High Performance Middle-distance Running

Aimed at both athletes involved in competitive middle distance running and their coaches, this volume, based on the author's 40 years' experience in athletics, is helpful reading for all those who wish to improve their performance.

Topics covered: · Time Management, support systems, the review and evaluation of the season, planning, target setting and race selection · Technique, the enhancement of the essential qualities needed by the athlete, training systems, conditioning training methods and mobility exercises · Key training sessions, levels of training intensity, progressions, schedules, race strategies and tactics · Rest, regeneration, injury prevention & much more