Marathon Running

by Richard Nerurkar

Written by Britain's most successful marathon runner of the 1990s, this invaluable guide will help you get the most from your distance training. From the complete beginner enchanted by the challenge of the London Marathon, to the experienced runner wishing to improve on racing strategy, its authoritative pages reveal a wealth of information structuring an effective build-up and taper training harder without doing too much improving your endurance and pace judgement producing your best on race-day. The new edition is in full colour, making for easier navigation and bringing the action photography to life. The text has been fully updated to take account of the latest developments in running science and programme design, plus more insights from Richard and other leading runners. This new edition has been fully updated with the latest training

Genres: Sports, Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Toby · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you've read another book on getting in to marathon running then this one isn't going to give you much, if anything, more. Loaded with autobiographical anecdotes from mostly elite marathon runners I found it largely irrelevent for somebody contemplating their first attempt at 42.2km. Nerurkar makes up for some of his more indulgent choices however by providing some very interesting charts and tables on training plans and his writing style is largely clear and concise, only straying in to enexplained terminology on the rare occasion. There's a lot of options out there for the marathon trainee to choose from and this book should never be first choice, especially not as the first book they pick up.

[EditorDevil · Rating 3 out of 5]

書的最後有課表，適合不同水平的跑手，非常實用。

[Cal]

sciencey but still very understandable

[Kerry Bonham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very useful guide. Lots of information for runners of all levels. A book I will definitely be referring to regularly when training for long distances runs.

[Hannah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Idk why I read that.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*

[Stephen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not very good. It's full of irrelevant anecdotes about how elite athletes train for marathons, the layout is cluttered and the advice is poor. Too often you see references to parts of the book you haven't got to yet.

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of interesting personal stories and good advice on racing...

[Sooncien · Rating 4 out of 5]

Besides the theory and concept on training and racing a marathon, the book gives a good view on how an elite compete and prepare for a race.