Run Faster from the 5k to the Marathon Run Faster from the 5k to the Marathon Run Faster from the...
Do you want to run faster? Are you trying to peak for a particular race? Would you like to find your true running potential? Brad Hudson, former Ol...
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Mar 01, 2011
David
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Thorough description of his "adaptive" approach to training distance runners. A lot of it is similar to what others prescribe -- maybe the most distinctive features are (a) keep training volume high year-round, even though you lower intensity at times, so that you're not in a position of having to increase volume and intensity at the same time, which elevates injury risk; (b) steady diet of short all-out hill sprints, which he favors relative to weight training as a way to build runni
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Apr 28, 2009
Luke
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Former-runner-turned-running-coach Brad Hudson details his coaching technique in "Run Faster". Hudson's team, based in beautiful Eugene, trains in his adaptive running technique, which is intimately detailed in "Run Faster". Hudson offers a handful of training maxims, but the strength of his program is not in rules but in the flexibility of training that leads to adaptive success. Contrary to many programs for runners on the market, adaptive running encourages you to find
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May 19, 2009
Isis
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I don't know whether to put this as "read" or "currently-reading", because I keep picking it up and re-reading bits of it. I have been incorporating the principles outlined in this book into my training for about three weeks now, and (so far) I love it. What I love about it is that it is not a "do this exactly this way" program, but "here are the principles to build your program on" program. Maybe it requires more thought than the running programs which
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Nov 05, 2011
Taueret
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woah, hardcore serious book for srs people. You could design your own programme with all the good information in here about speed and endurance and physiology and metabolism- or you can go to the end of the book and use the prefab programmes for 10k, marathon (and other distances) at various levels. I'm going to do the last 4 weeks of the 10k prep and then the day after the 10k run on the 27th, go straight into the 20 week prep for Canberra- which will be exactly 20 weeks away! How crazy is t
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Jan 13, 2009
Patricia
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Not really a book for beginning runners, but for people who have some idea what their 3K, 5K, 10K, Half-Marathon and Marathon pace is. I am not one of those people, but I like his message about not being a slave to your training plan. He also discusses how people are built to run many miles, but not super fast, or are super fast, but don't run many miles as well. The book includes many training plans.
May 09, 2010
Pete
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Like all of co-writer Matt Fitzgerald's work, a great strength of this book is its solid research. The big takeaway I had was that by learning the sport and my own running, it's possible—in fact, necessary—to build a unique program that works for me.
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Jan 04, 2012
Heather
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Loved the book! I am excited to make my own training plan and follow the advice of Brad and see how my performance improves. I can already tell you I have a lot to work on as a runner!!! I can be so much more...Let the self coaching begin:)
Dec 10, 2008
Paul
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Hudson has written a decent book on how to coach yourself to better times for various running distances. The book seems more focused to the competitive runner and not the novice. It has some good theory. The take away for me was to have a plan, but to be prepared to adjust it when necessary. There was also a lot of information on hill sprints and the benefits they can provide. Overall it was an interesting book.
Nov 29, 2011
Reid
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A good guide for moderate-to-advanced runners looking to self-coach their way to better road races. I appreciated the emphasis on hill work as a a way to develop strength and avoid injury, as well as his insistence that volume is the key component towards developing competitive fitness. I got this as a library book, but it would nice to have a copy around the house for reference.
Jun 27, 2009
Cherie
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B+ Some good stuff if you want to coach running or really train seriously; a lot of the stuff gets VERY technical and formulaic and it doesn't seem geared towards the average runner. I'm an obsessive runner and found it a bit much at times. Some great workout ideas and information.
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Dec 28, 2010
Mark
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I read this on my Kindle and the training charts were impossible to follow.
I did get two great training insights from it though. I'm anxious to see how it works.
I did get two great training insights from it though. I'm anxious to see how it works.
Dec 30, 2008
Maura
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Hudson coaches the best and he lays out his ideas clearly here. Time will tell if he can coach through a book as well as he does in person.
Apr 28, 2009
Curt
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A worthwhile speed-read, skipping over the umpteenth repetitions of each point. I particularly liked this book's way of extracting and focusing on weekly schedules for each form of hard workout. Been putting his hill sprint and progression run thoughts into my training the past 6 weeks and feeling good...!
May 29, 2011
Linsey
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I agree with some of the other reviews that this is a good book but its geared for elite runners and not the runners like me who are happy to finish a marathon. I am looking for tips on improving my overall marathon pace and I did get some new insight fom this book that I appreciated. However, I am lucky to finish a race in 5:30, and this book is mainly talking about 3 hour marathoners.
I liked the training charts and I appreciated Hudsons' views on hill repeats and speed training.
I liked the training charts and I appreciated Hudsons' views on hill repeats and speed training.
Oct 14, 2010
Tara
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Good book about how to avoid injuries & keep improving your running. There are also some good training plans.
Dec 28, 2011
Leslie
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Too technical for me! This is geared toward a more experienced runner!
Nov 13, 2010
Sarah
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Lots of info, but really dry. I fell asleep more than once while reading it. I'll definitely be implementing some of his ideas in my training, though.
Apr 01, 2011
Cherie
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This is fabulous for those who'd like to learn how to create their own training plans. There are weird book-ends to each chapter about how awesome the author is. It also suggests weekly mileages that are pretty far above that for your average mortal. But still very useful.
Nov 16, 2010
This is for more advanced runners than I am. I will resume when I take my running up a few notches for sure but right now when I read it, I find myself incredulous that those kinds of things are even possible.
Feb 06, 2011
Matt
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Very good book for workout schedules and understanding what needs to be done to get different results. A little too technical for me although the information is sound and easy to comprehend and implement.
Aug 03, 2009
Audra
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Great concepts, boring read. I'd like to just transplant all the info into my head without having to read it. I do like the ideas he presents about making your own plan however.
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Jun 21, 2010
Melinda
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Lots of good information but not easy to follow, in my opinion. This book assumes you have a foundation of knowledge on which you can build. Not for novices. At all.
Dec 07, 2011
Adam
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With one season of racing down, it's time to starting learning how I can train smarter and run better. I'm starting here.
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