--- product_id: 3805230 title: "Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon: How to Be Your Own Best Coach" price: "30607CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/3805230-run-faster-from-the-5k-to-the-marathon-how-to store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Customizable training plans for all levels Science-backed performance & injury prevention Proven Olympic-level coaching methods Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon: How to Be Your Own Best Coach **Price:** 30607CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🏅 Become your own coach and crush every race with confidence! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon: How to Be Your Own Best Coach - **How much does it cost?** 30607CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/3805230-run-faster-from-the-5k-to-the-marathon-how-to) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Science Meets Strategy:** Understand your body’s response to workouts and optimize every mile. - • **Smart Training, Injury-Free:** Adaptive workouts balance intensity and recovery to keep you running strong. - • **Proven Results, Real Progress:** Join thousands who’ve shaved minutes off their PRs and hit new personal bests. - • **Tailored Plans for Every Runner:** From 5K beginners to marathon masters, personalized programs fit your pace. - • **Elite Coaching at Your Fingertips:** Unlock training secrets used by Olympians and top athletes. ## Overview Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon is a comprehensive guide by Brad Hudson, an elite coach to Olympians, offering adaptive, science-based training plans for runners of all levels. This used book in good condition empowers you to self-assess, customize workouts, and train smarter to boost speed, avoid injury, and achieve peak performance across distances from 5K to marathon. ## Description Learn how to run faster, unlock your potential, and reach peak performance with this practical guide featuring training advice from a former Olympic trials marathoner and coach to Olympians. “Reading this book can help take you to the next level and keep pushing you up as far and fast as you want to go.”—Sarah Toland, former NCAA All-American, USA National Cross-Country Team member, and Olympic Trials qualifier for the 5,000 and 10,000 Brad Hudson is the most innovative running coach to come along in a generation. Until now, only a handful of elite athletes have been able to benefit from his methods. With Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon, Hudson shows all runners how to coach themselves as confidently and effectively as he coaches his world-class athletes. Becoming your own best coach is the ticket to running faster at any distance. First, you will learn to assess your abilities. Then you’ll learn how to devise a training program specifically geared to you. Filled with easy-to-follow sample training programs for distances ranging from the 5K to the marathon and abilities ranging from novice to advanced, this is the cutting-edge guide for optimal performance. With Hudson’s guidance, you can train smarter and more effectively—and avoid injury. And you’ll soon be running faster than you ever thought possible! Review: Excellent Bookfor the Serious Runner Regardless of Age or Ability - Although a long time runner, I thoroughly enjoyed Brad Hudson's book that in a highly readable and efficient fashion relates his training programs for virtually all runners. His theory of adaptive running makes great sense and he constantly adjusts for abilities, current performance levels and common sense such as always pencil in workouts to adjust for how the runner feels today. His book focuses on balancing the human body with a combination of muscle training, aerobic and anaerobic combined with self assessment leading to an individualized plan. What I particularly like about this book is that it simply does not lead you into how to run a marathon but to a verity of race distances from 5K forward. He proves a variety of workout plans based on abilities and age at various distances. And what is somewhat rare, he has an excellent program for masters runners at different distances and, as he conveys that rest is needed, he builds in more rest time for masters runners in the form of cross training and core body workouts. His workouts are truly building block encouraging the athlete not to try to set PRs in practice or increase the load too soon but shy from injury and then work toward specific peak race workouts. He doesn't spend a lot of time on masters but what he says makes a lot of sense about different needs and recovery. For instance, for older and injury prone runners, he encourages more hill work over track workouts and hill work is a major part of all his training. I particularly like the 8 second sprints uphill that improve neuromuscular fitness. I am in the first 1/3 of the masters program, adding one extra day of running as opposed to 3 since 1 is a long social run, and I like the variety and a long range peak plan. Also, has great words of wisdom such as when cutting back for a recovery period, keep some intense workouts on the agenda since getting away from it too much makes a longer climb to get back in shape and increases the potential for injury. Great side bar articles on athletes he has coached with pictures. Dathan Ritzenhein just broke the American 5K record with a 12:55 and he was the 4th non-African to break 13:00. He currently is coached by Alberto Salazar for the past 3 months but Salazar credited Hudson for bringing Ritzenhien to such great shape free of the nagging injuries Ritz has had historically. This is a great book for all and particularly for HS coaches with four ranges of workouts based on class year/ability. Review: Encouraging results - Before writing a review of this book I felt I needed to experience the contents on my own. The results were very encouraging as I was able to reduce my personal best by 14 minutes in a marathon race. I used one of the plans included as an example and deviated a little based on my own specific conditions (climate, altitude, time availability), but overall I followed the plan at 90%. What I like about the book is that it explains with plenty of detail what is going on in your body as you perform each of the sessions (long runs, easy runs, intervals, uphill sprints, etc) and therefore you are able to make changes and adapt your plan accordingly (but be ready to run a very high mileage during the 20 week plan). It did not feel like an easy read at times and bored me a little on some chapters but overall the results are there and it is only fair for me to say that it was good advice for training. I need to also mention that I have never had a coach in all my previous race experience and this book felt a little bit like having one. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #139,846 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #27 in Track & Field Sports #95 in Running & Jogging (Books) #103 in Rugby (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 440 Reviews | ## Images ![Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon: How to Be Your Own Best Coach - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/810QrYy9dML.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Bookfor the Serious Runner Regardless of Age or Ability *by D***Y on September 17, 2009* Although a long time runner, I thoroughly enjoyed Brad Hudson's book that in a highly readable and efficient fashion relates his training programs for virtually all runners. His theory of adaptive running makes great sense and he constantly adjusts for abilities, current performance levels and common sense such as always pencil in workouts to adjust for how the runner feels today. His book focuses on balancing the human body with a combination of muscle training, aerobic and anaerobic combined with self assessment leading to an individualized plan. What I particularly like about this book is that it simply does not lead you into how to run a marathon but to a verity of race distances from 5K forward. He proves a variety of workout plans based on abilities and age at various distances. And what is somewhat rare, he has an excellent program for masters runners at different distances and, as he conveys that rest is needed, he builds in more rest time for masters runners in the form of cross training and core body workouts. His workouts are truly building block encouraging the athlete not to try to set PRs in practice or increase the load too soon but shy from injury and then work toward specific peak race workouts. He doesn't spend a lot of time on masters but what he says makes a lot of sense about different needs and recovery. For instance, for older and injury prone runners, he encourages more hill work over track workouts and hill work is a major part of all his training. I particularly like the 8 second sprints uphill that improve neuromuscular fitness. I am in the first 1/3 of the masters program, adding one extra day of running as opposed to 3 since 1 is a long social run, and I like the variety and a long range peak plan. Also, has great words of wisdom such as when cutting back for a recovery period, keep some intense workouts on the agenda since getting away from it too much makes a longer climb to get back in shape and increases the potential for injury. Great side bar articles on athletes he has coached with pictures. Dathan Ritzenhein just broke the American 5K record with a 12:55 and he was the 4th non-African to break 13:00. He currently is coached by Alberto Salazar for the past 3 months but Salazar credited Hudson for bringing Ritzenhien to such great shape free of the nagging injuries Ritz has had historically. This is a great book for all and particularly for HS coaches with four ranges of workouts based on class year/ability. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Encouraging results *by R***Z on October 15, 2019* Before writing a review of this book I felt I needed to experience the contents on my own. The results were very encouraging as I was able to reduce my personal best by 14 minutes in a marathon race. I used one of the plans included as an example and deviated a little based on my own specific conditions (climate, altitude, time availability), but overall I followed the plan at 90%. What I like about the book is that it explains with plenty of detail what is going on in your body as you perform each of the sessions (long runs, easy runs, intervals, uphill sprints, etc) and therefore you are able to make changes and adapt your plan accordingly (but be ready to run a very high mileage during the 20 week plan). It did not feel like an easy read at times and bored me a little on some chapters but overall the results are there and it is only fair for me to say that it was good advice for training. I need to also mention that I have never had a coach in all my previous race experience and this book felt a little bit like having one. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great material for intermediate- advanced/pro runners *by A***R on October 26, 2015* A solid guide to constructing a running plan... thoroughly explains the "why's" behind its overall training template & rationales. If you're simply looking for an easy read to help you write up your own plan with a minimum of deeper thinking, this isn't the book for you. It is very detailed & will stretch the average, interested reader to grasp & distill its wisdom. While I loved this depth, I found myself wishing the authors had also included summaries of key points with each section, or provided a more step-by-step structure to the book alongside what they wrote. Even being a motivated & experienced runner, it was easy to miss the proverbial forest for the trees. Definitely not a book for beginners or those without much running experience... but for advanced runners & competitive athletes, this is a smorgasbord of knowledge & hard-won wisdom for building a running program to make you FAST. In regard to the latter audience, I give this book my highest recommendations! ## Frequently Bought Together - Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon: How to Be Your Own Best Coach - Daniels' Running Formula - 80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster by Training Slower --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sn/products/3805230-run-faster-from-the-5k-to-the-marathon-how-to](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/3805230-run-faster-from-the-5k-to-the-marathon-how-to) --- *Product available on Desertcart Senegal* *Store origin: SN* *Last updated: 2026-07-15*