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Written for serious runners, by the duo behind the hugely successful first three editions,
Advanced Marathoning, Fourth Edition, is now in full color and includes the marathon training principles and training programs that thousands of marathon runners have used to set personal bests.
List of contents
Foreword by Emily Sisson
Preface
Part I. Training ComponentsChapter 1. Elements of Training
Chapter 2. Nutrition and Hydration
Chapter 3. Balancing Training and Recovery
Chapter 4. Supplementary Training
Chapter 5. Advanced Marathoning for Masters Runners
Chapter 6. Tapering for Peak Marathon Performance
Chapter 7. Race-Day Strategy
Part II. Training ProgramsChapter 8. Following the Schedules
Chapter 9. Marathon Training on Up to 55 Miles (89 km) per Week
Chapter 10. Marathon Training on 55 to 70 Miles (89-113 km) per Week
Chapter 11. Marathon Training on 70 to 85 Miles (113-137 km) per Week
Chapter 12. Marathon Training on More Than 85 Miles (137 km) per Week
Chapter 13. Multiple Marathoning
Appendix A. Marathon Race-Pace Chart
Appendix B. Equivalent Race Times: 10K Through Marathon
About the author
Pete Pfitzinger was the top American finisher in the 1984 and 1988 Olympic marathons. With a personal best of 2:11:43, Pfitzinger is a two-time winner of the San Francisco Marathon and placed third in the 1987 New York City Marathon. He was ranked the top American marathoner in 1984 by
Track & Field News, and he is a member of the Road Runners Club of America’s Hall of Fame. He was a senior writer for
Running Times from 1997 to 2007, in which his popular column, “The Pfitzinger Lab Report,” appeared. Pfitzinger has over 30 years of experience coaching marathon runners to achieve their goals. He is also the coauthor of
Faster Road Racing.
Scott Douglas is a is a contributing writer for
Runner’s World and
Outside. He is the author or coauthor of several well-known running books, including
Personal Best Running,
Running Is My Therapy, and the New York Times bestsellers
Meb for Mortals and
26 Marathons. Scott has run more than 130,000 miles since starting as a teen. He lives in North Yarmouth, Maine.
