Advanced Marathoning

I used the 55-70 mile plan to train for both a Boston qualifier and then Boston. I ended up with a solid PR of 3:13 at age 52 at Boston. I think the book's information/explanation and training plans are excellent and will put you in a very good place on race day. My experience is that some of the speed work is difficult to hit in training... for example, I usually failed to be able to do the marathon pace runs at marathon pace, but tried to simply do them a little faster than usual. All in all though, this was exactly the book I needed to take my training and racing up a notch. Highly recommended.

Great guidance. I trained myself following the reference in the book and I got a new PR in My 2nd Marathon

I like the heavier mileage in the plans. Author explains physiology reasons for each type of workout. My trading has stepped up injury free!

Great introduction to the art and science of distance running and a blueprint for a competitive marathon. Will look forward to seeing how well it pays off over the next weeks and months.

A must read for every marathon runner! Much practical insight and detailed illustration are included throughout the book. Definitely recommend.

Reading this helped guide me to a marathon PR of 2:45 from 3:21. I still find myself going back to this book for reference. This book was basically my coach. Great purchase!

I have two marathons coming up just 7 weeks apart. While looking for training and racing advice for the short turnaround, I came across this book because it had a chapter dedicated to the quick turnaround. I ended up reading the whole book in a weekend. While most of the information repeated what I had learned in other books/research, this book does a great job breaking it down, making the science behind marathon training and racing easily accessible and relevant for every level of runner, from the beginner to the elite.

Really great book and what I think is a must have for any marathoner. If there are 2 books that are a must have for long distance runners, it is this one and Daniel’s Running Formula book.

This is a great book. Although I don't follow the training plans it offers, there are tons of ideas and explanations, surrounding numerous topics, that have helped me to improve as a runner. My biggest complaint with the book is their well-intentioned (but flawed) attempt to convert all the numbers to metric. As I live in a metric country myself I appreciate that all the distances have been converted. The problem is that, although all the distances have been converted, very few of the paces have been. Here is a prime example of what I mean. They write: "If you run a 22-miler (35km) at 40 seconds per mile slower than marathon pace [...]" Anybody or their grandmother can figure out in 2 seconds how far in km a 22 mile run is. But it is much less obvious how to figure out what "40 seconds per mile" is in km. I hope that in the next edition of this book they will take this idea into account.

I bought this book and followed the 18 week schedule that took me from 55 up to 70 miles per week. I followed the plan and advice religiously, hitting 99% of the miles prescribed and it got me a sub 3 hour marathon time in Edinburgh 2022. Sub 3 was a long held goal for me and I was absolutely delighted with it. The training schedules are tough but they get results, the book also offers loads of good advice and insight into nutrition, strength training, stretching, tactics etc etc. Great book. Thanks Mr Pfitzinger!

Very informative, very important for runners

It's a great book which focuses on the demands of marathon training, and has great training schedules for marathon runners

Libro muy completo sobre todo lo que debes saber para preparar una maratón. En realidad sirve también para preparar otras distancias, pues cada entrenamiento te indica para qué distancia es más específico, pero como indica el título, su función principal es la maratón. Le quito una estrella porque solo la primera edición la editaron en español.