Runner's World Best Competitive Running

When runners want expert advice, they turn to Runner' s World, the magazine that helped bring running culture into the mainstream-- and has continued to dispense cutting-edge wisdom as running' s popularity has soared. Now, runners can have all that expert wisdom at their fingertips with the Runner' s World Best series. Each book in this series focuses on a particular aspect of running-- from getting started to cross-training. Together, these authoritative, affordable, fully illustrated volumes form a accessible library that belongs in every runner' s home. Runner' s World Best: Competitive Running explains why competing in a race is beneficial for runners at every level, lays out basic training principles, and provides detailed training regimens for various types of races: 5K, 10K, half-marathon, and marathon. Runners learn what to eat and drink before, during, and after a race, as well as how strength and flexibility training can help their performance.Bean, Adam is the author of 'Runner's World Best Competitive Running', published 2006 under ISBN 9781594863752 and ISBN 159486375X.