Improve Your Marathon and Half Marathon Running is an accessible, jargon—free guide for athletes committing to improving their running at either distance. It provides valuable advice in increasing competition experience and structuring more advanced training programmes. The book covers: training plans and principles; evolving training programmes as a runner's experience increases; methods for cross—training in other disciplines; principles for athletes to examine the biomechanics of their running to improve performance; benefits of coaching, and finally, training case histories of successful athletes.