The Endurance of Speed: The Revolutionary New Way to Train for Marathons & Half-Marathons

by Jason R. Karp

Oftentimes, runners’ performances plateau not because of what they do, but because of what they don’t do. And one of the things that many runners don’t do when they start running as adults is work on their basic speed. They never become fast runners.

What happens if runners turn the traditional model of distance running training on its head and train speed first before training endurance? What happens when runners train at the right speed rather than at the right distance?

The Endurance of Speed is a revolutionary new method of marathon and half-marathon training, in which you’ll discover the remarkable answers to these questions, as you learn how to train your speed first and then how to improve your endurance of speed to reach and exceed your marathon or half-marathon goals.

94 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 26, 2023

Reviews

[Zach Relling · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good insights and an actionable but flexible plan included. A lot of ideas and theories that have become more popular in approaches to running training. Will be trying out some of these in my next training block

[lackhana son · Rating 5 out of 5]

Speed first

Author stresses that if you can't run 100m in under 25s then you cannot run a 3h marathon no matter how many miles you run a week. It is a good reminder!

[Cheyenne Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another running training theory gem on Kindle unlimited

Karp's two books on Kindle Unlimited are really great. Lots of good perspective for me to consider as an avid but naive runner.

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now to put it into practice. A good read and a compelling plan. Overall it was a bit too brief and there were many times when I would have liked a bit more explanation

[Jared Macari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great expansion to running

Open mind to speed interval training and marathon planning
Overall options to build or follow straightforward, you can’t go wrong with any viewpoint

[Sonja Boyd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting

I have now learnt a new way of training for marathons.
I believe in what the author writes.
It is a very interesting read if you want to complete a marathon.

[Phil · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the ideas are interesting but he uses terms in the wrong way that are contrary to any other running book.