BE A BETTER RUNNER – digital download SALLY EDWARDS

REAL-WORLD, SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN TRAINING TECHNIQUES THAT WILL DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE YOUR SPEED, ENDURANCE, AND INJURY RESISTANCE by:

SALLY EDWARDS Ultra-marathoner, former master’s world record holder in the Ironman Triathlon, and Triathlon Hall of Fame inductee

CARL FOSTER, PH.D., F.A.C.S.M. Professor of Exercise and Sport Science, University of Wisconsin–La Crosse

ROY M. WALLACK Los Angeles Times fitness columnist and author of Run for Life

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

SALLY EDWARDS is a former master’s world record holder in the Ironman Triathlon, a 1984 Olympic marathoner trials finisher as well as a world record holder in the Iditashoe 100-Mile Snowshoe Race. She has competed in some of the hardest races on the planet, including the Western States 100-Mile Run which she won. A leader in the field of fitness training, Sally holds a master’s in exercise physiology and is the creator and CEO of the Heart Zones Training System, which uses heart rate data and cardiac training ranges to enhance athletic performance. A founder of the sport of triathlon (and a Triathlon Hall of Fame inductee), most of Sally’s recent races have been performed in her role as the national spokeswoman for the Danskin Triathlon Series.

CARL FOSTER PH.D., FACSM, is the former president of the American College of Sports Medicine. He is a professor of exercise and sport science at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse and director of the Human Performance Laboratory at UW–L. Carl is a former associate editor-in-chief of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, and a co-editor of American College of Sports Medicine’s Health/Fitness Facility Standards and Guidelines. His distinguished professional career and accomplishments have produced over 250 scientific papers, book chapters, and longer works.

ROY M. WALLACK is a longtime writer, editor, and author specializing in fitness train-ing, gear, and adventure travel. A fitness columnist for the Los Angeles Times, he is the former editor of Triathlete and Bicycle Guide magazines, and a contributor to a variety of magazines, including Outside, Men’s Journal, Runner’s World, Muscle & Fitness, Playboy, Competitor, Consumer’s Digest, Bicycling, Mountain Bike, and others. His books include Run for Life: The Breakthrough Plan for Fast Times, Fewer Injuries, and Spectacular Lifelong Fitness(2009), Bike for Life: How to Ride to 100(2005), and The Traveling Cyclist: 20 Worldwide Tours of Discovery(1991). A frequent participant in some of the world’s toughest endurance events, including the Badwater Ultramarathon, the Eco-Challenge, the 750-mile Paris-Brest-Paris randonee, and the TransAlp Challenge, he was inducted into the 24 Hours of Adrenaline Solo Hall of Fame in 2008 and finished second in the World Fitness Championship in 2004.