Advanced Marathoning (4th ed.), by Pete Pfitzinger and Scott Douglas
From Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz by Alan and Liz
February 15, 2026 · 1h 31m
About this episode
The episode reviews the latest edition of 'Advanced Marathoning' and discusses its training components for marathon runners.
Send us Fan Mail Advanced Marathoning (4th ed.) is the newest version of the training book Alan and I have been using for our sub-3 hour marathon attempts. This version, like the last one, is divided into 2 parts: Training componentsElements of trainingNutrition and hydrationBalancing training and recoverySupplementary trainingAdvanced marathoning for masters runners (The older (and wiser) marathoner – in the 3rd ed.) Tapering for peak marathon performanceRace day strategyTraining progr...
People in this episode
Host: Alan
Topics covered
- marathon training
- nutrition
- hydration
- recovery
- race strategy
Keywords
- Advanced Marathoning
- Pete Pfitzinger
- Scott Douglas
- sub-3 hour marathon
- training program
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Advanced Marathoning (4th ed.)
Books & works: Advanced Marathoning
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