Faster Road Racing

Pete Pfitzinger, the highest placed American runner in the 1984 and 1988 Olympic marathons, is a respected coach, exercise physiologist and administrator of high-performance sport. Philip Latter is a senior writer for Running Times and a leading cross country coach. In addition to Running Times, his writing has appeared in Runner's World

• Part I: Training Components; Chapter 1. Elements of Training; Chapter 2. Balancing Training and Recovery; Chapter 3. Supplementary Training; Chapter 4. The Well-Fed Runner's Diet; Chapter 5. Masters Running; Chapter 6. Tapering for Peak Performance; Part II: Training for Peak Performance; Chapter 7. Following the Schedules; Chapter 8. Base Training; Chapter 9. Training for 5K Races; Chapter 10. Training for 8K to 10K Races; Chapter 11. Training for 15K and 10-Mile Races; Chapter 12. Training for the Half Marathon; Chapter 13. Training for Multiple Race Distances.

"If you want to train for road races with equal parts ambition and intelligence, this is your book." Scott Douglas-- Senior Content Editor, Runner's World"Serious runners have been relying on Pete Pfitzinger since the 1990s for practical training and racing advice. In Faster Road Racing, Pfitzinger and Phil Latter draw on science, elite examples, and personal experiences as runners and coaches to provide everything runners need to take their racing to a new level."Jonathan Beverly-- Editor in Chief, Running Times