Training for the Uphill Athlete, Kilian Jornet
Training for the Uphill Athlete, Kilian Jornet
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Training for the Uphill Athlete
A Manual for Mountain Runners and Ski Mountaineers

Author: Kilian Jornet, Steve House, Scott Johnston

Narrator: Roger Wayne

Unabridged: 9 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/29/2020


Synopsis

Dovetailing on the success of Training for the New Alpinism and Patagonia's own emphasis on all mountain use, Training for the Uphill Athlete translates theory into methodology to allow you to write your own training plans and coach yourself to endurance goals.

Steve House, one of the best mountaineers, and his coach Scott Johnston, an Olympic-level cross country ski coach, along with Kilian Jornet, hands-down best endurance athlete at this time, present training principles for the multisport mountain athlete who regularly participates in a mix of distance running, ski mountaineering, and other endurance sports that require optimum fitness and customized strength.

This is an authoritative but accessible training manual for athletes and coaches who feel most alive in the mountains or pushing the uphill ascent. Distance running, ski mountaineering, skimo, and skyrunning are becoming increasingly popular all over the world, and are often undertaken by the same person during a single year. This book collects the scientifically backed and athlete-tested wisdom and experience of three of the best uphill athletes and coaches and extrapolates both to educate outdoor athletes of all stripes to perform their best.

About Kilian Jornet

Kilian Jornet is a professional sky runner, trail runner, ski mountaineer, and long-distance runner. He is a six-time champion of the long-distance running Skyrunner World Series and has won some of the most prestigious ultramarathons, including the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, Grand Raid, the Western States Endurance Run and the Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run. Jornet holds the fastest known time for the ascent and descent of Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, Denali, and Everest.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Andreas

This is now my favorite book about training in general and mountain or trail running in particular. It starts with a description of sport physiology and theory of training that is easy to understand by the layperson. Based on these principles the training plans are later laid out. When you understan......more

Goodreads review by Scott

Uphill Athlete combines elements of a coffee table book and a fitness manual. The heavy tome interleaves pictures and stories of elite athletes in mountain settings with training instruction for mountain runners and skiers. As with most fitness manuals, the content is highly redundant. One purpose o......more

Goodreads review by Vince

Spectacular. I loved the whole thing. I can't wait to implement much of what the authors talked about to improve my endurance. I loved all of the stories from the athletes. I loved the science. They have done their research. If you are looking to become a better endurance athlete this is the book fo......more

Goodreads review by Tim

The book harnesses research in a way that defied my expectations and made an impression on me. Though I have no interest in being an "uphill athlete," I found many insights in reading such a niche document. I came at this from the perspective of a middle distance runner who can't understand competit......more

Goodreads review by Dmitry

I'm a mountain runner. I enjoyed this book a lot.......more