RESOURCES
These are the resources that I seem to use most when creating training plans. If you have a nerdy side to you and are interested in training, these are some good books to buy and resources to read/watch.
PHYSIOLOGY-BASED BOOKS
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Daniels' Running Formula (Daniels)
- I read this in college and was immediately hooked on learning about training.
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Video links that explain different types of workouts & what they accomplish.
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- I read this in college and was immediately hooked on learning about training.
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Better Training for Distance Runners (Martin & Coe)
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Multi-Pace Training
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Road to the Top (Vigil)
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Physiologist & Master Coach
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Science of Running (Magness)
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How to apply current research to training
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TRAINING BOOKS
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Run with the Best (Ray & Benson)
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Mix of the Lydiard/Cerruty methods
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Importance of hills, volume and a weekly speed-session
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Running My Way (Wilson)
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Training philosophy of Harry Wilson who coached Steve Ovett and others. Lots of current training looks a lot like what Wilson was doing in the 80's.
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Train Hard, Win Easy- The Kenyan Way
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Mileage, Tempo Runs, Hills and Fartlek are the main ingredients to Kenyan Success
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Healthy, Intelligent Training (Livingstone)
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modern approach to the Lydiard method
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STRENGTH TRAINING BOOKS
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Functional Training for Athletes (Radcliffe)
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James Radcliffe was the Strength & Conditioning Coach at the University of Oregon and worked with the Oregon Track Club, specifically Nick Symmonds, who was an Olympian in the 800 meters.
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Love this book as it's sport (event)-specific strength training
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NSCA Strength Training (Brown)
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Research-based strength
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You have to nail the basics and this book will guide you there
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Strength & Conditioning for Endurance Running (Blagrove)
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This is a newer book that I am really starting to like
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Anatomy for Runners (Dicharry)
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Guide on how to use strength training, resolve injuries and move better
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BOOKS ABOUT RUNNING THAT I JUST LIKE
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Cold Clear Day (Murphy)
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The story of US record-holder in the Marathon, Buddy Edelen
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Has South Dakota roots; packed up everything and moved to Europe to train
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Once a Runner (Parker)
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Cult-classic
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Running with the Buffaloes (Lear)
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Gosh, this is a good one. Follows the University of Colorado through a Cross Country season
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Sub 4 (Lear)
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Another one by Chris Lear- this follows HS phenom Alan Webb through his first season at Michigan where he eventually left to turn pro.
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IMPORTANT RESEARCH
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Strength Training for Distance Runners
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2-3x Week w/ Plyo (skips, hops, jumps)
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Why you should lift heavy
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Study of Kenyan Runners and why they're good
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Spoiler: they run more than their peers from other parts of the world
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What Workouts Work Best?
TRAINING EXAMPLES
I like to look at training themes of college/pro groups and scale them to HS runners. Making a good connection from what we're doing to what the best colleges are doing is key.
3200/1600 Training (Tom Schwartz)
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"Tinman" has coached many top runners and helped Drew Hunter under 4:00 in the mile as a HS student.
Nick Symmonds Training Log for the year he ran 1:42
Elite College Training
Bowerman Track Club Training (arguably the best training group is US history)
Nick Willis (Ron Warhurst training; Very Nice Track Club, Hobbs Kessler,etc.)
