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5K and 10K Training - Brian Clarke
Make your workouts count with the breakthrough system that synchronizes your energy levels with training effort. Instead of fighting your body to finish a workout just because it’s written on the calendar, choose the most effective workouts from 5K and 10K Training based on your body’s capacity to perform at any given time.
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Advanced Marathoning - Pete Pfitzinger and Scott Douglas
With the latest in science-based training, Advanced Marathoning shows you how to race faster, train for multiple marathons, and surpass your goals. Find the latest information on training methods, schedules, and programs for a variety of distances. Guaranteed to take you to the next level, you will run your best marathon with this definitive book.
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Best Runs - Joe Henderson
Avid runners often define their best runs in terms of breaking records and conquering distances, but they intuitively know that this only begins to describe their experiences. Through more than 40 years of training and competing, Joe Henderson has gained an understanding of what really defines the best running experiences and has developed techniques to achieve them.
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Better Training for Distance Runners - David Martin and Peter Coe
Better Training for Distance Runners provides a prescription for success for today`s competitive distance runners and their coaches. The book combines recent research, sound training principles, and proven program strategies to improve performance in events ranging from the 800-meters to the marathon.
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Coaching Cross Country Successfully - Joe Newton and Joe Henderson
One look at Joe Newton`s record and it`s easy to see why he`s achieved near-legendary status as a cross country coach. During 48 years at York High School in Elmhurst, Illinois, he has dominated like no other cross country coach ever has, leading his teams to 19 national titles and 24 state titles. At home, his squads have been nearly invincible, winning 98% of their meets.
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Coaching Track and Field Successfully - Mark Guthrie
When it comes to building a top-notch track and field program, performance is only part of the picture. From training and motivation on the field to planning and organizing behind the scenes, Coaching Track & Field Successfully offers a comprehensive guide to getting your program up to speed.
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Complete Book of Throws - Jay Silvester
From the basic biomechanics of throwing to in-depth information on the discus, javelin, hammer, and shot put, Complete Book of Throws brings it all together to improve your techniques—and your distance!
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Daniels' Running Formula - Jack Daniels
Build endurance, strength, and speed with Daniels’ Running Formula. This book highlights five training intensities that can be customized to suit your current needs and fitness level, so whether you plan on running 800 meters or a full marathon, this book contains the right training program for you to get in shape and compete.
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Fitness Running - Richard Brown and Joe Henderson
From customizable workouts to rock-solid running advice, Fitness Running provides workouts from one of America’s most respected coaches. Together with coauthor Joe Henderson, Dick Brown lays the groundwork for a detailed approach to running that will help you increase your fitness, maintain your stamina, recover from injury, and prepare you for the races ahead.
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Fundamentals of Track and Field - Gerry Carr
Teaching correct techniques in track and field can be a challenge, especially for less experienced coaches and physical educators. The broad range of knowledge required to teach and coach so many varied events makes track and field one of the most technically complex sport areas to master.
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I Run, Therefore I Am - Nuts! - Bob Schwartz
I Run, Therefore I Am—Nuts! takes a funny look at the peculiarities, quirks, and obsessions of runners of all abilities. Whether you fall in the middle of the pack, up near the front of the pack, or so far from any semblance of a pack that you’re wondering if everyone went home already, you’ll find plenty to laugh about in this book.
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Lore of Running - Tim Noakes
Lore of Running gives you unparalleled detail on physiology, training, racing, injuries, and world-class athletes and races. This book will serve as your comprehensive and authoritative resource on almost every topic for understanding, enjoying, and improving your performance in the sport. It’s the one book every runner should own.
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Officiating Track and Field and Cross Country - American Sport Education Program
Hundreds of thousands of high school boys and girls participate in track and field and cross country meets each year. That’s a lot of athletes attempting to outrun, outjump, and outthrow one another. It takes many dedicated, knowledgeable officials to supervise all these races, jumps, and throws to ensure they are executed in accordance with the rules governing the events.
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The Olympic Marathon - David Martin and Roger Gynn
No Olympic event can rival the rich history and grand spectacle of the marathon. Created for the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 as a commemoration of the legendary run by the Greek messenger Philippides, the race has endured like no other, producing a century of awe-inspiring competition and unforgettable stories.
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Road Racing for Serious Runners - Pete Pfitsinger and Scott Douglas
Improve your racing performance through multispeed training! Whether your distance is 5K, marathon, or anything in-between, Road Racing for Serious Runners tells you how to train smarter and run faster. This training plan is based on solid science, and its physiological basis is clearly explained and incorporated into a running program that produces maximum results and reduces the risk of injury.
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Run Strong - Kevin Beck
Run faster and longer with less effort than ever before! Putting in the miles is only one part of the training equation. You can become a much stronger overall runner by improving leg turnover, efficiency, body alignment, muscle balance, and running-specific muscle strength, and by finding your most effective range of motion.
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The Runner's Edge - Stephen McGregor and Matt Fitzgerald
Use science to lead the pack. The Runner's Edge introduces a three-step plan for using technology to monitor, analyze, and plan training for peak performance while avoiding overtraining and minimizing injuries. The book unlocks the mystery and potential of speed and distance devices, so you reach new levels and personal best times.
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Runners on Running - Rich Elliot
Runners on Running is an arrangement of inspirational stories, humorous accounts, and pivotal moments. It is a best-of collection from the top writers in the sport. The selections are grouped into seven themes that encompass the runner’s experience: spirit, body, mind, mentor, race, bonds, and heart.
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Running Anatomy - Joe Puleo and Patrick Milroy
In Running Anatomy, detailed four-color anatomical illustrations are combined with text to show step-by-step exercises that convey proper form as well as the link between muscle development and the runner in motion. It includes rehabilitation exercises for common running injuries and an in-depth look at how shoes and orthotics affect a runner’s motion.
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