Marc Bloom Running

Runner's World Senior Contributor and award-winning NY Times writer Marc Bloom is one of the nation's foremost authorities on running, fitness and youth sports. Author of the new "God on the Starting Line" and other books, Marc was formerly editor-in-chief of "The Runner" and is long-time publisher of "The Harrier" high school cross-country and distance running magazine.  Order Marc Bloom Books Now!

THE MARATHON

What it takes to go the distance

Whether you're trying to run 3 hours, 4 hours or 5 hours (or are not even sure if the marathon is for you) , this expert compendium is an essential real-life training tool with all the goods. All aspects of preparation, with a week-by-week workout schedule, mental training issues and a 73-point review of how to negotiate 26 miles. Includes training advice from the stars-but also Bloom's personal perspective as a mid-pack marathoner confronting the realities of "the wall." Buy Now !

290 pages. Only $19.95. Add $2 for shipping. Free autograph and note.

 

Table of Contents

Part One: A Sport Matures

Chap 1: The Marathon Today

The movement of the marathon and the course it's taking.

Chap 2: Tracing The Legend

Did Pheidippides do it? Maybe so, maybe not.

Part Two: Conditioning Body And Mind

Chap 3: The Basic Principles

73 pointers for easy reference.

Chap 4: Physiology: Racing The Treadmill

Inside a human performance lab investigating the body under stress.

Chap 5: Psychology: The Irrespressible Urge

The seductive powers of the marathon, and the need to succeed.

Chap 6: Training: A Realistic Program

How to get in shape to go the distance.

Chap 7: Racing: Climbing The Wall

For some it's a playbook, for others a poem.

Chap 8: Injuries: The Latest Treatments.

What to do when something starts to hurt.

Part Three: The Main Events

Chap 9: Boston Marathon

The most famous footrace in the world.

Chap 10: The New York City Marathon

A 26-mile celebration of running.

Part Four: Success Formulas

Chap 11: Starting From Scratch

How one man built a life of running from a life that needed it.

Chap 12: Age Is No Barrier

A fountain of youth, for the young and the "old."

Chap 13: Women: Fully Equipped

It started with K. Switzer, and the revolution continues.

Chap 14: Shorter And Rodgers

Frank Shorter put the marathon on the map, and Bill Rodgers helped extend its borders.

Chap 15: Grete Waitz: Northern Lightening

A talk with the greatest woman runner in the world.

Appendix: List of top performers, and a ranking of the all-time best marathoners.

Reviews:

"Most running books come in one of two types: those by 'experts' who can't write, and those by writers with little expertise. Marc Bloom is a rare writer who knows his subject inside out. This makes his book unique." -Joe Henderson

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