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Brian Clarke (Author)
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November 14, 2005

Make your workouts count with the breakthrough system that synchronizes your energy levels with training effort. Instead of fighting your body to finish a workout just because it's written on the calendar, choose the most effective workouts from 5K and 10K Training based on your body's capacity to perform at any given time.

Effort-based training maximizes training adaptation by matching the goal of each workout with its optimal training level: hard when energy and recovery are high and easy when stress or recovery is low. Effort-based training also gives you the most control over the training process, allowing you to stay injury free while actually increasing the energy you have available for workouts. Sample programs contain a variety of schedules and detailed workouts for developing five race-specific abilities.

Run stronger and faster with more energy by using the proven system in 5K and 10K Training. With customized programs to choose from and accompanying training logs to record and evaluate your progress, this unique system is the fastest way to reach your training goals.


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""""Brian Clarke takes complex training systems and makes them easy to understand. His many tables and charts will guide you to your best training paces and recovery efforts, and guarantee that you find your personal best training program."""
Amby Burfoot
Executive Editor, "Runner's World" magazine
Winner, 1968 Boston Marathon
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"Brian Clarke takes complex training systems and makes them easy to understand. His many tables and charts will guide you to your best training paces and recovery efforts, and guarantee that you find your personal best training program."

Amby Burfoot -- Executive Editor, Runner's World magazine; Winner, 1968 Boston Marathon


Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Human Kinetics (November 14, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0736059407
  • ISBN-13: 978-0736059404
  • Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #537,791 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Waste Your Money On This Book, April 28, 2006
This review is from: 5K and 10K Training (Paperback)
So exactly how much research has the author actually performed on 5K and 10K training?

"Many readers have asked me whether I research my books. I don't research them as much as I think about how to solve various problems. My thinking is inseparable from my writing and I NEVER (emphasis added) research what others have said on a topic while I'm writing."

Swear to God, the above quote is the first paragraph in the author's Acknowledgemnts.

That self-acknowledged lack of research will immediately become painfully obvious to even the most casual 5K or 10K runner who somehow happens to be unfortunate enough to accidently purchase this book.

Don't do it.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Useless book., November 29, 2006
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I agree with other reader about lack of any scientific backing of author's claims. He is going on and on about your "energy" and doesn't give you any actual advices about running.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Very dull and not helpful, March 3, 2009
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This was the first book I ever read on running and after reading it I almost quit running and thought all running books were useless dribble. This book was very dull and had no substance to it. It was very hard to read and spent most of the focus on how you feel and how to rate your energy level during your run. It didn't have any structured plans or advice for training. Thankfully, I decided to read other books or I'd have never realized that there were people that actually gave useful and helpful information.
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This book describes the role that effort and energy play in training for 5k and 10k races. Read the first page
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