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| Run with the Champions: Training Programs and Secrets of America's 50 Greatest Runners | 
| Author: Marc Bloom
Publisher: Rodale Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 674505
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 1579542905
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.7172
EAN: 9781579542900
ASIN: 1579542905
Publication Date: April 1, 2001
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| Customer Reviews:
 A must read for runners September 22, 2004
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is the perfect combination of training tips and historical reference, and will inspire anyone looking to improve on their running. This book reminded me that America has a rich heritage of outstanding runners. I've read nearly every book on training and general running on the market, and this one was one of the most enjoyable and informative reads I have encountered.
just a test review August 30, 2004
0 out of 9 found this review helpful
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The Inside Training Techniqes Of 50 Top Runners July 23, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
One of the best books on the training methods of runners I have ever read. The author gives the training methods of 50 great runners. This book is to the point and very informative. One of the best books (if not the best) book on training routines for runners that I have found. Buy it, you won't be disapointed.
 Who would attempt it? January 24, 2002
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book is destined to inspire controversy, because of the rankings, the athletes included and those left out. Marc Bloom does what few knowledgeable fans of distance running would ever attempt: to rank 30 of the greatest American male distance runners and twenty American female distance runners. It contains both biographical and and personal information about each runner, as well as a summary of titles won, and lists of personal records for a range of events. Road running enthusiasts may be disapointed by the focus on the track, and indoor acheivements are virtually ignored, but the author does a reasonably good job of trying to provide apples to apples comparisons. This book in invaluable for serious athletes because it documents incredible variation among the training regimes of the athletes profiled. It was a pleasure to read and can be consulted again and again. However, the book is not without flaws. For example, there are only four pages or so for each athlete when more would have been more desireable and easy to include, particularly for exceptional talents or world famous runners such as Jim Ryun, Steve Prefontaine, Sydney Maree, Joan Benoit Samuelson or Mary Decker Tabb. I'm sure that most buyers would have paid more for a thicker book. Second, the descriptions of workouts could have been a lot more precise, or consistent between athletes. Some chapters appear to describe the athlete's greatest workouts, and others are so general it seems like the athlete is keeping secrets. Third, the book includes too many chapters on athletes whose career ended before the 1960s, when the sport was noticeably immature, and American dominance was more a factor of limited competition than athletic prowess. And finally, there are no discussions about the disapointments of the athletes' careers, which any fan would find fascinating. The absence of this element at times reduces the book to a public relations piece.
This one is a must-have January 5, 2002
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
One thing stands out as you review each featured runner's favorite training program. No two are alike - something to keep in mind as you develop your own program. What works for one person is not necessarily going to work for someone else. You'll also find that a few of the training routines show a great deal of creativity. This is one book you'll refer back to often, if for nothing else the inspiration it provides.
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