Pete Bland Sports

Description

‘Terrain Training for Off-Road Runners’ explores the different types of terrain you will encounter when running off-road.

The book covers techniques for adapting your style of running to the off-road environment and the safety aspects needed as well as presenting a number of training patterns to enhance your abilities in this world.

On your next run off-road you will now look at the environment through which you are running with a different perspective.

Contents

Introduction

• Physical aspects of running over ever changing terrain
• What happens when you run over a variety of terrain
• Footplan
• Conditioning the body to cope with the variety of terrain underfoot

Technical aspects of off-road terrain

• Types of terrain
• Terrain - damage limitation
• Route choice
• Weather
• Running style
• Eye to foot co-ordination
• Mental attitude
• Footwear
• Accessories
• Safety considerations

Training techniques for terrain running

• Simple single exercises
• Constructing an individual session for terrain training
• Putting it together into a more complex session
• How often should you do a terrain specific session
• Stretching

Practical examples

Summary