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Be Your Best At Marathon Running: Teach Yourself
Tim Rogers
Paperback
£8.99
ISBN:
9781444103007
Published:
26/02/2010
Extent:
192 pages
Illustrations:
None
Series:
Teach Yourself General
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Summary:
Is this the right book for me?
Want to enter a marathon but don't even know how to get a place? Be Your Best at Marathon Running doesn't just give you a complete set of training plans, fitness advice and nutritional guidance, it also shows you where and how to apply, which marathon to enter, and how to raise money for charity. It is written by the founder of the UK's leading running website, www.realrunners.co.uk, and also features a foreword from the founder of the London Marathon, Dave Bedford.
Be Your Best at Marathon Running includes:
Chapter 1: Are you up to it?
Chapter 2: Choosing your first marathon and getting a place
Chapter 3: You're in, now what?
Chapter 4: The right gear
Chapter 5: Training
Chapter 6: Your marathon training plan
Chapter 7: The importance of the gym | Chapter 8: Eating and drinking
Chapter 9: The injury and illness curse
Chapter 10: Fundraising
Chapter 11: The week before the race
Chapter 12: The big day itself
Chapter 13: A real-life experience - Sue Thearle, TV presenter
Chapter 14: What next? |
Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features:
Not got much time?
One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.
Author insights
Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.
Test yourself
Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.
Extend your knowledge
Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of the subject.
Five things to remember
Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.
Try this
Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.
Foreword by Dave Bedford, founder of the Flora London Marathon - Contains practical training plans, guides and information on how to enter and which marathon to choose
Uses authoritative training programs which have already helped thousands to complete a marathon
About the Author(s):
Tim Rogers has run 45 marathons and is the world record holder for the Global Challenge (running a marathon on all seven continents in the quickest time). Founder of the UK's leading running website, realrunner.com, he has trained thousands of runners, including celebrities, both online and face to face.
Readership:
Adult running enthusiasts, from novice to intermediate
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