Easy Running Plans: Total-Body Training for Speed, Strength, and Endurane

" Cuts through all the confusion about running form, stretches, and strength work, providing simple instructions on how to perform key exercises and drills." —Jonathan Beverly, senior running editor at Outside Whether you're a weekend runner looking to get in better shape or a road warrior aiming to tackle your first marathon, Easy Running Plans has something for you. Throughout this book, you'll learn the most effective stretching routines, strength workouts, and technique drills for runners—culminating in seven, easy-to-follow running plans. Whatever your goal may be, these plans will help you get there. And with the total-body approach, you'll not only get the most out of your runs but acquire the skills necessary to keep injuries at bay. Easy Running Plans contains the following:Lace up —Choose the training schedule that best suits your needs, whether you're looking to make steady gains or have your sights set on a 5k, 10k, half-marathon, or marathon.
Study up —Learn the fundamentals of proper running form, stride, injury-prevention, and recovery.
Speed up —Improve your speed, strength, and endurance with detailed illustrations depicting over forty stretches, exercises, and drills—all of which can be performed at home, with little-to-no equipment.
When you're ready to elevate your running game, pick up a copy of this book and get moving. "A step-by-step guide for beginning runners to find long term success. He lays out a path we both wish we had taken in our running careers: paying attention to the foundational elements of running—form, posture, and strength—from the beginning." —Ryan Warrenburg, running coach at ZAP Endurance Read more