The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer

Introduction 1(16) The Marathoners 17(4) Chapter 1: Week One Beginning the Training Program 21(20) Making Your Own Reality 21(1) Locus of Control 22(1) Beginning Your Training 23(8) How to Construct Your Own Reality 31(10) Chapter 2: Week Two Developing Your Training Base 41(16) Focusing On The Positive; "...But It Doesn't Matter." 41(1) Physical Preparation 42(3) What Matters/What Doesn't 45(12) Chapter 3: Week Three Building on the Base 57(14) Performance and Arousal 57(1) Physical Preparation 58(7) Hidden Agendas 65(6) Chapter 4: Week Four You're 25% There! 71(16) Behavior & Attitude: Acting "As If..." 71(2) Physical Preparation 73(7) Are You a Marathoner? YES, I AM! 80(7) Chapter 5: Week Five Your First 10-Miler 87(16) Visualization: Making Videos in Your Head 87(2) Physical Preparation 89(6) Monkey See, Monkey Do... 95(8) Chapter 6: Week Six Getting Close to 25 Miles per Week 103(22) Using Self-Talk to Remain Positive 103(2) Physical Preparation 105(14) And Monkey Hear, Too 119(6) Chapter 7: Week Seven Closing in on Half-Way There 125(14) Learning to Focus 125(3) Physical Preparation 128(4) Turning Points 132(7) Chapter 8: Week Eight Going Over 150 Miles of Training 139(16) Achieving "Flow" 139(2) Physical Preparation 141(4) Getting In the Flow 145(10) Chapter 9: Week Nine Crossing the Emotional Plateau 155(22) Why Trying Harder Isn't Helpful 155(1) Physical Preparation 156(7) Mark Block's Story 163(14) Chapter 10: Week Ten Moving Into the High-Mileage Weeks 177(10) Learning to Relax 177(2) Physical Preparation 179(2) Just Relax 181(6) Chapter 11: Week Eleven Getting Used to the Long Runs 187(6) Associative and Dissociative Mental Techniques 187(1) Physical Preparation 188(1) To Be (Associative) or Not To Be... 189(4) Chapter 12: Week Twelve Knocking Down the Wall 193(12) What Happens (Psychologically) at the Wall? 193(2) Physical Preparation 195(1) What Happens (Physiologically) at the Wall? 195(10) Chapter 13: Week Thirteen The Last of the BIG Weeks 205(8) Goal Setting 205(1) Physical Preparation 206(1) Tortoise or Hare? 207(6) Chapter 14: Week Fourteen Starting the Taper 213(8) Putting It All Together 213(2) Physical Preparation 215(1) The Seduction of Success 216(5) Chapter 15: Week Fifteen Gathering Strength 221(8) Peaking: Having Fun on Marathon Day 221(1) Physical Preparation 222(2) Running Angels 224(5) Chapter 16: Week Sixteen Marathon Week 229(14) Relaxing and Reviewing 229(1) Physical Preparation 230(4) Marathon Stories 234(9) Chapter 17: Week Seventeen After the Marathon: What Now? 243(14) The Post-Marathon High (or Low) 243(1) Physical Considerations 244(3) So, What Now? 247(10) Marathon Calendar 257(26) Study #1 283(2) Study #2 285(2) References and Suggested Reading List 287(1) Author Bio Sketches 288