Run Like a Champion: An Olympian's Approach for Every Runner - Softcover

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Over the course of his 25-year racing career Alan Culpepper proved to be one of the most consistent and versatile distance runners in American history.

While a student at the University of Colorado, Culpepper became an 8-time All-American and NCAA Champion in the 5K distance. During his 10-year professional running career, Culpepper qualified for two Olympic Games. He is a multiple sub-4-minute miler, with a personal best of 3:55. In his debut marathon, Culpepper ran a 2:09:41, an American Debut Record. In his second-ever marathon, Culpepper won the 2004 Olympic Marathon Trial and finished 12th at the Olympic Games. He finished in the top 5 at the Boston Marathon two times.

Culpepper now produces running events for the Competitor Group, including Rock "Ëœn' Roll Marathons and Half-Marathons. He contributes to Competitor magazine and coaches runners through his Culpepper Coaching company. He lives in Colorado with his wife, two-time Olympian Shayne Culpepper, and their four children.
Brian Metzler is a freelance journalist who covers running, running gear, and related sports. A running shoe geek since his prepubescent cross-country team days, Metzler has run more than 75,000 miles in his life, tested more than 1,500 pairs of running shoes, run focus groups for several running shoe brands, raced every distance from 50 yards to 100 miles, raced to the top of the Willis (Sears) Tower in Chicago, run a marathon on top of the Great Wall of China, completed two high-altitude 100-mile ultraruns, completed four Ironman triathlons, and regularly races with donkeys in Colorado.

Metzler was the founding editor and associate publisher of Trail Runner and Adventure Sports magazines and was a senior editor at Running Times as well as Editor-in-Chief of Competitor magazine and Competitor.com. He has written about endurance sports for Outside, Runner’s World, Triathlete, Inside Triathlon, Men’s Health, and Men’s Journal. He is the author of Running Colorado’s Front Range and co-author of Natural Running with Danny Abshire and Run Like a Champion with Alan Culpepper.

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The BEST PRACTICES of the BEST RUNNERS

Two-time Olympian Alan Culpepper is one of America's most accomplished and versatile runners. He knows what it takes to compete at the highest level.

From the 5K to the marathon, Culpepper's decorated running career has put him on start lines alongside the fastest athletes in the world. He discovered that despite differences in background and talent, they share a common understanding: To reach your full potential, you must think beyond the workouts and adopt a big-picture approach to training.

In Run Like a Champion, Culpepper brings his experience as a pro runner and coach to reveal the principles used by the best runners to reach the highest level of performance.

• Run key workouts to earn the most fitness
• Customize training plans to suit strengths and weaknesses
• Avoid running injuries
• Fuel wisely for races from 5K to marathon
• Design a winning race-day strategy
• Develop a champion's mind-set

Culpepper's approach will enhance your training, step up your performance in workouts and racing, and make your goals not just possible but probable--and within your control.

Whether you are an elite or a recreational runner, aiming for a new PR or hoping to finish your first marathon, Run Like a Champion will help you become the best runner you can be!

ALAN CULPEPPER is a two-time Olympic runner and coach. He lives in Colorado with his wife, Olympian Shayne Culpepper, and their four children.

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