| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (216 pages) : color illustrations |
| Contents |
Why has the half-marathon become so popular? -- Setting goals and priorities -- Important health information -- Practical information: shoes, equipment, et cetera -- The Galloway run-walk-run method -- Choosing the right goal and pace -- Primary training components -- Body, mind and spirit respond to positively to training -- Half-marathon training programs -- The drills to make running faster and easier -- Hill training builds strength -- and more -- Speed training prepares you for top performance -- How speed training works -- Race day timetable -- Your journal will inspire you -- Running form -- Lowering body fat can help you run faster -- Fat burning: the income side of the equation -- Good blood sugar = motivation -- An exerciser's diet -- Staying motivated -- Cross training: exercise for the non-running days -- Dealing with the weather -- Destroying excuses -- Troubleshooting -- Troubleshooting aches and pains -- Running after 40, 50, 50, 60,70. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
Jeff Galloway offers a state-of-the-art book on the highly popular half-marathon distance. He shows you how to select a realistic goal, and which workouts are needed to prepare for various performances. The book is loaded with tips on how to stay motivated, eliminate aches, pains and injuries with the minimum training needed to enjoy other spects of life. Biographische Informationen Jeff Galloway, Olympian and success author, is the designer of the walk-run, low mileage marathon training program (Galloway RUN-WALK method) with an over 98 % success rate. |
| Subject |
Running -- Training.
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Marathon running -- Training.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Track & Field.
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Marathon running -- Training.
(OCoLC)fst01008948
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Running -- Training.
(OCoLC)fst01101368
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Marathon running -- Training.
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Running -- Training.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Galloway, Jeff, 1945- Half-marathon. 4th ed. Maidenhead : Meyer & Meyer Sport, 2011 9781841263335 (OCoLC)747823153 |
| ISBN |
9781841267241 (electronic bk.) |
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1841267244 (electronic bk.) |
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9781841267449 (electronic bk.) |
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1841267449 (electronic bk.) |
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