Better Training for Distance Runners (Second Edition) (book)
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Today's science and expert coaching for better running performance
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.
Runners and coaches will find it easy to apply the book's cutting-edge information about running physiology and biomechanics. They'll receive straightforward advice for conditioning and competing in the whole range of distance events. The book also covers many popular topics in running, including how to
accurately assess running fitness, gauge training intensity, adjust training loads to achieve peak readiness for competition, determine the most effective racing strategy for each event, and stay healthy throughout a running career.
Authors Dr. David Martin and Peter Coe are the perfect team for translating lab findings to the road and running track. As one of the world's foremost researchers on running, Martin regularly tests elite runners to identify their best strategies for staying healthy and improving fitness. Peter Coe, father and coach of 800- and 1000-meter world record holder Sebastian Coe, has long been regarded as a master of devising training plans that allow athletes to reach peak fitness when it counts most. Together, Martin and Coe present the most comprehensive and useful resource on the art and science of distance running the formula that has produced many national championship, Olympic medal, and world record performances.
Better Training for Distance Runners builds upon the success of the first edition by providing loads of new information, such as the effects of altitude training and glycerin loading, the health problems experienced by women runners who may be too thin, and the best strategies for running road races and the steeplechase. It's an essential guide and a great read for serious distance runners and coaches who desire to excel in future seasons and events.
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A training guide for distance runners and coaches
CONTENTS
Forewords Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Acknowledgments Introduction Defining the Role of a Coach The Successful Athlete-Coach Relationship Successful Athletes Are High Achievers Scientific Evaluation of Health and Fitness References Chapter 1. The Biomechanics of Running Kinesiology: The Study of Movement Running-Specific Movement Interesting Questions About Running Biomechanics Evaluating and Improving Running Biomechanics Summary: Using Biomechanics Effectively References Chapter 2. Muscle Physiology for Running Anatomic Aspects of Neuromuscular Integration Generation of Muscle Tension Skeletal Muscle Fiber Types Effects of Training on Skeletal Muscle Performance Summary: Using Muscle Physiology for Better Training References Chapter 3. The Energy Dynamics of Running Thermodynamics Made Easy Energy Storage in Tissues: ATP and CP The Four Energy Systems Comparing Aerobic and Anaerobic Metabolism Comparing Carbohydrates and Fatty Acids as Fuels Metabolism of Carbohydrates Metabolism of Fats: Aerobic Lipolysis Interaction of Carbohydrate and Fat Metabolism During Exercise Summary: Better Training Through Chemistry References Chapter 4. Heart, Lung, and Blood Adaptations to Running Aerobic and Anaerobic Contributions to Performance Physiological Indicators of Performance Exercise as a Challenge to the Heart, Lungs, and Blood Measuring Cardiopulmonary Fitness in the Laboratory Summary: Training and Monitoring the Heart and Lungs for Better Running References Chapter 5. Developing Running With Periodization Training Goal Setting Principles of Periodization Periodization Using Multi-Tier Training Constructing Your Own Effective Training Plan Suggestions for Better Use of Multi-Tier Training Using Altitude Training as a Fitness-Enhancing Stimulus Keep a Training Diary Summary: Building Better Fitness by Running References Chapter 6. Developing Total Fitness Adapting Muscles to Stress Loading Flexibility: The Essence of Joint Motion Body Composition: Importance and Measurement Summary: Running Improvement Through Total-Body Conditioning References Chapter 7. Preparing to Race General Concepts for Race Preparation The 800-Meter Run The 1,500-Meter Run The Steeplechase The 5,000-Meter Run The l0,000-Meter Run Road Racing The Marathon Preparing for and Delivering Successful Competitions Summary: Running Your Best Race References Chapter 8. Managing Balanced Training Fatigue: A Natural Consequence of Training Muscle Soreness and Connective Tissue Injury Overtraining and Staleness: Beyond Fatigue Preventing Overtraining Summary: Extending a Running Career References Name Index Subject Index
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
No two authors are better qualified than David Martin and Peter Coe to address both the physiology and coaching of distance running.
Martin has served as marathon chair of USA Track & Field's (USATF) Men's Development Committee since 1979 and as chair of the national governing body's Sport Science Subcommittee since 1984. These positions have allowed him to coach, advise, and scientifically evaluate many of America's best men and women distance runners. They have also provided him the opportunity to work with and learn from other top coaches and sports scientists around the world.
A fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, Martin is the author of four books, including The High Jump Book, The Marathon Footrace, and Training Distance Runners. He also is a contributor to New Studies in Athletics, the technical journal of the International Amateur Athletic Federation.
Dr. Martin is a regents professor of health sciences at Georgia State University, which has three times honored him as a distinguished professor. He is also a results statistician for the Association of International Marathons and the Association for Track & Field Statisticians.
Peter Coe has successfully coached domestic and foreign runners at all levels, but he is probably best known for guiding his son Sebastian to one of the greatest middle distance running careers of all time. Under Peter's tutelage, Sebastian won two Olympic gold medals in the 1500-meter run and two Olympic silver medals in the 800-meter run; a bronze, a silver, and a gold at the European championships; and 12 world records.
A retired engineer, Coe is a recognized international lecturer and a writer. He is author of Training Distance Runners and Winning Running. Coe was presented the Senior Coaching Award by the British Athletics Association and was named Coach of the Year by the British Milers' Club an organization for which he served as chairman for several years.
WORDS OF PRAISE
"Better Training for Distance Runners is the complete manual for athletes, coaches, and educators. The book explains complicated issues and answers questions that lead to improved understanding of the art and science of distance running."
Keith A. Brantly
U.S. Team Member 1996 Olympic Marathon
"The first edition of Better Training for Distance Runners helped me make it to the 1996 Olympics and I believe this second edition can help me medal in the 2000 Olympics. The book allows runners to focus on specific events in distance running and explains the science of distance running in a manner that all distance runners can understand and use to their advantage. This really is a great book. I honestly was inspired to get out and train after each time I picked it up. I have worked with Dave Martin firsthand and everything I have learned from him is right here in this book. Dave is putting his love for distance running in the hands of the general public."
Mark J. Coogan
U.S. Team Member 1996 Olympic Marathon
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