Personal Best Running: Coach Coogan’s Strategies for the Mile to the Marathon (Original PDF from Publisher)

You don’t just get good racing. It’s a skill that requires practice and dedication. In his book Personal Best Running, Coach Mark Coogan outlines his tried-and-true method for running quickly without sacrificing your happiness or health. As an athlete and coach, Coach Coogan has achieved great success in running, producing multiple Olympic and champion runners. His success stems from his conviction that running should never come at the expense of your general physical or mental well-being and that long-term running success is unattainable if you’re not training and competing in the proper environment. Along with teaching you time-saving training techniques, Coach Coogan will also teach you how to manage your sleep and nutrition, surround yourself with positive people, deal with obstacles and setbacks on a psychological level, reduce your chance of injury, and lead a life outside of running. Learn the mental and physical techniques required to develop an aerobic basis, strike a balance between effort and recuperation, run with proper form, and use adversity to your advantage. Discover the value of warm-up and strengthening exercises, and become proficient in running drills that will help you become a more powerful runner. Additionally, see the 30 online video clips that demonstrate the drills and exercises in action. Coogan offers a variety of training plans for the mile, 5K, 10K, half marathon, and marathon in addition to plans for running several events quickly. Select the weekly mileage range and training duration (six to sixteen weeks) for each distance. To assist you better grasp how to apply the concepts to your personal running strategy, training and racing advice are included with the programs. As Coach Coogan shares some of his own experiences as a runner and coach, you’ll also get a close-up look at what successful runners do. Additionally, the athlete profiles of eight of his successful runners—including Elle St. Pierre, Alexi Pappas, and Drew Piazza—will provide you with a lot of inspiration and encouragement. This is your opportunity to train with Coach Coogan and Personal Best Running if you want to improve your running and race speed. Get units or credits for continuing education! There is also a continuing education exam based on this book. It can be bought alone or combined with the book and test in a package. Note: All print books come with a code that can be used to access online videos.