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Hal Higdon's How to Train: The Best Programs, Workouts, And Schedules For Runners Of All Ages

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The title on this one may fool you. I followed Higdon's Chicago Marathon training guide (included in this book) for two marathons and bought the book to get his insight on races of other distances. While I was initially quite disappointed that the training schedules in this tome were mostly not Mr. Higdon's, there is no denying this is a fabulous book. With schedules ranging in difficulty from novice to expert runners, and ranging in distance from the 5K to the Ultramarathon, there's almost too much information for one little book. Prepare to be overwhelmed. If you can't find a training schedule in here, you can't be satisfied. It's one stop shopping for all kinds of runners.

I am quite surprised by the negative reviews of this book. I have found it helpful for training for races ranging in length from 10 to 50 kilometers. Skim it, read it, study it, but at the least you'll never have to buy another series of training charts.

I've been looking for charts to help me with mileage and training for various races and this one has a ton to choose from. I'm training for my first marathon using his Novice marathon guide and it has been great. Finally, some concrete schedules to use for any distance!

I have purchased many of Hal's books and this is the only one I have ever been disappointed in. Not at all worth owning, the contents of this book is mainly training charts.

Looking at the title and the briefing I expected a lot from this book. I expected recommendations about the tempo, distance to cover, periods to rest, what&when to/not to eat or drink, places to/not to train, what to wear, etc. together with the reasons.

Unfortunately none of my expectations were covered. The book can be defined as a collection of lectures or articles of different gurus. Thus it is targeting the academicians rather than the amateur runners like myself.

The best training book ever written, obtainable goals for all mid-pack runners . Hal Higdon has found the best coaches in the world and combined there knowledge to bring a wonderful reference book for all runners. If your a runner this is a must buy..