good for competative runners | Daniels' Running Formula - 2nd Edition

BEST running book | Daniels' Running Formula - 2nd Edition | Jack Daniels

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	• Daniels' Running Formula - 2nd Edition Jack Daniels Human Kinetics, 2005 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 81 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

love it

I am so excited about this second edition! I am not a really gifted runner, but I have lots of desire. Jack Daniels has taught me how to use my ability at its highest level. With his help I cut 15 minutes off my last marathon and now, after just having a baby I can't wait to start using it again.

I am especially excited about this new edition and the new training plans that are just for increasing your speed and fitness level, not just training for a race. I can't wait to get back in shape and there is no one I trust to help me more than Jack!

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good for competative runners

This is a really good resource for competative runners, especially if they are self coached. It really covers what you need to know with respect to training. It is not a book for beginning runners, and it does not cover gear, injurys etc. in detail. Some caveats. Some of the most important statements in the book are not emphasized adequately. Daniels is a first rate coach with years of experience. He makes statements to the effect that different runners respond differently to different types of training. To an extent, it seems obvious, but the book presents training regimens and times, without adequately pointing out that these are suggestions, and you may have to work out what works best for you. I found that I responded better to slightly longer and slower long intervals than he recommends in his book. I tried his recommendations, and found I was more tired and sore, and most importantly my racing times went up or were flat. He clearly points out both that training has to be individualized, and that the bottom line (race time/place) is the bottom line. But I think he overemphasizes the science, such as it is, and underemphasizes his own knowlege of coaching. (I also strongly agree with his recommendations concerning younger runners.) Also, the training theory he discusses is not as clearly proven as you might think: we are still discovering new issues with respect to lactic acid, for example. To a certain extent, it doesn't matter: the training principles work, even if the underlying theory is less certain. Overall it is one of the best guides out there to give an overview of training for competative runners. Some modest changes in organization and emphasis would make it a five start book. Buy it, use it, read and re read it anyway.

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BEST running book

This is the best running book out there. It has really helped improve my times, after a decade of running. The pace tables and workouts are great!

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kindle edition is worthless

i have the kindle dx version. alot of charts have been left out that text refers to. print version is the way to go. kindle edition is worthless.

Get in the best shape of your running career with the scientifically based training in Daniels? Running Formula. In the book that Runner?s World magazine called "the best training book," premier running coach Jack Daniels provides you with his proven VDOT formula to guide you through training at exactly the right intensity to become a faster, stronger runner.

Choose from the red, white, blue, and gold programs to get into shape, target a race program, or regain conditioning after a layoff or injury. Race competitively with programs for 800 meters, 1500 meters to 3000 meters, cross country races, 5K to 15K, and half-marathon up to the marathon. Each program incorporates the right mix of the five training intensities to help you build endurance, strength, and speed, and Daniels? intensity point system makes it easy to track the time you spend at each level.

The formula can be customized to your current fitness level and the number of weeks you have available for training, and it provides the perfect solution for short training seasons. Get the results you?re seeking every time you lace up your shoes for a training run or race with the workouts and programs detailed in Daniels? Running Formula.

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