PENGUIN BOOKS : THE COMPETITIVE RUNNERS HANDBOOK

Whether you are serious about running a fast 5K or a sub 3 hour marathon this book provides heaps of useful advice. There are chapters on specific training for all distances from 5K upwards, stretching, fartlek training, tempo training, treadmills, heart rates, illnesses, cross training ....

The book is written in such a way that you can either read it from cover to cover or you can dip into it as a useful reference manual.