Training for Young Distance Runners - 2E

by Greene, Larry

• ISBN13: 9780736050913
• ISBN10: 0736050914
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-22
• Publisher: HUMAN KINETICS PUBLISHERS

Summary

Race your best this season with science-based training specifically geared for teenage runners. Your performance will soar when you follow the proven guidelines on designing customized daily, weekly, and seasonal programs.Running experts Larry Greene and Russ Pate combine the latest research with what works in the most successful high school and college programs throughout the country. You'll learn how to optimize performance through tempo running, interval training, technique drills, circuit and weight training, and flexibility exercises. And you'll gain a competitive advantage by applying guidelines for choosing the best foods and nutritional supplements, developing mental fitness, and preventing injuries.Training for Young Distance Runnershas everything you need to build a winning training program for cross country, track and field, and road racing events. Get this book and get ahead of the pack!

Author Biography

Laurence Greene is a senior instructor in the department of integrative physiology at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	ix
PART I Running Research	1	(94)
Chapter 1 Peak Development	3	(18)
Chapter 2 Teen Physiology	21	(20)
Chapter 3 Maximum Nutrition	41	(24)
Chapter 4 Champion Psyche	65	(16)
Chapter 5 Optimal Technique	81	(14)
PART II Training and Racing Programs	95	(124)
Chapter 6 Training Foundation	97	(40)
Chapter 7 Race-Specific Training	137	(18)
Chapter 8 Program Building	155	(22)
Chapter 9 Planning Training	177	(24)
Chapter 10 Program Evaluation	201	(18)
References	219	(1)
Index	220	(5)
About the Authors	225