Reviews for The Serious Runner's Handbook

The average rating for The Serious Runner's Handbook based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-09-28 00:00:00 Andrew Phelps Maybe one of the first books I read about running, a bit outdated about some aspects of recent scientific training tactics but when it was written it was ahead of its time. Arthur Lydiard pioneered the way athletes started to train, he revolutionised the way people looked at training. This book really helped me understand the important of building a solid base as endurance is concerned and also showed me how to achieve that. I don't use all the things in Lydiard's program but two things that I know work for me and use it all the time is, lots of miles before a race to build my aerobic state and also lots of hill training, these two I got from this book, on the next stage of my training where I need to focus and be more precise and take more detail approach I use other methods. Excellent book even if it�s a bit outdated, a must have for Running lovers.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-12-12 00:00:00 Leslie Butler There was some interesting information in an industry that keeps changing its ideas on how to be better, faster, fitter. The programs are not practical for the non elite athlete who would probably end up injured trying to work up to the distances or never achieve them. I loved the chapter on women's running as it shows just how far we have come and how much attitudes have changed in a mere 40 odd years!