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Imserba Webstore - The Triathlete's Guide to Run Training (Ultrafit Multisport Training Series)
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List Price: $18.95
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Manufacturer: VeloPress
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.4257
EAN: 9781931382601
Feature: ISBN13: 9781931382601
ISBN: 1931382603
Label: VeloPress
Manufacturer: VeloPress
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 200
Publication Date: 2005-02-10
Publisher: VeloPress
Studio: VeloPress
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Many multisport athletes employ traditional training methods, ignoring technique while relying on volume and intensity of workouts to improve results. Renowned coach Ken Mierke has coached nine national multisport champions and placed 28 multisport athletes on Team USA. His research proves that athletes who achieve optimal technique show a remarkable difference not just in performance, but also in endurance. In this book he shows runners how to use the body's natural shock-absorption system to dramatically reduce impact stress and keep their training injury-free. By maximizing both conditioning and technique, as detailed in this book, runners can become faster, stronger, and more efficient athletes.
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Summary: Too much fluff
Comment: The portion of this book that deals with technique is very good. I have been using this for three months and it has helped a great deal. However, this is only about 20 pages of info. If you have other training books that deal with periodization and/or training philosophies, most of this book is the same old-same old. I recommend it, but don't think you will have a lot of new information.
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Summary: The first good advice I've ever received about running
Comment: I have always struggled with running - I'm slow, it hurts and I never seemed to improve. In 34 years of life, no one has ever explained to me the principles so clearly laid out in the beginning of this book - not my gym teacher, soccer coach, personal trainers, or even the running coaches in the marathon training program I participated in for 6 months. As a former science teacher, I "get" the physics of running and so Mierke's ideas made complete sense to me. I implemented the recommendations for running technique right away and took minutes off my normal run loop, felt less fatigue and soreness in my muscles and felt like a stronger, faster runner overall. It just makes good sense and you can feel right away the shift in propulsion forces from a few small changes. Recommended for the longtime frustrated slowpokes like me!
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Summary: Hands on Instructions for Efficient Running
Comment: Sometimes you're glad when you're asked by Amazon to review a book - in some cases due to the fact that they stink, in others because you've purchased something that you really feel that you can recommend to others. This book belongs in the second category.
The Triathlete's Guide to Run Training is simply the most comprehensive and well structured, easy-to-read, hands-on book about running that I've ever seen (and believe me, as a triathlete I've gone through everything from Posetech to ChiRunning in my quest for reduced run times).
The book will take you through Technique (the actual physics of running, i.e., where does all that energy go that you spend on the track?, how to reduce energy waste and maximize forward propulsion, etc.), Training (planning, bricks, etc.), Preparations, and finally, Racing. The way it's done makes you understand just how good Mierke must be as a coach: everything is short, crisp and to the point.
If you're training by yourself, there are plenty of drills in the book that will take you a long way towards better running efficiency. If you're a coach, there's a lot of stuff from basic to advanced that you can use in your coaching. If you're training with a coach, give him the book and ask him to use it when coaching you - I did and the result has been remarkable: not only do I run faster, I run almost effortlessly after hard biking, and - moreover - I enjoy my running even during races. The only thing that has made that much of a difference for my racing is Total Immersion Swimming (which, by the way, also focuses on efficiency rather than raw power).
In short: highly recommendable book for anyone who's interested in running faster and more efficient (is there anyone who doesn't?). Extra plus for the integration of running into biking specifically and triathlon in general.
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Summary: Various Approaches to Racing
Comment: Professional and amateur triathletes alike will benefit from these tips to help you become a better runner. Find the right training plan for you.
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Summary: Run training for the triathlete and active athlete
Comment: Excellent resource for serious traithletes and amateur atheletes alike. I purchased this book for my triathlete husband and one of his daughters who is a runner. Although he majored in physical education and has been an active athlete, teacher, and trainer himself all his life, this book has still helped him to improve his running ability. He now also owns a Seiko metronome and making good use of it with his indoor training on our treadmill. My husband is now 69 and still a winning triathlete!
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