In the News: Marathon Training Edition
The New York Times today has two articles about marathon training. The first article is about the trend of runners training less in preparation for a marathon as well as an increase in the number of finishers every year:
“The expectation has changed,†said Bill Pierce, the chairman of the health and exercise science department at Furman University in Greenville, S.C., and the creator of a popular three-day-a-week program. “It’s O.K. now to walk. It’s O.K. to finish over five hours. People have a completely different approach to the marathon.â€
The second article discusses a specific marathon training program which requires less time running. It’s called the First Program (First stands for Furman Institute of Running and Scientific Training) and it’s outlined in the book, Run Less, Run Faster.
