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Training Young Distance Runners-3rd Edition
Larry Greene
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Description for Training Young Distance Runners-3rd Edition
Paperback. A reference for athletes and coaches in cross country, track and field and road. It contains guidelines for designing customised daily, weekly and seasonal programmes as well as coverage of hot topics including nutritional supplements, barefoot running and minimalist shoes, and gearing training to the specific needs of girls and boys. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 66 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
This book deals with the essentials of coaching teenage runners. Previous editions of Training Young Distance Runners have helped countless runners achieve their best times, avoid injuries and improve their performance progressively from season to season. Updated, expanded and enhanced, this new edition further enhances its standing as the standard reference for athletes and coaches in cross country, track and field and road. Athletes will learn to optimise performance through tempo running, interval training and technique work to improve form and gain a competitive advantage with expert advice and strategies for event-specific training, avoiding injuries, and overcoming setbacks. The book ... Read more
This book deals with the essentials of coaching teenage runners. Previous editions of Training Young Distance Runners have helped countless runners achieve their best times, avoid injuries and improve their performance progressively from season to season. Updated, expanded and enhanced, this new edition further enhances its standing as the standard reference for athletes and coaches in cross country, track and field and road. Athletes will learn to optimise performance through tempo running, interval training and technique work to improve form and gain a competitive advantage with expert advice and strategies for event-specific training, avoiding injuries, and overcoming setbacks. The book ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Human Kinetics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
551g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Champaign, United States
ISBN
9781450468848
SKU
V9781450468848
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-38
About Larry Greene
Larry Greene knows all about the challenges facing young distance runners having won state championships in high school cross country and track events. He has coached distance runners at youth, university and elite levels. Russ Pate has been an exercise science instructor and researcher since 1972. He serves as a professor in the department of exercise science at the University ... Read more
Reviews for Training Young Distance Runners-3rd Edition
It's all here! Science you can understand, nutrition that makes sense, how to race, and how to train, all spelled out for coach, parent, or aspiring young runner. Tom Heinonen
Coach of University of Oregon Running Club, 2004-2014, University of Oregon Women's Track Coach, 1977-2003 Authors Larry Greene and Russell Pate, ... Read more
Coach of University of Oregon Running Club, 2004-2014, University of Oregon Women's Track Coach, 1977-2003 Authors Larry Greene and Russell Pate, ... Read more