Improve Your Marathon and Half Marathon Running is an accessible, jargon-free guide for athletes committing to improving their running at either distance. It provides valuable advice in increasing competition experience and structuring more advanced training programmes. The book covers: training plans and principles; evolving training programmes as a runner's experience increases; methods for cross-training in other disciplines; principles for athletes to examine the biomechanics of their running to improve performance; benefits of coaching, and finally, training case histories of successful athletes.