My Road to the Olympic Trials: the Training Log of Dan Harper Dan Harper Author

In an expanded version of How I Qualified for the Olympic Trials: the Training Log of Dan Harper, medical student Dan Harper describes the intense training and lifestyle changes that helped him achieve a sub-2:19:00 marathon performance. ... Read more

In an expanded version of How I Qualified for the Olympic Trials: the Training Log of Dan Harper, medical student Dan Harper describes the intense training and lifestyle changes that helped him achieve a sub-2:19:00 marathon performance. Through this updated account, Dan provides readers with unparalleled access to many personal details about his journey that were absent from the original publication. Insightful contributions from Dan's coach, Nate Jenkins, offer a fresh new perspective plus expert advice on how to maximize race-day performance. These additions ultimately tell a more complete and compelling story than the original book, without excluding any of its core components. Serious endurance athletes preparing for an upcoming competition and recreational distance runners seeking some inspiration are both sure to benefit from this uniquely comprehensive, incredibly thoughtful narrative. Less