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Marathoning for Mortals: A Regular Person's Guide to the Joy of Running or Walking a Half-marathon or Marathon

By John "The Penguin" Bingham

Dewey Decimal # 796.426

John Bingham is a long time writer for Runner's World Magazine and is widely known in the running community. His "everyman" approach to running is great for beginning runners as he himself did not start until he was 43 years old. Bingham uses a lot of humor and anecdotes to help prove that while training is hard, it can also be fun. He includes chapters that cover training, injury prevention, and running gear selection as well as motivation to get started and keep going.

The Marathon Method: The 16-Week Training Program that Prepares You to Finish a Full or Half Marathon in Your Best Time

By Tom Holland

Dewey Decimal # 796.426

Tom Holland is an exercise physiologist, experienced marathoner and triathlete, and coach. His 16-week program is customized for beginner, intermediate, and advanced runners. Holland has included information about nutrition, hydration, and running gear as well as pacing strategies and ways to build mental strength to avoid "hitting the wall." He also gives great tips on injury prevention, strength training and flexibility.

Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide (3rd Edition)

By Hal Higdon

Dewey Decimal # 796.425

The 2005 update of marathon training expert Hal Higdon's Marathon:The Ultimate Training Guide contains everything a marathoner must know to train for and complete a marathon. Higdon offers training tips for first-time marathoners, women, and new runners. He explains how to safely build mileage and give advise on long runs, speed work, stretching, and running strategies. His customized training schedules are broken down by ability level and are some of the most utilized programs amongst marathoners.

Marathon Training

By Joe Henderson

Dewey Decimal # 796.426

Writer, runner, and coach Joe Henderson has created for Marathon Training three 100 day marathon training programs for runners of varying ability levels. The book is broken down into 15 chapters, one for each week of training. The chapters offer different tips, advice, and motivational tools to help runners reach their goals. Each chapter has a daily log in which you can keep track of your mileage, time, how you felt, the weather, and more.

My First 100 Marathons: 2,620 Miles with an Obsessive Runner

By Jeffrey Horowitz

Dewey Decimal # 796.425

This book by veteran marathoner Jeffrey Horowitz give an account of his marathon experience. It begins with his decision to run his first marathon and chronicles his running career through his 100th marathon. Throughout his story he pauses to explore some of the tips he has picked up as he worked through his training. Some of these tips include avoiding injuries, avoiding dehydration, running etiquette, and many more. Being an ordinary guy, Horowitz is able to tell his motivational great story without getting overly technical.