Fast 5K : 25 crucial keys and 4 training plans
Magill, Pete2019
Books
Find it!
"World-class advice on how to run your fastest 5K race"-- Spend two hours with Pete Magill's Fast 5K and you'll know how to run your fastest 5K. In his fast-paced, ultimate guide to 5K running races, celebrated running coach Pete Magill reveals the 25 crucial keys to setting your next 5K PR. Magill shares hard-earned lessons he gained while leading 19 teams to USA national championships and setting multiple American and world age-group and masters records. Fast 5K shares Magill's essential keys to finding your fastest running fitness and race readiness. The 25 keys include optimal training mileage, effective tempo runs, VO2 max workouts, hill repeats, plyometrics that work, ways to prevent injuries, recovery tips, guides to diet and racing weight, choosing racing flats, and much more. Offering three 12-week and one 16-week 5K training plans, Fast 5K is the key to your best 5K running times. Pete Magill is a world-class 5K runner, personally holds multiple American and world age-group records in track & field and road racing and is a 5-time USA Masters Cross Country Runner of the Year. Now in this distilled guide, you can get world-class advice on how to run your fastest 5K ever.
Main title:
Fast 5K : 25 crucial keys and 4 training plans / Pete Magill.
Author:
Magill, Pete, author
Imprint:
Boulder, Colorado : VeloPress, [2019]
Collation:
viii, 185 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
Linking notes:
Online version: Magill, Pete, author. Fast 5K Boulder, Colorado : VeloPress, [2019]
Contents:
Introduction: A Fast 5KPART ONE: TRAINING KEYSKey 1: Set a Reasonable GoalKey 2: Schedule a Sensible Training Volume and IntensityKey 3: Train All Your 5K Running MusclesKey 4: Slow Down Your Distance RunsKey 5: Split Tempo Runs into RepetitionsKey 6: Include VO2max WorkoutsKey 7: Schedule Short Repetitions/IntervalsKey 8: Join the Over-the-Hill GangKey 9: Schedule Hill RepeatsKey 10: Lengthen Your Long RunKey 11: Try Downhill RunningKey 12: Perform Goal-Pace Repetitions at the Right TimeKey 13: Run a 5K Tune-Up RaceKey 14: Schedule Injury-Prevention Exercises and Resistance TrainingKey 15: Schedule Technique Drills and PlyometricsPART TWO: LIFESTYLE, DIET, AND GEAR KEYSKey 16: Eat a Runner's DietKey 17: Run LightKey 18: Wear Light Racing FlatsKey 19: Sleep, Rest, Recover Key 20: Review Non-Running Activities and HobbiesPART THREE: RACE-DAY KEYSKey 21: Try a Mini-TaperKey 22: Beat the JittersKey 23: Race-Day Guidelines (Pre-Race)Key 24: Racing Guidelines Key 25: Assess Your PerformanceBonus Masters Key: Age-Related Adjustments and AdvicePART FOUR: WORKOUTS AND TRAINING1: Warm-Up Routines2: Length of Distance Runs3: Training Paces4: Training SchedulesBeginner's 12-Week Plan2-Week Adjustment for 5K Race (Beginners)12-Week Plan16-Week Extended Plan12-Week Low-Intensity Plan2-Week Adjustment for 5K RaceAcknowledgmentsIndexAbout the Author
ISBN:
9781937715922 (pbk alk paper)
Dewey class:
796.42
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2248810
Bookmark link:
More Information: