80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster by Training Slower

I honestly care less about the 80/20 evidence. The rule is proven. The book offers how to use, the standard workouts, how to structure the training plan (some other books offer a little more details) and some training plans to use or amend. All you need is here.

Piacevole scoperta di questo metodo. Poi ho preso anche il libro sul triathlon forse ancora meglio di questo. Il plus inatteso è stata la storia delle metodiche di allenamento da Zatopek in poi davvero avvincente. Ci sono poi le tabelle espresse a tempo quindi nessun problema con le miglia. Fondamentalmente ho imparato ad andare piano negli allenamenti easy controllandomi con il cardio

Conocimiento completamente base si te quieres tomar en serio el running. Matt se enrolla un poco a veces pero en general muy muy bien. Además que, después de explicarte toda la base y la teoría, te recomienda planes para distintos formatos y te da tres niveles de intensidad para cada uno. Para mi es una referencia total.

I've been running off and on for most of my life. Mostly because I had to be in shape for my occupation. I mostly trained for runs of 3 miles or less and my training was running a few miles a week as fast as I could. "No pain, no gain" was the only way I knew. I retired and no longer had any external motivation to continue running. It was such a drag that I didn't miss it at all. Then I got soft and flabby and started running again. I did it the same way I always have, short and fast. I made some progress and won my age group in a couple of 5k races. I tried to train for 10k and I couldn't. My legs were always wore out and joints were constantly sore. I started researching different training methods and came across Maffetone, polarized, and 80/20. All of them emphasizing mostly low intensity training. I'm currently a month into Maffetone training and just finished this book. I'm getting much more mileage without wearing myself out and my pace is slowly coming down while my heart rate stays the same. It is also rather enjoyable and almost relaxing to run without panting and having my heart pounding. I believe the method works. It's a slow process and it will require patience and discipline to keep plugging along at a very low intensity and slow pace. This book has some great information that I will incorporate for my next phase of training. I think any runner could benefit from this training concept but it would be especially beneficial to aging recreational runners who want to train in a way that is sustainable and less prone to cause injury.

En väldgt viktig bok för alla löpare. Den hade dock kunnat kortas ned rejält, säkert till mindre än hälften, utan att det centrala budskapet gått förlorat.

Great book. I always believed in doing maximum of running at low gear. Instated my belief.