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Lore of Running | 
 enlarge | Author: Tim Noakes
Publisher: Human Kinetics Europe Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £17.99
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 13450
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 952
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 6.8 x 2
MPN: 0873229592
ISBN: 0873229592
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.42
EAN: 9780873229593
ASIN: 0873229592
Publication Date: December 2002
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 Not very good! July 3, 2007
J. Lenehan
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
Not a very good book, few training schedules, fat too long, sometimes conflicting, a bit out-dated and I definitely wouldn't recommend it.
 Lore according to Noakes May 31, 2005
Toby Smith (Chatham, Kent United Kingdom)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Excellent book which I've read time and again. Despite his modesty, Noakes is clearly an outstanding runner of great courage and persistence. Particularly good is the section on running greats. However, it must be said, I've often come to this for help on a running question and found I've not been able to find the answer, sometimes because competing theories are presented with little analysis or because it all becomes too technical for a layman like me. Also it's surprising, given Noakes's obvious expertise, how little there is on specific running injuries. Nevertheless, this is well worth the money.
 The only running book you'll ever need December 1, 2004
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
There are countless books on running out there. Not only has this author clearly read them all, he has his own enormous experience in running science.
This book has it all - the physiology of running and training, how to approach training, some sample training plans from top coaches, training histories from some of the running 'greats', a detailed section on injuries, nutrition ...
This is not a book you'll read cover to cover, but one that you will dip into and refer back to time and time again.
An uncoherent collection of biased information. October 24, 2004
10 out of 14 found this review helpful
I admit that this book seems to have it all. I bought it because it was so higly reviewed here. However I soon found that it isn`t that "Big Book" of running that it tries to be. The writing is very subjective, and the author has chosen to highlight those areas of running that are closest to his heart. That means that it`s primarily the long distances from half-marathon to the ultra-marathons that get the most talk. I found it very disturbing too that he bases a lot of his writing to questionable, or at least unproven theories, and ends up giving the impression that this is hard scientific fact which it is not! All in all, it`s hard to find what you`re looking for, and often times the information stays on quite a basic level.
The history-part I found quite interesting, and that gives the second star. There`s some other random good stuff there also, as the book is really thick, but five stars? Come on people!
Challenges and overturns fundamental beliefs July 24, 2003
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
For over 25 years as a runner my training has been based on 'aerobic' and 'anaerobic' principles. I believed that my speed was limited by the amount of oxygen I could deliver to my running muscles, and when I ran too fast, or 'anaerobically', the build-up of lactic acid in these muscles slowed me. I also believed that the depletion of muscle glycogen caused me to 'hit the wall' when I ran too far. With the 4th Edition of this classic book, Tim Noakes has convinced me that these beliefs were all obsolete, and were similar to believing that the earth is flat. The book is full of similar gems, for example:
Is altitude training really as beneficial as is so widely believed?
The current 'news' in the press of the dangers of over-drinking in endurance races is, in fact, old news if you've read this book.
Did you know that a 45kg distance runner will have a huge advantage over a 65kg distance runner of similar ability when race conditions are hot and humid? Bad news for a 75kg runner like me.
This book took me some effort to read and understand (and not just because my hardback edition weighs so much), but I found it absolutely fascinating.
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