Alberto Salazar's Guide to Road Racing
By Alberto Salazar"A key resource I heartily recommend." - Bill Rodgers, four-time Boston Marathon Winner, four-time New York City Marathon Winner. "Runners have much to gain from Alberto Salazar's world-class knowledge." - Mary Decker Slaney, World-Record Holder, Olympian. Road racing has become one of North America's most popular competitive sports. Thousands of people participate in road races every year, from 5K, 8K, and 10K fun-runs to half-marathons, marathons, and beyond. And with every race, more people are discovering the joys and benefits of running. Alberto Salazar, one of America's greatest distance runners, is currently coach of the Oregon Project, a Nike-sponsored endeavor that uses an array of high-tech training methods to build world-class distance runners.In "Alberto Salazar's Guide to Road Racing", he shows readers how to run farther and faster without the injuries or burnout that accompany overtraining, and offers both first-time runners and dedicated marathoners the training methods he's developed and refined in his many years of racing and coaching. "Alberto Salazar's Guide to Road Racing" covers a wide array of needs, including: base training; speed training; nutrition; avoiding and dealing with injuries; mental conditioning; race preparation; goal advancement; weight training; and much more! Whether the goal is to increase distances, reduce times, or win medals, Salazar has the training method to suit every road racer at every level of the sport.
Book details
- Paperback
- 304 pages
- English
- 0071383085
- 9780071383080
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