"Runner's World" Guide to Road Racing

Compiles tips and techniques on training, pace, nutrition, injury rehabilitation and prevention, and other details that can lead to peak running performance. In sections devoted to each of the four race types, this book lays out the insider secrets of the pros including: distance-specific training programs; eating plans; and race-day strategies.

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"Runner's World" senior editor Katie McDonald Neitz has compiled the best tips and techniques on training, pace, nutrition, injury rehabilitation and prevention, and every other detail that will lead to peak running performance.In sections devoted to each of the four race types, the book lays out the insider secrets of the pros in a concise, user-friendly format, including: distance-specific training programs; eating plans; tips for hydration; race-day strategies; pacing recommendations; and, advice on achieving the optimal mental state for competition.Providing level-specific techniques and strategies for beginner, intermediate, and advanced runners, this is a no-nonsense, fluff-free guide that will quickly become every road racer's bible.