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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Revolutionise your running Very accessible book. You can study running physiology in depth, or skip all that and go straight to the schedules. There are schedules from absolute beginner, through all track & road distances up to elite marathoner. The best bit; they make sense and they WORK - I took 5 mins off my half-marathon time this season. Read this book and you'll wonder how you ever coped without knowing your VDOT.
Only four stars as Daniels does not include anything on the specific benefits of hill training, but I... more info
The running book I always return to I have read many books on running over the years but Jack Daniels' Running Formula is the one book I always return to. Daniels lays out clear and simple rules for setting training paces and volumes. I followed his formula and saw a substantial improvement in my times without training very hard. His most important contribution is the VDOT scale for defining aerobic fitness and I regularly look up his VDOT tables in the book to determine my VDOT value based on race or a training session. Once you know your... more info
A recreational and serious runners must have. Best book on running I've seen. Though I'm familiar with technical exercise physiology, many runners are not. This books makes building a program simple for everyone. Kudos.
Damn good book You should buy this book! There is no other running guide out there that is as intelligent, easy to understand, practical, and accurate. Though the book is not the much sought after, all inclusive "Bible of Running" type book, as it lacks important non-running information (strength training, nutrition, strectching, plyometrics, etc...) However, what it lacks in completness it makes up for with its extremely intelligent approach to training with excellent workouts and an effective approach to training. So, I... more info
