What to Expect When Training for and Running a Marathon

Marathoner is a celebration of running 26.2 miles and all the crazy, painful, shocking, and exhilarating moments that come along the way. Each of the 26.2 chapters (OK, 29, but that s not as fun) offers mile-by-mile insights and information helpful to all runners from first-timer to veteran marathoner including how to choose the right race with a guide to marathons around the world; prerace advice on how to train and prepare leading up to the race; how to approach the starting area; mile-by-mile advice on taking in fluids and sustenance; staying calm and loose during the long journey; tips for marathon bathroom emergencies; ways to handle the wall racers hit around Mile 20; and a postrace recovery food bucket list. Just like a starting line wouldn t be complete without standing-room-only runners, Marathoner is also jam- packed with myriad practical and entertaining factoids, making it indispensable as a gift for any runner. An analysis of starting-line traditions? Running playlists? The history and evolution of running shoes? Find your answers here!

• Författare: Matthew Huff
• Illustratör: Jayson Kayser
• Format: Inbunden
• ISBN: 9780789341389
• Språk: Engelska
• Antal sidor: 240
• Utgivningsdatum: 2022-09-27
• Förlag: Rizzoli International Publications