The Cutting-Edge Runner: How to Use the Latest Science and Technology to Run Longer, Stronger, and Faster

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Chapter 1: The Right Stuff: The Physiology of Speed and Endurance
What's inside the bodies of runners who are able to run fast and far? How much of what they have comes from training, and what's the best way to train to develop whatever it is they have? Exercise physiologists; scientists who study what makes our bodies

Chapter 1: The Right Stuff, Part 2
Like the bones, the muscles and tendons are especially vulnerable to injury during the early stages of a new running program as tissue remodeling struggles to keep up with the tissue damage that stimulates it.

Chapter 1: Characteristic #4: Raw Speed
The importance of raw speed to distance running performance is often underestimated. In fact, studies have shown that maximum sprint speed is a strong predictor of performance in distance running events. In other words, the fastest runners over long

A state-of-the-science resource for runners - with the latest information on training, nutrition, injury prevention, and gear and gadgets that improve performance.

The science and technology of running have evolved dramatically in the past 20 years. This all-inclusive resource - based on the author's own high-level running and coaching experience and his interviews with dozens of other top runners and coaches - is an indispensable tool for runners who hope to perform at the very best of their ability.

• A comprehensive overview of how the best competitive runners train today - covering such topics as periodization, physiological testing, group training, technique work, cross-training, recovery techniques, and individual customization

• In-depth discussions of equipment and other technologies that can benefit the runner, including shoes, orthotics, heart rate monitors, altitude tents, training software, and more

Whether he is explaining how to use hypoxic conditioning to increase oxygen consumption capacity, telling how to prepare for the mental challenge of racing, or detailing what the latest science has to say about the pros, cons, and proper usage of more than 15 nutritional supplements and drugs, Matt Fitzgerald goes straight to the most authoritative sources and provides practical ways for the average runner to adapt methods and tools used by top runners to their own running programs.

Matt Fitzgerald, runner, triathlete, and coach, is a former editor and current contributor for Triathlete magazine. He writes articles for such national publications as Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Outside, Fitness Runner, and the Runner's World Web site, and serves as managing editor of the sports nutrition Web site, Pioneering Muscles..

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