Run Fast: How to Train for a 5-K or 10-K Race
Higdon shares training secrets gleaned from a long career as racer, coach, and senior writer for Runner's World magazine, and offers the advice of exercise physiologists and elite runners. He describes a variety of training methods to boost speed and endurance (e.g., intervals, fartlek, and sprints), and covers warm-ups, flexibility, and strength training exercises. The text could benefit from an appendix of sample workouts for easier access, illustrations of the exercises, and a glossary of terms. This book complements the works of Jim Fixx, George Sheehan, and Bob Glover and should be useful in running collections due to the increased popularity of short-distance races. Higdon's love of running, unabated at age 60, will inspire joggers of any age.- Sandra Math, St. John's Univ. Lib., Staten Island, New York.Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.