Dr. Timothy Noakes is Discovery health professor of exercise and sports science at the University of Cape Town and director of the medical research council/UCT research unit for exercise science and sports medicine at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa in Newlands. Noakes received his MD from the University of Cape Town. He is a veteran of more than 70 marathons and ultramarathons. He is an editorial board member for many international sport science journals and a former president of the South African Sports Medicine Association. In 1999, he was elected as one of 22 founding members of the International Olympic Committee's Olympic Science Academy. Noakes is also a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. He and his wife, Marilyn Anne, reside in Cape Town, South Africa.

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• ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I Physiology and Biochemistry of RunningChapter 1. Muscle Structure and FunctionChapter 2. Oxygen TransportChapter 3. Energy SystemsChapter 4. Temperature RegulationPart II Training BasicsChapter 5. Developing a Training FoundationChapter 6. Learning From the ExpertsChapter 7. Avoiding OvertrainingChapter 8. Training the MindPart III Transferring Training to RacingChapter 9. 10K to Half-MarathonChapter 10. MarathonChapter 11. UltramarathonChapter 12. Pushing the Limits of PerformancePart IV Running HealthChapter 13. Ergogenic AidsChapter 14. Staying Injury FreeChapter 15. Health BenefitsReferencesIndexAbout the Author

Dr. Timothy Noakes is Discovery health professor of exercise and sports science at the University of Cape Town and director of the medical research council/UCT research unit for exercise science and sports medicine at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa in Newlands. Noakes received his MD from the University of Cape Town. He is a veteran of more than 70 marathons and ultramarathons. He is an editorial board member for many international sport science journals and a former president of the South African Sports Medicine Association. In 1999, he was elected as one of 22 founding members of the International Olympic Committee's Olympic Science Academy. Noakes is also a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. He and his wife, Marilyn Anne, reside in Cape Town, South Africa.

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• ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I Physiology and Biochemistry of RunningChapter 1. Muscle Structure and FunctionChapter 2. Oxygen TransportChapter 3. Energy SystemsChapter 4. Temperature RegulationPart II Training BasicsChapter 5. Developing a Training FoundationChapter 6. Learning From the ExpertsChapter 7. Avoiding OvertrainingChapter 8. Training the MindPart III Transferring Training to RacingChapter 9. 10K to Half-MarathonChapter 10. MarathonChapter 11. UltramarathonChapter 12. Pushing the Limits of PerformancePart IV Running HealthChapter 13. Ergogenic AidsChapter 14. Staying Injury FreeChapter 15. Health BenefitsReferencesIndexAbout the Author

Dr. Timothy Noakes is Discovery health professor of exercise and sports science at the University of Cape Town and director of the medical research council/UCT research unit for exercise science and sports medicine at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa in Newlands. Noakes received his MD from the University of Cape Town. He is a veteran of more than 70 marathons and ultramarathons. He is an editorial board member for many international sport science journals and a former president of the South African Sports Medicine Association. In 1999, he was elected as one of 22 founding members of the International Olympic Committee's Olympic Science Academy. Noakes is also a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. He and his wife, Marilyn Anne, reside in Cape Town, South Africa.

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• ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I Physiology and Biochemistry of RunningChapter 1. Muscle Structure and FunctionChapter 2. Oxygen TransportChapter 3. Energy SystemsChapter 4. Temperature RegulationPart II Training BasicsChapter 5. Developing a Training FoundationChapter 6. Learning From the ExpertsChapter 7. Avoiding OvertrainingChapter 8. Training the MindPart III Transferring Training to RacingChapter 9. 10K to Half-MarathonChapter 10. MarathonChapter 11. UltramarathonChapter 12. Pushing the Limits of PerformancePart IV Running HealthChapter 13. Ergogenic AidsChapter 14. Staying Injury FreeChapter 15. Health BenefitsReferencesIndexAbout the Author