Note: The italicized f and t following page numbers refer to figures and tables, respectively.
A
abdominal crunches
ACSM
adaptation process. See also specific adaptations
adrenaline levels, reducing
aerobic enzyme activity
age, training schedule and
aid stations
alcohol consumption
altitude training
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
anemia
antioxidants
arms, strengthening
B
back
strengthening
stretching
back extension
banned substances
bench dip
blood volume
iron level and
O2max and
body weight
hydration and
as recovery monitor
Bompa, Tudor
C
caffeine
caloric deficit
calves
strengthening
stretching
capillary density
carbohydrate. See also glycogen storage
daily requirements
as fuel
prerace intake
during race intake
carbohydrate loading
Cavanagh, Peter
chest muscles
strengthening
stretching
Clark, Nancy
compression apparel
contrast therapy
cool-downs
core stability training
advanced program
basic program
benefits
frequency
during taper
Coyle, Ed
cross-country skiing
cross-training
benefits
in cool-down
during race recovery
on recovery days
during taper
types
cruise intervals. See interval training
cycling
D
Daniels, Jack
Daniels’ Running Formula (Daniels)
dehydration. See also hydration
delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)
destination marathons
devotion
diet. See nutrition
DOMS
double runs (twice-a-day)
Douglas, Scott
downward dog
drafting
dropping out
dumbbell lat row
E
Eberle, Suzanne Girard
Eichner, E. Randy
elliptical training
Endurance Sports Nutrition (Eberle)
energy gels
energy level
EPO
ergogenic aids
Ergogenics Edge, The (Williams)
exercises
core stability training
flexibility training
running form drills
strength training
F
fast feet drill
fast-twitch muscle fibers
fat utilization
as attribute
versus carbohydrate stores
described
improving
finish line strategy
flexibility training
benefits and methods
frequency
program
during taper
foot-strike hemolysis
Foster, Carl
G
Gebrselassie, Haile
pace
profile
runner comparisons
shoes
general aerobic runs
genes, in adaptation process
genetics
marathon physiology
recovery and
GI system
caffeine and
iron loss through
gluteals
strengthening
stretching
glycemic index
glycerol
glycogen loading
glycogen storage
as attribute
carbohydrate intake for
described
hard/easy principle and
improving
replenishing
warm-ups and
H
Hall, Ryan
hamstrings
strengthening
stretching
hard/easy principle
back-to-back hard days
reasons for
heart rate drift
heart rate intensities
long runs
race recovery
as recovery monitor
recovery runs
standard workouts
water running
heart rate monitors
heart rate reserve
hemoglobin content
high-volume training
recommendations
training schedules
hill training
hip flexors, stretching
exercises
importance of
hot/cold contrast therapy
hydration
dehydration effects
fluid needs
fluid types
importance
prerace
during race
at work
hyponatremia
hypothalamus
I
illness
lost time from
preventing
immune system
individual training threshold
inflammatory response, chronic
injuries, lost time from
injury prevention
in-line skating
International Olympic Committee
interval training
for lactate-threshold improvement
for maximal heart rate determination
recovery from
for running economy improvement
too fast, too frequent
tune-up races and
forO2max improvement
when fatigued
iron
daily requirements
deficiency
function of
low levels in runners
preventing depletion
K
Kastor, Deena
Kempainen, Bob
kickout
L
lactate levels
lactate threshold (LT)
as attribute
described
determining
improving
training adaptations
lactate-threshold intervals. See interval training
lactate-threshold runs. See tempo runs
Larson-Meyer, Enette
latissimus dorsi
strengthening
stretching
leg pushaways
Lel, Martin
long training runs
carbohydrate loading and
marathon-pace
mileage
optimizing
pace
psychological benefits
recovery from
tune-up races and
when fatigued
Lore of Running (Noakes)
LT. See lactate threshold
lunges
lying bridge
M
macrocycles
marathon-a-month goal
marathon champion profiles. See also specific athletes
Brian Sell
Catherine Ndereba
Deena Kastor
Haile Gebrselassie
Paula Radcliffe
Ryan Hall
Sammy Wanjiru
marathon-pace runs
Martin, David
massage
masters runners
maximal heart rate
maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max). See VO2max
medium-long runs
mental toughness
mesocycles. See also training schedules
microcycles. See also training schedules
midpack runners
mileage. See also training schedules
increasing
long runs
more thanmiles per week
personal limits
tapering
mineral supplements
mitochondria
monotony of training
Morgan, Don
movement, at work
multiple marathoning
racing strategies
reasons for
recovery schedule
training schedules
muscle diagrams
muscle fibers
blood volume to
capillarization of
fast-twitch
mitochondria
slow-twitch
muscle soreness
muscle stiffness
N
Nancy Clark’s Sports Nutrition Guidebook (Clark)
Ndereba, Catherine
Noakes, Tim
Nurmi, Paavo
nutrition. See also hydration
carbohydrates
iron
postworkout
prerace
protein
during race
recovery
supplements, ergogenic aids
at work
nutritional aids
O
overreaching
overtraining
breaking out of
defining
individual training thresholds
in long runs
sleep habits and
P
pace
altering midrace
calculating during race
long runs
marathon pace runs
race day strategies
periodization
Periodization Training for Sports (Bompa)
Pfitzinger, Pete
dropping out
high-mileage training
long runs
multiple marathoning
pharmacological aids
physiological aids
physiological attributes. See also specific attributes
Plasencia, Steve
posture, at work
prone hover
protein
proximal stability training. See core stability training
psychological issues
in long runs
mental toughness
on race day
in taper
push-up
Q
quadriceps
strengthening
stretching
quitting
R
race day
altering pace strategy
dropping out
finish
first half
for multiple marathoners
nutrition during race
pacing strategies
second half
warm-ups
racing flats
Radcliffe, Paula
apparel
pace
profile
shoes
recovery
adaptation process in
age and
as attribute
cool-downs
described
double runs
easy days
enhancing
factors affecting
hard-easy principle
monitoring
for multiple marathoners
real world strategies
runner comparison
in specific training schedules
time required for
recovery runs
recovery weeks
resistance training. See strength training
resting heart rate
Rodgers, Bill
rowing
running economy
as attribute
described
improving
running form drills
benefits and method
exercises
frequency
during taper
S
Salazar, Alberto
Sell, Brian
shoes
Shorter, Frank
shoulder press
shoulders
strengthening
stretching
side hover
skiing
skip march run
skip march walk
sleep
slow-twitch muscle fibers
as attribute
described
in running economy
strength training and
sodium
specificity of training
speed work
benefits and methods
increasing mileage and
too fast
sports drinks
squats
staff (exercise)
stair climbing
standing knee hold
starting line strategy
step-ups
strength training
benefits and methods
frequency
hill training as
program
during taper
stress
stretching, in cool-down. See also flexibility training
stride length
stroke volume
supercompensation
defined
time required for
superman (exercise)
supplements
swan (exercise)
sweat losses
fluids
iron
swimming
synthetic erythropoietin (EPO)
T
tapering
benefits
carbohydrate loading and
duration
key principles
mileage reduction
sample schedule
stress reduction
supplemental training
visualization
Telford, Dick
tempo runs
for LT improvement
recovery from
tune-up races and
when fatigued
time management
training load
training logs
training schedules. See also multiple marathoning
55 miles or less per week mesocycle tables use and recommendations
55 to 70 miles per week mesocycle tables use and recommendations
70 to 85 miles per week mesocycle tables use and recommendations
85 miles or more per week mesocycle tables use and recommendations
adjusting for age
hard days in
reading and following
roadblocks in
training stimulus
training strain
travel, as marathon attraction
triceps press
tune-up races
back-to-back hard days and
purpose
recovery from
during taper
in training schedule
twice-a-day runs
V
Vegetarian Sports Nutrition (Larson-Meyer)
visualization
vitamin46
vitamin46
vitamin E
vitamin supplements
O2max. See also interval training
as attribute
described
improving
training adaptations
W
WADA
“the wall”
Wami, Gete
Wanjiru, Sammy
warm-ups
water running
weather
hot
training schedule and
Williams, Keith
Williams, Melvin
work
recovery strategies and
as stress factor
time management and
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
Z
zinc