Mastering Running - Couverture souple

Utzschneider, Cathy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1450459722 ISBN 13 : 9781450459723

Editeur : Human Kinetics, 2014

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Masters runner and coach Dr. Cathy Utzschneider began running competitively at age 40. Between the ages of 40 and 50 she was ranked fifth in the world in her age group and won six USA Track and Field age-group titles and a silver medal at the Nike World Masters Games. She also won the 8K race at the North, Central American, and Caribbean World Masters Athletics. For the past 20 years she has trained hundreds of runners ranging from beginners to Olympians and served as Boston Marathon coach to employees of John Hancock Insurance. As current head coach of the Liberty Athletic Club, the first and longest-operating all-women s running club in the country, Cathy has coached members to three world and six American age-group records, three world age-group gold medals, and 37 national masters age-group championships since accepting the position in 2006. She also served as president of the club for three years. In 2010, she and three other Liberty teammates set an American age-group record in the 4- x 1600-meter relay.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Run faster, stronger, and longer and remain injury free. With Mastering Running, regardless of your age, optimal performance and new personal bests await. Cathy Utzschneider, highly accomplished and renowned masters runner and coach, has created the definitive guide for runners, athletes, and fitness buffs. Runners from 30 to 100 will benefit from the targeted approach that covers these aspects: Evaluating and refining running form to improve speed and endurance Exercises, stretches, and routines to prevent common age-related injuries Training programs for the mile, 5K, 10K, half marathon, and full marathon Proven strategies, used by today's top runners, that shave seconds off your time Mastering Running contains all the advice and instruction you'd expect from an elite-level coach. With details on segmenting, front running, tapering, recovering, and fueling, Mastering Running is the one guide you'll rely on time and again for a lifetime of serious running.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Human Kinetics
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1450459722
• ISBN 13: 9781450459723
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 240