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Middle Distance & Distance Books


Better Training For Distance Runners, by David E. Martin, Peter Coe. A comprehensive guide to training.
 
If you are a competitive runner who races 800m or further this is a virtual bible in terms for technical advice, training guidelines, and example programs. It covers the science, strategy, and psychology of serious training and competition. No serious athlete or coach should be without this book.



Daniels Running Formula by Jack Daniels, Tudor O. Bompa, Alberto Salazar
Coaching legend Jack Daniels gives you everything you need to put together a complete program for training and racing: Daniels' VDOT formula for determining your ideal training pace; four comprehensive phases of training and how to customize them to fit your individual schedule; pacing tables and detailed programs for 1500 to 3000 meters, 5K to 15K, half-marathon, and marathon; winning race strategies; and intensity guidelines to prevent overtraining and injury. 

Running Injury-Free : How to Prevent, Treat and Recover from Dozens of Painful Problems
by Joe Ellis, Joe Henderson


Running With the Legends: Training and Racing Insights from 21 Great Runners, by Michael Sandrock
This is a very entertaining book for athletes & coaches.

More than a collection of biographies, Running with the Legends provides the closest and most complete look at how running and runners have changed, from the great Emil Zatopek in the 1940s to the superlative Uta Pippog in the '90s. The all-star list includes Sebastian Coe, Bill Rodgers,Priscilla Welch, Steve Jones, Toshihiko Seko, Rosa Mota, Arturo Barrios, and many others. 67 illustrations.



Serious Training for Endurance Athletes by Rob Sleamaker, Ray Browning (1996)


Sportsmassage : A Complete Program for Increasing Performance and Endurance by Jack Meagher, Pat Boughton, Pansy Haley (Illustrator), Bob King (1998)

Still recognized as the bible of sports massage, this book's simple principles can improve athletic condition and prevent injury to muscles. Four easily taught strokes locate and treat strained muscles used in many popular sports. 



Lore of Running, by Timothy Noakes. A vast source of training, nutrition, and medical advice and research.

Middle Distances: Contemporary Theory, Technique and Training
by Jess Jarver



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Training for Speed by Charlie Francis

A recommended book on Sprinting. Contains plenty of great sprint training ideas. Written by the coach of Ben Johnson who ran 9.79 for 100m in the Seoul Olympics. 

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Stronger Abs & Back by Brittenham & Brittenham.
 

The above book is now available from the Oztrack Athletic bookstore.


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