Masters Running - 5K To Half Marathon

Optimised training for peak performance for 35 years and beyond

Joanne Wilkinson

• Publisher: The Crowood Press
• eBook ISBN:
  9780719846243
• Year: 2026

Masters Running distils elite-level training and coaching knowledge with age-appropriate strength conditioning, running technique, recovery strategies and nutrition into a clear, hands-on manual. With personalised advice, science-backed training plans, pacing strategies and race-specific coaching for 5K, 10K and half-marathon, it gives masters' runners (35+) everything they need to train smarter, race faster, and stay injury-free. This is a great book if you're keen to run as a masters runner. I have done many a session with Jo in our younger years, and her own lived experiences through running and coaching come through in this great bible for running into your older years ~ LIZ YELLING, DOUBLE OLYMPIC MARATHON RUNNER AND COACH A brilliant guide in which Jo Wilkinson shows you that it's never too late to start running and you might end up running faster than you think ~ SOPHIE RAWORTH, BBC JOURNALISTAND RUNNER Jo's encouraging tone and structured plans will empower masters runners to enjoy long-term fitness and achievement ~ RICHARD BLAGROVE, PROGRAMME LEADER MSC STRENGTH & CONDITIONING, LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY Packed with practical advice and backed by science, whatever your running goals, this book will support you every step of the way ~ LAURA WEIGHTMAN, TEAM GB 1500M MULTIPLE OLYMPIAN

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• Part I: Getting Started
• Part II: How To Train
• Part III: Planning Your Training
• Part IV: Planning Races
• Afterword
• Index
• Acknowledgements and Credits
• Copyright