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Running Past 50 offers ready-to-use training plans that account for the needs of runners age 50 and over. With science-based practical advice, you can make the purposeful adjustments in training intensity, recovery, goal setting, and mental outlook to enjoy a lifetime of running.
List of contents
Foreword by Gene Dykes
Part I. RunningChapter 1. Run by Your Own Rules: Understanding Realities Are Not Restrictions
Chapter 2. Find Your Drive: Determining Goals and Creating Habits
Chapter 3. Adapt to Change: Addressing the Needs of Female Runners
Part II. TrainingChapter 4. Identifying the Building Blocks of Successful Training
Chapter 5. Establishing and Maintaining an Aerobic Base
Chapter 6. Maximizing Training While Minimizing Injury
Chapter 7. Incorporating Rest and Recovery
Part III. ProgrammingChapter 8. Creating Your Training Plan
Chapter 9. 5K, 10K, and Half-Marathon Training Plans
Chapter 10. Marathon and Ultramarathon Training Plans
Chapter 11. Transitional Training Plans
Part IV. CompetingChapter 12. Preparing to Compete
Chapter 13. Designing Your Race-Day Strategy
Chapter 14. Staying Focused and Avoiding Setbacks
About the author
Caolan MacMahon has been dedicated to running since she was eight years old, and she continues to pursue her passion several decades later. She has completed more than 80 marathons and ultramarathons since turning 50, including six Boston Marathons and three New York City Marathons. MacMahon is the 2013 RRCA Grand Master 50K champion and has achieved dozens of overall podium and age-group finishes. She is the head coach and director of The Long Run Coaching LLC. She holds certifications from UESCA (Ultrarunning Coach; Endurance Sports Nutrition Certification), NASM (CPT), World Athletics (Elite L5), USATF (L3 Endurance, Youth Specialization; L2 Endurance/Speed/Hurdles/Relays, Youth Specialization), RRCA, and Lydiard (LI and LII). MacMahon is also a USATF L1 coaching instructor and is a coach and clinician at the USATF youth cross country camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
Beyond her accomplishments in running and coaching, MacMahon is an educator, rock climber, former professor of philosophy, ethicist, animal activist, and writer. She has been a contributing writer for
Runner’s World and provided race reports and contributions to
Self,
New York Times,
Ultra Running Magazine,
Colorado Runner,
5280, and
Elevation Outdoors. She has also been blogging for
The Chronic Runner since 2011.
Summary
Running Past 50 offers ready-to-use training plans that account for the needs of runners age 50 and over. With science-based practical advice, you can make the purposeful adjustments in training intensity, recovery, goal setting, and mental outlook to enjoy a lifetime of running.
