Description
Thinking about running the Boston Marathon in the future? Then Boston Marathon: How to Qualify, 3rd Edition is the book for you. This is why. With the Galloway program, its possible to be in the best shape of your life and still have energy to enjoy family and career. The highly successful training schedules include all the elements needed to qualify based on the Boston Marathon standards. Train using Galloways successful Run Walk Run® Method to achieve maximum performance without risking injury. Galloways magic mile gives a reality check on progress and sets realistic pacing goals for long runs and the race itself. With Galloways training expertise, you will be ready to compete at your best on race day. This new edition includes up-to-date information on the Boston Marathon.
Inside the pages of this book your qualifying questions will be answered such as what are the principles of great running form, how speed training works, how to do form improvement drills to make running faster and easier, and much more.
With Jeff Galloway’s Run Walk Run® Method , you will train efficiently to reach your best time at the Boston Marathon.
Also included as an added bonus are detailed course descriptions by Bill Rogers, four-time winner of Boston Marathons.
About the Author
Jeff Galloway was an average teenager runner who kept learning and working hard until he became an Olympian. He is the author of the best-selling running book in North America (Galloway’s Book on Running) and was a Runner’s World columnist for over 20 years, as well as inspirational speaker for more than 200 running and fitness sessions each year. He has worked with over 400,000 average people training for specific goals, and Galloway’s quest for an injury-free marathon training program led him to develop group training programs in 1978. Galloway is the designer of the walk-run, low-mileage marathon training program, Galloway’s Run Walk Run®. This training program has an over 98% success rate.
