Includes index

Training programs -- Warm-up: welcome to my marathon world -- The mystique of the marathon -- Learning to love running -- Your first steps -- Beginnings -- Ten marathon truths -- Striving to improve -- Building mileage -- Running long -- The half -- The full -- Moving beyond 26.2 -- Speedwork -- Defensive strategies -- Water therapy -- Planning for peak performance -- Monitoring your heart rate -- The magic taper -- The distance runner's diet -- The perfect pace -- Race day logistics -- Drinking on the run -- Mind games -- Mile 27 -- BQ -- Programs

"Now completely updated and revised--a new edition of the long-running marathon training guide that has helped more than half a million people reach their goals, including a new chapter on ultramarathons, along with material on recovery techniques, several new training programs, and advice on how to win a Boston qualifying race and improve your personal record"--