Advanced Marathoning Quotes

“Mind is everything; muscle, pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.” So said Paavo Nurmi, the Finn who won nine Olympic gold medals at distances from 1,500 meters to 10,000 meters.”
― Pete Pfitzinger, Advanced Marathoning

“is purposely conservative. You have little to gain by rushing back into training,”
― Pete Pfitzinger, Advanced Marathoning

“there are four recovery days that week, along with a lactate-threshold session, a long run, and a medium-long run. Looking at the row for Sunday, it’s easy to see how the long runs progress and then taper in the last few weeks before the marathon.”
― Pete Pfitzinger, Advanced Marathoning

“the specific workout for each day as well as the category of training for that day. For example, in the 18-week schedule, on the Tuesday of the 7-weeks-to-go column, the specific workouts are”
― Pete Pfitzinger, Advanced Marathoning

“juggle days around from time to time. That’s expected, and as long as you don’t try to make up for lost time by doing several hard days in a row, you should be able to avoid injury and overtraining. By following”
― Pete Pfitzinger, Advanced Marathoning

“schedule takes into account that sometimes”
― Pete Pfitzinger, Advanced Marathoning

“of the short time for preparation, each of these mesocycles is abbreviated. If you”
― Pete Pfitzinger, Advanced Marathoning

“prepared you”
― Pete Pfitzinger, Advanced Marathoning

“Mind is everything; muscle, pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.”
― Pete Pfitzinger, Advanced Marathoning

“The optimal duration forO2max intervals for marathoners is approximately 2 to 6 minutes. Intervals in this range are long enough so you accumulate a substantial amount of time at 95 to 100 percent ofO2max during each interval but short enough so you can maintain the optimal-intensity range throughout the workout. Intervals for marathoners should generally be between 800 and 1,600 meters. The training schedules in this book include some workouts of 600-meter repeats during weeks when your top priority lies elsewhere, such as when the week also calls for a tune-up race.”
― Pete Pfitzinger, Advanced Marathoning

“Successful marathoners have these physiological attributes: • High proportion of slow-twitch muscle fibers. This trait is genetically determined and influences the other physiological characteristics listed here. • High lactate threshold. This is the ability to produce energy at a fast rate aerobically without accumulating high levels of lactate in your muscles and blood. • High glycogen storage and well-developed fat utilization. These traits enable you to store enough glycogen in your muscles and liver to run hard for 26.2 miles (42.2 km) and enable your muscles to rely more on fat for fuel. • Excellent running economy. This is the ability to use oxygen economically when running at marathon pace. • High maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max). This is the ability to transport large amounts of oxygen to your muscles and the ability of your muscles to extract and use oxygen. • Quick recovery. This is the ability to recover from training quickly.”
― Pete Pfitzinger, Advanced Marathoning