The Unconventional Running Coach

  My Score : 7/10 Coverage : Training and schedules  Aspiring to shave minutes off your marathon time and reach peak performance? Look no further than "Advanced Marathoning" by Pete Pfitzinger and Scott Douglas. This comprehensive guide, now in its third edition, equips serious runners with the knowledge and tools to train smarter, avoid injuries, and conquer their next marathon. This is not a book for beginners (advanced is in the title) nor is it for those that would follow the freedom and listen to your body approach I would suggest. What to Expect: Science-backed training:  The book delves into the latest sports science,  providing effective methods like marathon-pace runs and tempo workouts. Personalised plans:  Choose from various training schedules tailored to your weekly mileage (55+ miles) and desired race timeframe (12 or 18 weeks). Holistic approach:  It goes beyond running,  incorporating strength,  core,  flexibility,  ...

  Don't follow a running plan, listen to your body. That summarises my basic approach however unless you are highly motivated and have fully integrated a health lifestyle into your everyday life it isn't always as simple as that. As the successful coach P ercy Cerutty states in his book:  " Rigid schedules… and laid down day by day training routines, find no place in my ideas as to the fitness of things athletically. " Base Miles : I run around 50-70 miles a week but don't follow a strict plan. I have quite a lot of essential running as I  Run my daughter to and from school. I take the dog for runs at lunch time I have agreed to go out with my wife 3-4 times a week I run a session for my running club I run parkrun almost every week  Now if I am feeling good I can run to and from parkrun, and most weeks I do, I can extend the school runs, the dog runs, the club runs and run on the treadmill in some meetings, though I don't do that often. I can also add a long r...