This revolutionary training method has been embraced by elite runners—with extraordinary results—and now you can do it, too. Respected running and fitness expert Matt Fitzgerald explains how the 80/20 running program—in which you do 80 percent of runs at a lower intensity and just 20 percent at a higher intensity—is the best change runners of all abilities can make to improve their performance. With a thorough examination of the science and research behind this training method, 80/20 Running is a hands-on guide for runners of all levels with training programs for 5K, 10K, half-marathon, and marathon distances. In 80/20 Running, you’ll discover how to transform your workouts to avoid burnout.
80/20 Running promotes a message that all runners—as well as cyclists, triathletes, and even weight-loss seekers—can embrace: Get better results by making the majority of your workouts easier.
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Matt Fitzgerald is an acclaimed endurance-sports and nutrition writer and certified sports nutritionist. His book Iron War was long-listed for the 2012 William Hill Sports Book of the Year, and he is the author of the bestseller Racing Weight. Fitzgerald is a columnist on Competitor.com and Active.com and has contributed to Bicycling, Men’s Health, Triathlete, Men’s Journal, Outside, Runner’s World, Shape, and Women’s Health. He has ghostwritten for such sports celebrities as Dean Karnazes and Kara Goucher.