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 The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer

   Author(s): David A. Whitsett, Forrest Dolgener, Tanjala Mabon Kole

        Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Year: 1998   

                                        

 Description: 

Athlete. Runner. Marathoner. Are these terms you wouldn't exactly use to identify yourself? Can you think yourself too old or too out of shape to run a marathon? But somewhere deep inside have you always respected the individuals who could reach down and come back with the mental and physical power to achieve such an overwhelming and satisfying accomplishment? It doesn't have to be someone else touching the finish line. You should be a marathoner. The Non-Marathon Runner's Trainer is focused on the widely popular marathon class taught by the University of Northern Iowa, which was included in a Runner's World article titled "Marathoning 101." The program has been presented five times over 10 years, and all but one student completed the marathon. That is approximately 200 students — all first time marathoners and several with almost no running experience. This book follows the same 16-week, four-day-a-week workout plan. What makes the performance rate of this initiative so much better than any other? The particular focus on the social dimensions of endurance sports. You don't have to love to run — you don't even have to like it — but you have to realize that you are capable of more than you have ever thought possible. One participant in the program explained it like this: "I'm doing this for myself — not for anyone or the time clock. I really feel better when I run, and it helps me to cope with everything in general. The skills we've learned in this class don't apply just to marathoning — they apply to life! Just like you never know what the next step in a marathon would bring, so too, you never know what will happen next in life. Yet if you don't keep going, you're never going to find out. Through staying relaxed, centered, and positive you handle just about anything that comes your way." This is marathon running for real people, people with jobs and families and obligations outside of running. The Non-Marathon Runner's Trainer has been popular for men and women of all ages. Now let it work for you.

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