Runner's World Run Less, Run Faster: Become a Faster, Stronger Runner with the Revolutionary...

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	Runner's World Run Less, Run Faster: Become a Faster, Stronger Runner with the Revolutionary FIRST Training ... Bill Pierce, Scott Murr, ... Rodale Books, 2007 - 272 pages average customer review:based on 30 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Finally, runners at all levels can improve their race times while training less, with the revolutionary Furman Institute of Running and Scientific Training (FIRST) program.

Hailed by the Wall Street Journal and featured twice in six months in cover stories in Runner?s World magazine, FIRST?s unique training philosophy makes running easier and more accessible, limits overtraining and burnout, and substantially cuts the risk of injury, while producing faster race times.

The key feature is the "3 plus 2" program, which each week consists of:

-3 quality runs, including track repeats, the tempo run, and the long run, which are designed to work together to improve endurance, lactate-threshold running pace, and leg speed

-2 aerobic cross-training workouts, such as swimming, rowing, or pedaling a stationary bike, which are designed to improve endurance while helping to avoid burnout

With detailed training plans for 5K, 10K, half marathon, and marathon, plus tips for goal-setting, rest, recovery, injury rehab and prevention, strength training, and nutrition, this program will change the way runners think about and train for competitive races.

Amby Burfoot, Runner?s World executive editor and Boston Marathon winner, calls the FIRST training program "the most detailed, well-organized, and scientific training program for runners that I have ever seen."

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EXCELLENT book on how to train for 10K to Marathon distance. Really Works!

If you only buy one book on how to train, this is the one. I tell all my running friends that are looking to go longer distances or get their running to the next level that they need to buy this book and ChiRunning. This one to figure out how fast to run and how to train. ChiRunning to figure out how to run pain free and use gravity to run faster.

Buy this book. It has everything you need to figure out how fast you should be running in order to maximize your potential. It makes so much sense and it really works!

FIRST Training Really works!

Just completed my 1st marathon last May 2008 and was very happy to have a 3:48:38 time (8:44 per mile) and viewed the experience as a tremendous "natural high" due to my age (43) and limited running experience. The only problem was the 18 weeks of training left and the marathon race itself left me burned out in the two months after the race.

Minor injuries were getting in the way of my training for a 1/2 marathon race on October 12, 2008. Needed to find a different training program that involved more that just running.

Finally discovered the FIRST Training program on-line and immediately started using the training method beginning on July 21, 2008. Within 3-4 weeks, the training really started kicking in. No more minor injuries and my running times improved unexpectedly.

After many practice runs, I kept asking myself why is my time this fast because I wasn't trying to run fast? The runs felt effortless, smooth, and the bicycle cross training made my legs stronger.

Bottom line on 1/2 marathon race day was a 1:33:13 time (7:07 per mile). In no way did I ever dream my time would be this low because my goal time was 1:38:15 (7:30 per mile).

I credit this all to FIRST Training. No way would my have time have been this low with other training methods. In addition, my confidence in my running ability has grown exponentially. During the entire training process, I felt as if I was working smarter, instead of harder. The most miles that I ever ran in one week totaled 30.

Thank you developers of FIRST Training and looking forward to my next marathon race!

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GREAT !

great book for beginners to advanced runners. It will let you go from short distance to long in a short period of time, but remember no magical formula without discipline !

FIRST worked for me and the book is great information

I'll start by saying most of the information in this book is available online for free. You can read about the theory and the success stories at various running websites and figure out the custom paces you will need to execute the plan on your own. I did exactly this and ran a successful marathon (3:45). I decided I wanted to ramp up the training for my next marathon and dropping the minimal ($10) on the book, helped. It reinforces the theory and gives you all the details and success stories to make you feel ready for the big day. The pace charts, tips and personal stories are all worth going back to, which makes this a book worth having.

Running three days a week is all a lot of people can squeeze in. This program truly minimizes burnout and leaves you recovered for each run. Each run is specific and relatively HARD compared to other training plans, but - as the book explains - each run has a purpose. This helps you mentally as you set out on each run. You know it's an important part of the program, not "just mileage". Don't get me wrong, I'm 3 weeks out from the NYC Marathon and I am VERY ready to be done, but I think it would be much worse if I had 4+ runs a week. That wouldn't work for my lifestyle.

SUMMARY: The program works and provides great training programs (You need to be strict with the cross-training). The book is a good reference tool to have handy to build your program and refer back to for information and motivation.

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good advice, loosely packaged

The book describes a new approach to train long-distance running.
The key idea is to cut down to three days of intense running per week augmented by two days of cross training.
The authors provide complete instruction to execute their training approach along with scientific evidence that their approach actually works.

The approach sounds appealing as it can save busy people interested in running a lot of valuable time. The evidence presented sounds solid but I was not yet able to complete 16 weeks worth of training since buying the book.

The downside of the book is that it is a compilation of a series of articles that previously appeared in a magazine. Hence, it is full of repetitions and contains lots of testimonials from people that tried this approach. These testimonials are initially fun to read, but then they get boring.

Summary: the approach sounds cool and worth trying out (I will), but the book could be improved by compressing the essential information in about 40 pages and putting the rest on a website.

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