Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon
How to Be Your Own Best Coach

Thorough description of his "adaptive" approach to training distance runners. A lot of it is similar to what others prescribe -- maybe the most distinctive features are (a) keep training volume high year-round, even though you lower intensity at times, so that you're not in a position of having to i......more

Great concepts, boring read. I'd like to just transplant all the info into my head without having to read it. I do like the ideas he presents about making your own plan however.......more

Brad Hudson's book, Run Faster, is a guide for how to coach yourself. It emphasizes very specific training methods, but tells runners when to adapt the plan and exactly how to make the adaptations. The book strikes an excellent balance between telling the reader exactly what to do, and explaining ho......more

I learnt a lot whilst reading this book. I’m currently training for a marathon so there were lots of useful tips. A variety of training plans were included which was good. Would recommend.......more

I don't know whether to put this as "read" or "currently-reading", because I keep picking it up and re-reading bits of it. I have been incorporating the principles outlined in this book into my training for about three weeks now, and (so far) I love it. What I love about it is that it is not a "do t......more