Jeff Galloway's book

While browsing at Borders over the weekend I came across Marathon: You Can Do It! by our run/walk guy Jeff Galloway.

What I've read so far has me sold on continuing on the run/walk path. He also is big on the value of training groups so we're doing that right, even tho we don't all exercise together, we have the motivation bit going.

He really focuses on the importance of the long run. Its total purpose is to build the endurance you need for race day and he gives detailed advice on how to increase it successfully. He stresses that speed on these runs works against you in the long run. He says "You can't run too slowly on the long runs."

There is also a chapter with 6 different training plans, different ones if you have specific race time goals. So Erik (who is the only one I know in our group who is aiming for a specific time) could use the training plan for the 3:15 time goal marathon.

Anyway, I'll bring the book to tomorrow's meeting to show and tell!

P.S. Ron wants to know if anyone is planning a morning walk this week? And wants to see who would want to start at 6am and do 6 miles?