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INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 -- THE PLAN Making the case for a high-intensity, low-mileage training program. CHAPTER 2 -- THE KEY RUNNING WORKOUTS THE BIG CLIMB THE INTERVAL RUN THE LONG RUN THE TEMPO RUN CHAPTER 3--CROSS-TRAINING CYCLING CHAPTER 4: BUILDING BALANCE AND CORE STRENGTH Contains 40 illustrated exercises plus an anatomy chart. CHAPTER 5: STRENGTH TRAINING AND WEIGHTLIFTING Contains 35+ illustrated exercises plus anatomy chart CHAPTER 6 -- PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER Picking a race, writing your training plan, planning a race day strategy CHAPTER 7: AVOIDING INJURY CHAPTER 8--BEYOND THE MARATHON Finding new challenges: The Ultramarathon, The Triathlon, Adventure races CHAPTER 9--SAMPLE TRAINING SCHEDULES Six training schedules for the experienced, advanced, and competitive runner for the half and full-marathon, that incorporates this book's approach to training. APPENDIX 1: Race Pace Chart APPENDIX 2: Finish Time Predictor GLOSSARY

About the Author

Jeff Horowitz is a certified running, cycling, and triathlon coach and personal trainer and has run over 150 marathons across the U.S., Africa, Asia, Europe, and Antarctica. Formerly an attorney, he quit law in 2008 to pursue his passion for endurance sport and now works with the DC Tri, The Nations Triathlon, and the non-profit summer camp ACHIEVEKids Tri as well as Strides for Hope, a charity fund-raising training group that benefits The Wellness Community.

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A less-is-more, quality-over-quantity philosophy. -- Triathlete magazine Maybe this year's the year you focus your energies on the marathon. And if you do, Smart Marathon Training is the book for you. -- LAVA magazine I recommend Smart Marathon Training for those who also like to bike and want to have a more focused training program for developing speed, not just distance. -- Run Oregon [Smart Marathon Training is] one of the most comprehensive perspectives on training smarter, not harder, for marathons and half-marathons. -- Personal Fitness Professional Smart Marathon Training is a great primer for anyone looking to move beyond the 10K...A great reference for any runner's library. -- MidWest Multisport LifeJeff Horowitz shows that the marathon is a journey of the body and soul, and he's got 100 marathons' worth of great stories to prove it. -- Grete Waitz, on Horowitz's first book My First 100 Marathons

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