Happy Reading (book review by Happy Skywalker

and lung imaging looks excellent with no scarring or damage and my immune system is finally back to 100%.

During my battle with Covid, I think my commitment to staying active helped me recover faster. Many people suggested resting and sitting this out, but I have I always believed that weakness

Happy Reading

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Be Ready on Race Day: How to Create a Custom Training Plan for Your Next Marathon or Half Marathon

By Denny Krahe Reviewed by Happy Skywalker

“There is no universally ‘right’ way of preparing for a race. Every runner is different. Every race is different.” — Denny Krahe, Be Ready on Race Day: How to Create a Custom Training Plan for Your Next Marathon or Half Marathon

About the Book

Be Ready on Race Day

is a relatively short book that can take the reader from no knowledge of how to prepare for a race to a competent designer of their own running plan. The focus is race training: as in the mileage and styles of workout, when and why to do them, assessing your current fitness, how to handle rest days, recovery, injury prevention, is a choice, as is being strong. By focusing on my strengths and doing something to get stronger every day, I was able to return to high volume training faster and being injury free. I’m now back 100% and running stronger than I did before the diagnosis.

with Happy Skywalker, NASM, CPT

First post Covid 100+ mile week.

and how to adjust when life gets in the way.

The structure of the book has each topic clearly broken out with summaries following the chapters. The summaries are actually so detailed that they’re almost a rewording of the same concepts in equal detail. Which is great, because every idea and how to implement it is crystal clear as a result.

There are also printable digital downloads available that accompany the book. Although not fancy, they’re useful.

“And when it’s all said and done, remember that the creation of your training plan is a mixture of art and science.” — Denny Krahe, Be Ready on Race Day: How to Create a Custom Training Plan for Your Next Marathon

or Half Marathon

You will love this book if: You like authors who sprinkle in humor, and sometimes dump a little extra in for flavor. Also, if you want the nitty gritty on program design.

You won’t love this book if: You’re hoping for a beginners guide to racing in general, with what to wear, what to eat, mindset tips and all that. What you’ll get here is specifically about creating your own race training plan (including for the beginner). No tips on footwear. 22