Joe Henderson (1) (1943–)

I enjoyed reading this book, which takes a relaxed, but serious view of marathon training. Joe Henderson encourages rest days, crosstraining, and walk breaks as needed during training runs and marathons. He also warns that a runner cannot show up at a distance race unprepared; training is an INVESTMENT in Marathon Race Day.

This book is broken into 100 "Day" segments, with a different (though often similar) article for each day, and a training log as well. Articles run the spectrum from show more training, to race day, to recovery. A list of marathons is found in the back of the book.

All in all, this was a good read as I prepare for my marathon. show less

Joe Henderson subtitles his book, 'Lessons for Beginners on All Levels,' The 'all levels' feature is unique among books for beginners, because Henderson recognizes that everyone doesn't begin at the same place of with the same goals:

Jog, Run, Race tells you how to find your own starting point and then how to move upward from there. It deals with many types of new beginnings:

1) Regaining fitness through programs of jogging or walking leading to jogging.
2) Advancing from jogging to 'fun show more running.'
3) Stepping up to long or fast racing.

The book leads beginners twhrough 33 valuable lessons covering the sport's theory and practice. Included are 15 month long training schedules, each designed to help the new jogger, runner or racer write his or her own success story.

Joe Henderson is the editor of Runner's Wrold Magazine.

Contents

Part One: Starting
1 Run, don't read
2 Look back
3 Start over
4 Test yourself
Part Two: Walking
5 Introducing walking
6 Build up
7 Speed up
8 Questions
Part Three: Jogging
9 Introducing jogging
10 Talk like a runner
11 Break in
12 Learn the laws
13 Build up
14 Forget the myths
15 Speed up
16 Questions
Part Four: Running
17 Introducion running
18 Run alone
19 Break in
20 Run togehter
21 Build up
22 Run fast
23 Speed up
24 Questions
Paert Five: RAcing
25 Introduciong racing
26 Train long
27 Break in
28 Train fast
29 Build up
30 Put it together
31 Speed up
32 Questions
33 Moving on show less

Running like an athlete.