5K and 10K Training

by 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. Effort-based training maximizes training adaptation by matching the goal of each workout with its optimal training hard when energy and recovery are high and easy when stress or recovery is low. Effort-based training also gives you the most control over the training process, allowing you to stay injury free while actually increasing the energy you have available for workouts. Sample programs contain a variety of schedules and detailed workouts for developing five race-specific abilities. Run stronger and faster with more energy by using the proven system in 5K and 10K Training . With customized programs to choose from and accompanying training logs to record and evaluate your progress, this unique system is the fastest way to reach your training goals.

Genres: Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published November 14, 2005

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Reviews

[Arash · Rating 2 out of 5]

While the effort based training might be useful on certain days, I don't find it that attractive, especially when you are preparing for an event with strict deadline and a full time job to do.
In addition, the fact that Clarke openly admits that "I don't research my books ... and I never research what others have said on the topic" is not an encouraging sign.
Even legendary trainers such as Brett Sutton who don't do things in the ordinary fashion, stick with certain level of scientific approach, while keeping with strict regimen in preparing their athletes.

[Jodi · Rating 1 out of 5]

I feel like Goldilocks reading running books. The last one I read was too simple and now this one was too complex. I just want a book about running a 5k that is just right for me! Sigh! I just want some helpful hints and good advice - not all kinds of measurement and tracking that this book requires. Sigh..........guess I'll just take the mentallity that I keep putting one foot in front of the other and know that slow and steady will "win" the race.