80/20 running
Subtitle: run stronger and race faster by training slower
By: Matt Fitzgerald
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780451470881
Subjects: Physical fitness; Sports; Exercise; Physiological aspects
Other titles: Eighty-twenty running
Description: "Respected running and fitness expert Matt Fitzgerald explains how the 80/20 running program--in which you do 80 percent of runs at a lower intensity and just 20 percent at a higher intensity--is the best change runners of all abilities can make to improve their performance. With a thorough examination of the science and research behind this training method, 80/20 Running is a hands-on guide for runners of all levels with training programs for 5K, 10K, half-marathon, and marathon distances"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Learning to slow down; title: The evolution of 80/20 running; title: The 80/20 breakthrough; title: How 80/20 running improves fitness; title: How 80/20 running improves skill; title: Monitoring and controlling intensity; title: Getting started with 80/20 running; title: 80/20 training plans: 5K; title: 80/20 training plans: 10K; title: 80/20 training plans: half marathon; title: 80/20 training plans: marathon; title: Cross-training as an alternative to running more; title: 80/20 for everyone?; title: Appendix: Detailed intensity control guidelines for 80/20 workouts.