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| | Overcome factors that prevent you from running faster
Whether you're old or young, new to the sport or an experienced marathoner, The Art of Running Faster will change how you run and the results you achieve. In this one-of-a-kind guide, world-class runner Julian Goater and author/journalist Don Melvin share their experiences, insights and advice for better, more efficient and faster running. Inside, you will learn how to - overcome the obstacles that prevent you from running faster, more comfortably, and with greater focus;
- customize your training program to emphasize the development of speed, strength, and stamina;
- shift gears, reach that next level of performance, and blow past the competition.
Much more than training tips and motivational stories, The Art of Running Faster is your guide to improved technique and optimal performance. Let Julian Goater show you a new way to run faster, farther and longer. Read more. 
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| | Achieve optimal stamina for your best performance yet
Runners, cyclists, swimmers, rowers, triathletes, and ultradistance athletes must sustain performance at a high level to come out on top. Developing Endurance shows how to achieve optimal stamina to race your best through science-based aerobic, anaerobic, and resistance training. Written by 11 top experts in the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the top sport conditioning organization in the world, this guide provides both the background information and the exercises, drills, workouts, and programs for ultimate results. Athletes and coaches will appreciate the assessment tools, analyses, and instruction to define specific needs and establish effective training goals. Armed with these tools and information, you can create the ideal personalized training program for your sport and avoid lengthy plateaus while taking performance to the highest level. Read more.
|  | | LIVE Facebook chat on March 23rd
 | | | |  | Join us for a LIVE chat on Facebook with the author of A Woman’s Guide to Muscle and Strength. Log on to our Facebook page on March 23rd at 9 a.m. CDT and ask Irene Lewis-McCormick your fitness and/or conditioning questions. She is a personal trainer, international presenter, author and 25-year fitness veteran. Like us on Facebook to be part of the conversation. | | | | | Upcoming Webinar: Kickstart Your Century and 200K Training
| | | |  | John Hughes and Dan Kehlenbach, co-authors of Distance Cycling, will present "Kickstart Your Century and 200K Training" on Thursday, March 29th at noon EDT (11AM CDT). This presentation will provide detailed information on how to get ready for your first, or next, century ride and 200K! Learn how to build your baseline endurance with cycling, cross-training, strength and flexibility activities. Then find out how to train specifically to peak for your event! Also discover how to fuel those training rides. Register for this free webinar. | | | | | Free Live Webinar for Cutting-Edge Cycling
| | | |  | Hunter Allen and Stephen Cheung, authors of Cutting-Edge Cycling will host a webinar on Tuesday March 20, 2012 at 8pm EDT (7pm CDT). Cutting-Edge Cycling, which will be published in April, covers every aspect of conditioning, preparation, and competition in the physically demanding sport of cycling. Register for this free webinar. | | | | | Stretching your quadriceps, hip flexors, and adductors
| | | |  | Read an excerpt from the new release The Art of Running Faster Runners cannot avoid working their quadriceps and hip flexors (the muscles in front of the hips and thighs which you use every time you lift your knees), and so it is important to keep these muscles stretched and loose.
How To: First, stretch the hip flexors by holding a lunge position, allowing the heel of your rear foot to come off the ground and keeping your body upright. After that, it’s good to stretch both the quadriceps and hip flexors at once. Start with your right quad by standing on your left foot. Hold your right foot with your right hand and pull it straight back and up behind your backside. Here’s the key: Pull on that foot so your thigh moves back behind you, too, and gets a good stretch. The hip flexor in the front of your hip will feel a stretch, as well—unless you allow yourself to lean forward. Don’t. Keep tall, with your torso upright, reaching towards the sky with your left hand. Continue excerpt. | | | | | Swim faster, stronger, and more efficiently with this hot pick
| | | |  | Open Water Swimming is an essential guide to maneuvering the open-water environment and describes how to prepare logistically, physically, and mentally for open-water swims. The book includes stroke techniques, racing tactics, and training plans for triathlon, middle-distance, and marathon-distance swims. Read more. | | | | | Hot pick provides incomparable detail on all aspects of running
| | | |  | Lore of Running gives you unparalleled detail on physiology, training, racing, injuries, and world-class athletes and races. This book will serve as your comprehensive and authoritative resource on almost every topic for understanding, enjoying, and improving your performance in the sport. It’s the one book every runner should own. Read more. | | | | Subscribe, unsubscribe, or customize your email preferences, here.
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