Marathon: You Can Do It!

Jeff Galloway

Shelter Publications, Inc., 2001 - Health & Fitness - 209 pages

Marathon running is a sport that many consider too daunting, better in the viewing than the doing. Olympian Jeff Galloway dispels such notions in a book that takes the mystery -- and misery -- out of distance running. Marathon! shows how just about anyone can run a marathon and, given the right attitude and training, finish the race. Galloway has designed a low-mileage marathon training program that has been used by over 10,000 people with a 98 percent success rate. The book includes the latest information on workouts, form innovations, pace charts, prediction tables, and motivation strategies.

Contents

• Getting Started 2 The Long: 2
• Walk Breaks: 3
• Running Form: 4
• Cross Training: 5
• The Programs: 35
• 1: 36
• Inspiration: 59
• The Source of Motivation: 60
• Getting Motivated: 65
• Staying Motivated: 69
• The Power of the Group: 75
• Breaking Through: 77
• A Mental Tour of the Marathon: 79
• Magic Marathon Words: 85
• Dirty Tricks: 89
• The Big: 93
• Countdown: 94
• V: 105
• Food and Fat Burning: 131
• Fat Burning as a Way of Life: 132
• How You Eat Determines How Good You Feel: 140
• Boosting Blood Sugarand Motivation: 149
• The Marathon Diet: 151
• Practical Advice: 155
• Getting Older: 156
• 60: 159
• 85: 160
• Injuries and Interruptions: 162
• Breathing and Stretching: 167
• Running Hot and Cold: 169
• Heart Rate Monitors: 176
• Best Foot Forward: 180
• Appendix: 185
• Predicting Your Performance: 186
• Major Marathons: 190
• Running Resources and Contacts: 195
• 89: 202
• 94: 204
• 106: 205

Bibliographic information

• Title: Marathon: You Can Do It!; Shelter Series
• Author: Jeff Galloway
• Edition: illustrated, revised
• Publisher: Shelter Publications, Inc., 2001
• ISBN: 0936070250, 9780936070254
• Length: 209 pages
• Subjects: Health & Fitness / Exercise / Aerobics; Health & Fitness / Exercise / General; Sports & Recreation / Running & Jogging; Sports & Recreation / Track & Field; Sports & Recreation / Training