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Runner's World Run Less, Run Faster: Become a Faster, Stronger Runner with the Revolutionary FIRST Training Program
Finally, runners at all levels can improve their race times while training less, with the revolutionary Furman Institute of Running and Scientific Training (FIRST) program.
Hailed by the Wall Street Journal and featured twice in six months in cover stories in Runner's World magazine, FIRST's unique training philosophy makes running easier and more accessible, limits overtraining and burnout, and substantially cuts the risk of injury, while producing faster race times.
The key feature is the "3 plus 2" program, which each week consists of:
-3 quality runs, including track repeats, the tempo run, and the long run, which are designed to work together to improve endurance, lactate-threshold running pace, and leg speed
-2 aerobic cross-training workouts, such as swimming, rowing, or pedaling a stationary bike, which are designed to improve endurance while helping to avoid burnout
With detailed training plans for 5K, 10K, half marathon, and marathon, plus tips for goal-setting, rest, recovery, injury rehab and prevention, strength training, and nutrition, this program will change the way runners think about and train for competitive races.
Amby Burfoot, Runner's World executive editor and Boston Marathon winner, calls the FIRST training program "the most detailed, well-organized, and scientific training program for runners that I have ever seen."
Hailed by the Wall Street Journal and featured twice in six months in cover stories in Runner's World magazine, FIRST's unique training philosophy makes running easier and more accessible, limits overtraining and burnout, and substantially cuts the risk of injury, while producing faster race times.
The key feature is the "3 plus 2" program, which each week consists of:
-3 quality runs, including track repeats, the tempo run, and the long run, which are designed to work together to improve endurance, lactate-threshold running pace, and leg speed
-2 aerobic cross-training workouts, such as swimming, rowing, or pedaling a stationary bike, which are designed to improve endurance while helping to avoid burnout
With detailed training plans for 5K, 10K, half marathon, and marathon, plus tips for goal-setting, rest, recovery, injury rehab and prevention, strength training, and nutrition, this program will change the way runners think about and train for competitive races.
Amby Burfoot, Runner's World executive editor and Boston Marathon winner, calls the FIRST training program "the most detailed, well-organized, and scientific training program for runners that I have ever seen."
304 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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February 14, 2022
Questo libro propone un metodo basato sull'intensità dell'allenamento piuttosto che sui chilometri percorsi. Non entro nel merito dell'efficacia di questo approccio visto che lo sperimenterò in un prossimo futuro. Due cose però sono importanti e devono essere ben chiare. Anzitutto, le tre corse settimanali proposte sono molto intense. Inoltre, altrettanto importante, il cross training non è una opzione, ovvero la corsa deve essere integrata con almeno due giorni di allenamento aerobico in bici, nuoto o vogatore. Non a caso il metodo si chiama "FIRST 3plus2". Quindi, se pensate a questa come una strada per allenarvi solo 3 volte a settimana, devo deludervi. È invece una interessante opzione da valutare per chi non può caricare troppi chilometri sulle articolazioni in quanto permette di sostituire 2 giorni di corsa con attività sportive a basso impatto sulle articolazioni. Il libro è chiaro, ben scritto, motivante, merita una lettura a prescindere che poi si decida o meno di seguire il metodo proposto. Il mio voto: 4,5 stelle.
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