The Art of Running Faster by Julian Goater and Don Melvin
Review of The Art of Running Faster: Improve technique, training, and performance by Julian Goater and Don Melvin (2012) ‘Don’t practice plodding,’ the key takeaway from The Art of Running Faster. And running is an art – just watch Paula Radcliffe or Mo Farah at their best if you haven’t already. Now I’ve been a plodder pretty much since I started running 5 years ago. It’s seen me through two marathons and my first ultra a few weeks ago. This is great and there is some real benefit to plodding. But, to be perfectly honest, I’m getting a little […]