Cross-Country Running

The Best Training Plans for Peak Performance in the 5k, 1500m, 2000m, and 10k
Third Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-78255-259-8
Verlag: Meyer & Meyer Sport

Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, PB, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 300 g

In this new edition, Olympian and running coach Jeff Galloway brings his proven Run Walk Run® method to cross-country running. Using his method and following the training plans provided, every cross-country runner will improve performance, recover faster, and reduce the risk of injury.
Jeff Galloway explains how to build endurance, train and race on hills, run on varied terrain, implement speed training and race strategies, all while maximizing performance. He gives action plans for teamwork training and developing race methods, and he also covers injury prevention and treatment that gets an injured runner back racing in no time.
The training programs incorporate Galloway's Magic Mile—the best way to check and monitor training progress—and are suitable for high school and college runners. Runners are also given the tools to set realistic pacing goals for long runs and races and to reach peak performance in the 5K, 1500m, 2000m, and 10K. Every cross-country runner and coach needs this book!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Galloway, Jeff

Über Autor(innen)

Jeff Galloway was an average teenage runner who kept learning and working harder until he became an Olympian. He also represented the USA in the International Cross Country Championships—the World Championship race. He is the author of the bestselling running book in North America (Galloway's Book on Running) and was a Runner's World columnist for more than 20 years, as well as an international speaker for more than 200 running and fitness sessions each year. He has worked with over 500,000 goal-oriented runners who have improved using his method. Jeff is the designer of the walk-run, low-mileage marathon training program, Galloway Run Walk Run®, that has an over 98% success rate.