Advanced Marathoning

I bought this book and followed the 18 week schedule that took me from 55 up to 70 miles per week. I followed the plan and advice religiously, hitting 99% of the miles prescribed and it got me a sub 3 hour marathon time in Edinburgh 2022. Sub 3 was a long held goal for me and I was absolutely delighted with it. The training schedules are tough but they get results, the book also offers loads of good advice and insight into nutrition, strength training, stretching, tactics etc etc. Great book. Thanks Mr Pfitzinger!

I was really excited to receive this updated edition and was really impressed that it arrived on a Sunday! some good updated sections and additions, especially the bit on masters runners. Great update of a quality book!

A really well written book, with lots of fantastic advice and a good level of detail and explanation. Will recommend to others.

A comprehensive guide for those looking to take their marathon running to the next level

Good read for marathoners

Great product

Great book for the more serious runner or coach.

I'd originally purchased the second edition of this book ahead of my first marathon in 2016. I actually felt like a bit of a spoofer going straight out and buying an "Advanced" marathon training book for my first attempt but quickly put any such embarrassment aside once I started reading and immediately appreciated the value of what's contained in this book . While many people flip straight to the training programmes at the back of the book (and, believe me, those are worth the price of purchase alone), a reader will also gain serious value and become a better runner more generally by reading the preceding sections. These provided the building blocks for a complete novice marathoner like me to scale my running knowledge and abilities through better nutrition, hydration, non-running exercises and stretching, HR banding, and even some pointers for the day itself that I believe better prepared me psychologically for what lay ahead during those 26.2 miles. For my first two marathon attempts, my main usage of the book was the training plans but, for my third, I started to put the other topics mentioned above and covered elsewhere in the book into practice. This has undoubtedly helped round out my general abilities as an athlete and I credit the book with finally helping me in beating the 3hr barrier on my third marathon attempt. For people who want to approach a prospective marathon in a slightly more serious and comprehensive manner, this book will pay you back dividends far exceeding its purchase price. While it's undoubtedly a bit of a hyperbolic statement to make, I'm being genuine in saying this book has had a major influence on my life - hopefully that's recommendation enough!

This is a great book. Although I don't follow the training plans it offers, there are tons of ideas and explanations, surrounding numerous topics, that have helped me to improve as a runner. My biggest complaint with the book is their well-intentioned (but flawed) attempt to convert all the numbers to metric. As I live in a metric country myself I appreciate that all the distances have been converted. The problem is that, although all the distances have been converted, very few of the paces have been. Here is a prime example of what I mean. They write: "If you run a 22-miler (35km) at 40 seconds per mile slower than marathon pace [...]" Anybody or their grandmother can figure out in 2 seconds how far in km a 22 mile run is. But it is much less obvious how to figure out what "40 seconds per mile" is in km. I hope that in the next edition of this book they will take this idea into account.

Very informative, very important for runners

It's a great book which focuses on the demands of marathon training, and has great training schedules for marathon runners

Libro muy completo sobre todo lo que debes saber para preparar una maratón. En realidad sirve también para preparar otras distancias, pues cada entrenamiento te indica para qué distancia es más específico, pero como indica el título, su función principal es la maratón. Le quito una estrella porque solo la primera edición la editaron en español.

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