrown into the book as a "bonus" or something.
That aside, it is fun to read some old Lydiard stuff. This book takes me way back to the glory days of the running boom, to Frank Shorter and Bill Rodgers running in their heydays, which is funny since I was born in 1984. Always nice to hear that the reason "the negroid" is beating me is that he can lift his knees while leaning forward. Thousands of people have been trying for years to find out why the East Africans are so dominant, and here Lydiard had it all figured out years ago!
Joking aside, this is a decent book about training. Lydiard is not a proponent of Long Slow Distance. He supports Long Steady Distance. His focus on high mileage and basic speed is key. Many well-informed people believe that if Americans would spend more time developing their aerobic bases and less time on the track doing hard intervals, they would run much faster. I have found this to be true in my own running.
One thing I would have liked is a better description of the hill-bounding exercises. Lydiard mentions that you should do bounding exercises up a hill, but he doesn't go into the detail of exactly what this bounding should look like. That's my only true complaint.
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This title presnets dedicated mailing and e-mail campaign to targeted running interest media and organisations.In "Running to the Top", Arthur Lydiard - one of the most successful trainers of middle - and long-distance running - reveals the secrets and techniques that have taken him and his athletes to the top of their game.Based on a clearly defined concept of fitness, he presents readers with a detailed and systematic training program for runners of all levels.Expert advice and information on choosing the right equipment, nutrition and healthy eating, injury prevention, therapy and the relationship between the coach and the athlete is also included, as well as a test-system that allows athletes to determine the absorption of oxygen through the fatless body mass.Running & Jogging Books
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