Runner's World Guide to Road Racing

Run Your First (or Fastest) 5-K, 10-K, Half-Marathon, or Marathon

Ebook
On sale Feb 05, 2008 | 288 Pages | 9781605299723

Runner's World senior editor Katie Neitz has compiled the best tips and techniques on training, pace, nutrition, injury rehabilitation and prevention, and every other detail that will lead to peak performance.

In sections devoted to each of the four races, Runner's World Guide to Road Racing lays out the insider secrets of the pros in concise, user-friendly format, including:

- Distance-specific training programs
- Eating plans
- Tips for hydration
- Race-day strategies
- Pacing recommendations
- Advice on achieving the optimal mental state for competition

Providing level-specific techniques and strategies for beginner, intermediate, and advanced runners, both competitive and recreational, this is a no-nonsense, fluff-free guide that will quickly become the road racer's bible.
Runner's World is the world's leading running magazine, with 10 international editions and a global circulation of 3.5 million. View titles by Editors of Runner's World Maga

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Runner's World senior editor Katie Neitz has compiled the best tips and techniques on training, pace, nutrition, injury rehabilitation and prevention, and every other detail that will lead to peak performance.

In sections devoted to each of the four races, Runner's World Guide to Road Racing lays out the insider secrets of the pros in concise, user-friendly format, including:

- Distance-specific training programs
- Eating plans
- Tips for hydration
- Race-day strategies
- Pacing recommendations
- Advice on achieving the optimal mental state for competition

Providing level-specific techniques and strategies for beginner, intermediate, and advanced runners, both competitive and recreational, this is a no-nonsense, fluff-free guide that will quickly become the road racer's bible.

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Runner's World is the world's leading running magazine, with 10 international editions and a global circulation of 3.5 million. View titles by Editors of Runner's World Maga

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