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Achieve a personal best at any distance

Are you looking for better race times, whether you run 5Ks or marathons? Searching for that ultimate, exhilarating moment when you're running faster than ever before? Or do you just want to have more fun when you run?

You can run faster, and this book will show you how.

Run Fast is a comprehensive guide for runners of all abilities to improve your speed and achieve a personal best at any distance. Hal Higdon is one of the most experienced and trusted experts in running, and this classic volume is completely revised and updated with new workouts, race distances, and advice for runners of every level. Run Fast spells out a complete program to help you increase your speed, build your endurance, improve your times, and motivate yourself to achieve your running goals.

New training plans for novice runners make getting started easy. More experienced runners will discover refreshing workouts that both improve their speed and make training fun. And, if you've taken an exercise break, you'll see how to get back in shape while staying injury free.

Packed with stories and tips from coaches, record-holders, and average runners alike, Run Fast is brimming with inspiration. Experience the thrill of better race times, the satisfaction of running strong, and the sheer joy that comes from running faster than ever before.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rodale Books; Updated edition (October 4, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1623366887
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1623366889
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.74 x 9 inches
Reviewer: NurseAnonymous
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Practically a textbook....
Review: I was very pleased with Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide, so I thought I would see what else Hal Higdon had available. Having no clue how to incorporate speedwork into my training, I decided that Run Fast would be a good choice. (I'm hoping for a serious PR at my second-ever marathon.) This book is exactly what I needed! I decided to read from cover-to-cover, rather than skipping around. This is the kind of book that you read slowly - I often find myself underling things, flagging tables or paragraphs, taking notes, and re-reading various sections. Hal's advice is legit - he backs up his statements with direct input from exercise physiologists (interviews, quotes, research data, etc). In fact, I would almost say that various researchers contributed as much scientific data as Hal contributed his personal and coaching expertise! To me, having that expert input is extremely important; other books on speedwork are little more than one elite runner sharing what worked for him/herself, because he/she is a successful runner and is assumed to be an expert on training others.I haven't "officially" started training for my next marathon, as I still have about 8 months to go. However, I'm using the info from Run Fast to get myself organized in advance. I'm making notations on my training plan (from Hal's website) so that I can make one low mileage run a speed workout each week. I'm paying attention to my heart rate zones, to be sure I'm running at the appropriate level of effort. And, most importantly, I've revised my thinking about what a "run" really is (hint: it's not just Point A to Point B).

Reviewer: Saud Alebrahim
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: very good book.
Review: Very good book a enjoyed reading it and I learned much from it, it gives you a schedule for all level runners from 5k to 15k, this book gives you all the basic knowledge you need to progress your running, the writer have the ability to make you enjoy reading the book and ease the information to you, I highly recommend this book.

Reviewer: Andrés R.
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Easy to read, good techniques and advices.
Review: I enjoied reading this book. It helped me to understand why I'm doing things like tempo or fartlek, and how to aproach to repetitions, intervals or hills. It's really good to know the vareity of training tools that can be used and how to incorpore them to my routine.

Reviewer: Steven W.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Enjoyable read. Good for beginner runners
Review: Good comprehensive read and covers most aspects of running on a base level. Not a very technical book, which may be a plus for some runners. He offers a lifetime of experience and personal stories.In summary, good starter book for runners with many helpful tips how to approach running faster. I enjoyed it and will refer back to it from time to time.

Reviewer: Claire545
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great book for new and experienced runners
Review: Great easy to read book, gives real life examples and clear instructions on how to run the plans. I've been running for 25 years, and still find bits of info in books like this. Never stop learning!

Reviewer: Jacob C. Case
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Covers the fundamentals
Review: First, some introductory information to put my review into perspective. I've been running for about 14 months consistently. During that time, I've completed two 10K's, two half marathons, and one full marathon. I followed training plans for each half and full marathon that I completed. I'm about half way through this book at the time of writing this review.Given my running experience, I've still found this book to be very insightful. Most basic training schedules you'll find online just dictate distances, or times, and don't provide any information about intensity or other training variables and and methodologies such as interval training, fartlek, and junk miles. Hal Higdon goes into detail about the importance of V02 Max, Lactate Threshold, Max BPM, and other training metrics that, once understood and observed, can make a good runner a great runner. He specifically discusses how to train to enhance each of these measures to make you a better runner overall. I've recently started to study "Periodization Training," and this is the same concept. I also like how Hal discusses common conceptions in the running world, and gives his opinion about them. The truth is, most cliche's are applicable in some situations, but not others. Hal put's a lot of those things into context.Again, I'm not finished with the book, but it's helped me to understand the many variables that contribute to becoming a better runner, given my intermediate understanding of running.

Reviewer: Jason M Seibert
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great book, very informative.
Review: Very informative and actually not to hard to read, which is surprising for a book on running. The author is an expert on the subject.

Reviewer: Anthony Crown
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A good basic primer on running
Review: This is dated material, but the basic advice is great for gentle, safe and reliable training for anyone. For more advanced runners, just about anything else will provide more detail, but for those seeking a basic plan you can't really go wrong with Hal Higdon. There's more detail here (and in his paid training plans online) than in his basic online training plans, and if you're just looking for a schedule to follow you can just follow one of his basic online plans. But Higdon's advice is still reliable all these decades later, and someone fishing for a basic grasp on training for races would benefit greatly from this book.

Reviewer: MCP
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: It is a great book. Covering everything from 5 km to the marathon and not over doing it. Looking forward to implementing speed into my training plan.

Reviewer: Mark
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This book draws on a vast variety of Athletes & Coaches to ensure you get the most for this book

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Very thorough look at various factors that go into becoming a better/faster runner. A lot of accumulated wisdom on form, technique, workouts, strategies etc.

Reviewer: Nikos Dimtsas
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I recomend this book for both novice and intermediate level runners. It explains the the scope of various training sessions in detail and the correct way to train, which helped me change the way I trained to the better (i.e. do interval training almost reaching exhaustion, which I now know is wrong). Another strong point is that Hidgon makes many references to other coaches and scientist to support his views.

Reviewer: Jim O Callaghan
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Written more like a novel. Lots of words and little advice. Hard to read and actually gain anything useful to improve performance