SynopsisHelps in planning and executing a successful and injury-free running season. This book also helps runners establish and achieve their training goals and improve their performance over time. It explains the essentials of training and how to plan mileage and workouts from week to week., Next to running shoes, a training diary is the most important piece of training equipment a runner owns. Whether training for a PR or just staying in shape, runners of all abilities will gain insight into their fitness and performance with The Runner's Diary by running coach Matt Fitzgerald. This two-colour training diary offers plenty of space for key data like mileage, workout time, pace/splits, heart rate, intensity, aches and pains, notes, and workout enjoyment ratings. The Runner's Diary is much more than a record of past training; it's a tool to help runners improve. Guidelines help runners design their own season-long training plan while Fitzgerald's Target Pace Level and Intensity Factor systems help runners make sure they are on track and gaining fitness from every run. The Runner's Diary also includes handy pace charts, weekly tips, and a daily nutrition monitor. Best of all, it's undated, so runners can pick up a copy whenever their season begins., Whether they're training for a marathon or just trying to stay in shape, runners log hundreds of miles every year. "The Runner's Diary" gives them a place to keep track of them all. Inspired by VeloPress' best-selling training diaries for triathletes and cyclists, this comprehensive journal allows athletes to record all the information they need to stay on target with training goals and to better understand their performance. With ample space to note distance, pace, heart rate, and effort level, runners can review their entire season or refer back to earlier workouts. Room for tracking daily vital signs like resting heart rate, soreness, and quality of sleep and nutrition helps runners keep tabs on their overall health, while a race section with space for dates, distances, and times helps them chart their progress.
LC Classification NumberGV1061.5.F574 2008