Whether you've just started running or have been running for years, Frank Shorter's Running for Peak Performance is an excellent guide that tells you everything you need to know about the sport from the heart and soul of a man who knows the sport inside and out. From setting practical goals to keeping yourself motivated, this book covers every aspect of running any runner wants to know.
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Winner of the gold medal in the Olympic marathon in the 1972 Munich games and a silver medal in the Montreal games in 1976, Frank Shorter put running on the map in the U.S. Besides being a regular contributor to Runner's World magazine and television commentator, Shorter is the founding Chairman of the United States Anti Doping Agency.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a great book for the new runner.,
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This review is from: Frank Shorter's Running for Peak Performance (Paperback)
I recently read a book about running specifically for women and it was thorough, but gave me too many things to think and worry about. This book is simple, well-written and uses a more common-sense approach to running. Very enjoyable, and very good pictures.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Beautiful Read: But as a Secondary Reference,
By Stephen Pellerine (In a bookshelf somewhere) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Frank Shorter's Running for Peak Performance (Paperback)
This book is a great addition to any bookshelf on running - it is well written and beautifully composed.
I think that for a person just wanting easy attractive reading on the topic - this is a 5 star book and would not hesitate to order it up. Shorter has obviously had a life interwoven within the area of running and it shows in his great book here. If this is your "first" running book - there may be other books that may suite you better. Tim Noaks is a gem if you are someone technically minded and likes the details right down to the histology of the run. Now if that is too much a Jeff Galloway book may be more your style. If you are very serious and want to run harder/faster perhaps a Pfizenger book may be the best. So yes - buy this one. It's great. I would just be aware that it will not reach all runners - but not many books will. I would buy this in addition to one of the others above. See links below: Lore of Running, 4th Edition Marathon: You Can Do It! Advanced Marathoning - 2nd Edition
2.0 out of 5 stars
Good for beginners...marginally useful for experienced runners,
By eltjim (Guam) - See all my reviews
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This would be a great book for beginning runners. Discussions and sample training plans do not provide enough detail for experienced runners. Look at it more as a "Cliff's Notes" version of the works of Fixx, Sheehan, Henderson, et. al.
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My college running coach and mentor, Robert Giegengack, taught me as a university freshman how to be my own coach. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
splits bracelet, calories jog, day jog, conversational pace, running regimen, recovery jog, interval training session, training pace, easy jog, positive ritual, incremental goals, racing pace, hill training Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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