Took a look at this in the bookstore, and it is quite heavily revised. Among the
changes:
(*) a number of the anecdotes have been updated/added. He features other runners
he's coached.
(*) a new chapter on racing for cross country
(*) more flexible approach to training intensities. For example, he addresses
the issue that many runners do "tempo runs" at a slower pace than prescribed
'T' pace, and suggests some rules of thumb for relaxing pace as distance
increases.
(*) generally a more inclusive approach that appears to better address the
concerns of post-college recreational runners, not just high school, college
athletes, and well trained competitive runners. For example, while the
competitive training programs in the first edition didn't make much sense
unless you were running around 50mpw or so. The new edition includes a
beginners "training to finish" marathon program. It also includes a whole part
which sets up an ascending sequence of progressively more challenging programs
that can be used for general fitness or competitive racing. These aren't just
"20 easy miles per week" programs, they include appropriate doses of speed work,
long runs and tempo running.
Cheers,
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Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/