Contents

• Start to Finish

  • Copyright
  • Introduction

• Starting Out

  • Are You Ready?

• Training Principles

  • Marathon Physiology
  • Keys to Success

• Base Building

  • Plans, Paces and Progressions
  • Getting Out the Door

• Sharpening

  • Maximizing Performance
  • Psychological Preparation
  • Peaking

• Race Preparation

  • Tapering
  • Planning Your Race

• Racing

  • Final Preparations
  • The Race

• Recovery

  • After Your Race

• Aids to Performance

  • Supplimental Training
  • Food and Performance
  • Ergongenic Aids
  • Running in Temperature Extremes

• Appendices

  • Example Training Log
  • Training Pace Tables
  • Example Interval Progression
  • Example Repeat Progression
  • Example Fartlek Program
  • Example Hill Training Progression
  • References

• About This Book

  • The Book
  • The Authors