The Runner's Bible

Name: The Runner's Bible
Brand: Broadway Books
Price: 33.39 EUR
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Marc Bloom(Autor*in)

Broadway Books (Verlag)

1. Auflage

Erschienen am 5. Januar 2011

208 Seiten

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Inhalt

Intro
Other Books by This Author
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
1 Why Run?
Why people run.
The benefits running provides.
The different approaches to running success.
2 How to Start a Running Program
Preparing to take the first steps.
Determining your goals.
Your first month of running.
A graduated training schedule.
3 How You'll Change As a Runner
Weight loss.
Body consciousness.
Muscular development.
The perfect 10.
Daily habits.
Friends.
Enemies.
Food.
Sex.
"Negative addiction."
4 How to Select the Right Gear and Equipment
What you need.
Running-shoe considerations.
The latest in running-shoe technology.
Clothing.
Running gadgets and high-tech equipment.
5 How to Develop Strength and Flexibility
Flexibility through stretching.
Do's and don'ts of proper stretching.
Developing a stretching program.
Strength through weight training.
Types of weight training.
Swimming.
6 Injuries, and What to Do About Them
Why runners get injured.
Injury prevention.
When injury strikes.
Treatment of injury.
Staying fit while injured.
7 How to Cope with the Elements and Other Unpredictable Foes
The heat.
Warm-weather precautions.
The cold.
Surviving the winter.
Hills.
Running in the dark.
Coping with traffic.
Dealing with dogs.
8 Eat and Run: A Skeptic's Dilemma
Nutrition as an element of training.
How running will affect eating habits.
Should you load up on carbohydrates? and other dietary issues.
9 How to Prepare for Racing
Planning for competition.
How to find a suitable race.
Determining your goals.
Before the race.
Race strategy.
Race recovery.
Evaluating your performance.
Training for future competition.
Race pace chart.
10 How to Prepare For Your First Marathon
Making the commitment.
Choosing a race.
Prerace preparation.
Special nutritional considerations.
How to run a marathon.
The wall.
The finish.
Recovery.
Your next marathon.
Marathon training chart.
11 Special Running Considerations
Children.
Senior citizens.
Women.
12 A Program for the Advanced Runner
How the advanced runner should train
Afterword
Appendix I A Sampling of Leading American Road Races
Appendix II For Further Reading
About the Author

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