School of Athletics

The Training Shelf

The coaching program isn't a secret method — it's built on published training theory. Here is the theory, in the order we'd read it.

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I. Training Theory

The books the coaching program is built on.

• Daniels' Running Formula — Jack Daniels. VDOT — the system behind the School’s pace calculator and every plan we write.
• Advanced Marathoning — Pete Pfitzinger & Scott Douglas. The standard reference for serious marathon preparation.
• Endure — Alex Hutchinson. What actually limits human endurance — the science, honestly told.
• Once a Runner — John L. Parker Jr.. The novel every distance runner ends up reading. For the soul, not the schedule.

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