Where the Road Ends

A Guide to Trail Running

240 pages

English language

Published Oct. 9, 2018 by Human Kinetics.

ISBN:
978-1-4925-8014-0
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Every year, countless runners, endurance athletes, and outdoor enthusiasts discover the sport of trail running. Whether they run for peace of mind, appreciation of nature, or competition, they find a sport unlike any other.

Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running captures the excitement, intensity, and appeal of the outdoors. From training and preparation to overcoming nature's obstacles, it's all here, accompanied by detailed instruction, expert insights, and stunning color photography.

Inside you'll find these features:

  • Techniques for running over dirt, sand, roots, and rock

  • Equipment recommendations based on terrain, distance, and conditions

  • Safety guidelines for navigation, injury, and water crossings

  • Conditioning programs for all levels of runners

  • Strategies for improving race-day performance

Whether you are an experienced road runner looking for new challenges or an extreme athlete pushing your physical limits, look no further than Where the Road Ends, the authoritative guide for conquering the trails, terrain, …

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Aquí tes a miña mán, acompáñote.

3 stars

O obxectivo deste libro é quitarlle o medo á xente a correr por camiños.

Motivación

O temor ao que non coñecemos semella ser un dos factores principais que fan que a xente non corra na natureza. A curiosidade non abonda para superalo, e este libro intenta darlle unha man e acompañar a quen o precise.

O libro publicouse en 2014 (hai dez anos) e algunhas das referencias e bibliografía poden parecer desactualizadas, pero o 99% do contido do libro é totalmente asimilible á época actual.

Dito isto, eu non fun quen de ler todos e cada un dos capítulos ao completo. Ao estar orientado, principalmente, a persoas que corren pero só o fan en asfalto/pista entón a min facíaseme repetitivo a veces e redundante, como se me estivesen contando algo que xa sabía. De feito así é despois de tantos anos correndo polo monte.

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Subjects

  • trailrunning
  • running
  • training
  • health
  • sports

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