NEW PUBLICATIONS FOR 2009.

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Trailguides have a number of new publications planned for 2009 that are aimed at the fell and trail runner .
As a continuation of their "Coaching Off-Road Running" series two new booklets will be released during the course of the year, "Speed Training for Off-Road Runners" during summer and "Strength and Conditioning for Off-Road Runners" towards the end of the year.
Speed Training as the title suggests will cover all aspects of improving a runner's speed from the principles of why speed sessions work to how to construct a speed session and just as importantly how to balance a speed session to suit the specific needs of the fell and trail runner. As well as the theoretical aspects of this type of training the text will also cover practical examples and will include the outline of a number of suitable sessions that will put the buzz into your running.
Strength and Conditioning will come into its own during the winter months when the hard work starts in preparation for the next season's racing. Topics will include how strength is relevant to off-road running, how to gain strength through weights and circuit training, the advantages of plyometric training, cross training, combined training and balancing strength training with the demands of running. As per usual with these booklets not only will the theory be discussed but the text will also include numerous practical examples and suggested training regimes.

In addition to these two booklets a new range of products will also be launched during the summer focussing on specific races. In essence, a combined training plan and diary, these publications will each look at a particular event and examine the needs of the runner in terms of strength, endurance, skill and speed in order to complete the race and will then present a twelve-week training plan to achieve these goals alongside a diary where the runner can record their training and performance.
Although the names of the individual races planned for the initial release is still being kept under wraps this series should, in time, evolve to cover the majority of all the major trail and fell races in the country.

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