Run to Win: The Training Secrets of the Kenyan Runners [Paperback]

Jurg Wirz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2006

Within only a few decades, Kenya has established itself as the running nation No. 1. Today, Kenyan athletes dominate the world rankings in all distances between the 800m and the marathon. How did they do this? "Run to win" describes the development of running in Kenya from the time of the British influence until nowadays. It lets coaches, who have strongly influenced the rise of the East-African nation to a world power in sports, speak in their own words, and it shows how running has also become a big business. The reader will learn about the training secrets of the stars and will also receive valuable tips for his own career or sports life, be it as an amateur jogger or an ambitious runner. This book is a must-have for all running coaches and runners, and also for all those who want to learn more about the backgrounds and secrets of the Kenyan success story. The features include: a must-have for all running coaches and runners; learn the training secrets of the stars; and lots of valuable tips for the amateur jogger to the ambitious runner.

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About the Author

Jurg Wirz is a freelance journalist and author, bases since 1999 in Eldoret, Kenya. He is the founder of a renowned Swiss Running magazine and writes for several journals from Runner's World to the IAAF-magazine. He has also published several books on Running. Jurg Wirz is a friend of Paul Tergat and can claim for himself that he knows Kenyan Running like no other journalist.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH (April 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841261882
• ISBN-13: 978-1841261881
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #143,925 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A misleading title, October 30, 2008

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Lorenzo Coopman "oznerol review" (europ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Run to Win: The Training Secrets of the Kenyan Runners (Paperback)

To be fair if you are looking for the training secrets of Kenyan runners, I have to say : Look further. This book has lots of pictures and some entertaining story's but overall it's quite messy and no cutting edge trainingadvice ...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Misleading title, April 16, 2009

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Old Runner - See all my reviews

This review is from: Run to Win: The Training Secrets of the Kenyan Runners (Paperback)

A very disappointing book. It simply doesn't live up to its title. There is some interesting history, about Kenya in general and about individual runners and coaches. But "training secrets"? Forget it.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An informative training guide, September 14, 2008

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A. Woo - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Run to Win: The Training Secrets of the Kenyan Runners (Paperback)

This is one of the great books revealing how different African runners from those in western countries in terms of physical attributes and training methods. Generally, the book itself provides information that would inspire those who try to train themselves to perform well in competitions. It has also examples of training schedules that great Kenyan runners would follow during competition season. They are indeed interesting for us to know about.