Running (Science of Running) - Chris Napier

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Résumé :
Discover the hard science that will help you run faster, endure for longer, and avoid injury.

Science of Running goes further than any other running book to interrogate the muscle groups and bodily systems involved in being an effective runner, and shows how you can apply the insights gained to train for optimal performance.

The book examines the running motion of the body, showing what's going on under the skin at every stage, and explains how you can analyse your own running style and re-train your gait to prevent injury and increase efficiency.

Clear and detailed CGI artworks demonstrate 30 key exercises targeting strength, flexibility, and recovery - each exercise annotated to reveal the muscle mechanics so you know you're getting it right.

The book also explains the science behind your body's energy systems, including aerobic and anaerobic metabolism, hydration, and nutrition, and shows how you can prepare and train to maximise energy storage and conversion.

A series of integrated exercise and training programmes, tailored to different abilities, injury risks, and distances - from complete beginners, through 5k, 10k, half marathon and full marathon - bring everything together to help you plan a running regime that's right for you.

The human body is a machine designed to run and all machines need a manual. Explore the mechanics and physiology

of each stride and grasp the new sports science that will take you from slow to pro.

Biographie:
Chris Napier gained a Diploma in Sport Physiotherapy in 2007 and is now Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, with a PhD in running biomechanics and injury prevention. In addition to working on research projects, Chris continues to be a practising physiotherapist with Restore Physiotherapy and Athletics Canada. He has competed at the national level as a successful middle-distance runner, earning medals at the Canadian Track & Field Championships in 1996 and 1997. He is also an accomplished marathon runner with a personal best time of 2 hours 33 mins. Twitter: @runnerphysio

Jerry Ziak (contributor to How to Train) has been a competitive distance runner since 1986, a coach since 2005, and co-owner of the running specialty store Forerunners North Shore since 2013. His competitive running career began over cross country and on the track, where he specialized in middle distances ranging from 800m to 10,000m. He ran for Auburn University in Alabama, Boise State University in Idaho, and the University of Victoria in British Columbia before he settled down at the University of British Columbia. He credits the different coaching styles he encountered in these cross country and track programmes, as well as his childhood coaches, with helping him develop his personal coaching philosophy. Once he graduated from UBC, he used this varied experience to self-coach himself over longer distances on the road, ultimately achieving a time of 2:17:24 for the marathon. It was also during this time that he began to coach high school cross country and track as well as half marathon and marathon clinics.