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The title is instructive: there is an emphasis on competitive running, with the focus primarily in 10K road races to the marathon. Several of the elite and most popular marathons are discussed at length, incuding Boston, L.A., New York and Chicago. There are some useful tips on how to increase your weekly mileage, avoid injury, carbo loading before the race and recovery afterwards. Having completed marathons, I can tell you that it’s easy to do than you think and once you start completing the 26.2 mile courses, you’ll be hooked for as long as your body will hold out.
Running is a joyous activity and one which brings many individual rewards. If you’re a serious, addicted runner, you’ll love this book, but the beginners will also reap great rewards. It’s well-written, fun to read and instructive. Highly recommended.