A world-class marathon runner
By: Haydn Middleton
Series: The making of a champion; Making of a champion
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780431189239
Subjects: Training; Juvenile literature; Marathon running
Table of contents: title: The ultimate challenge; title: How marathons began; title: The Olympic marathon; title: City marathons; title: Deciding to run a marathon; title: Training goals and patterns; title: Bodywork; title: Building strength and endurance; title: The long run; title: Fluid replacement tactics; title: Measuring performance; title: Injury and recovery; title: Knowing the course; title: The final countdown; title: Pre-race rituals; title: The problem of pace; title: Race strategy; title: Making a break; title: After the race; title: What it means to be a marathon champion.