Marathon Training: The Proven 100-day Program for Success

26.2 miles never seemed so easy as it will when you read and use Marathon Training. The 15-week program and training diary ensure success, whether you want to run your first or fastest marathon.

The runners’ writer, Joe Henderson, will instruct, equip, inspire, inform, and humor you through a training process that will maximize your potential and minimize your chances of injury. Each day you’ll receive a special training tip and instruction to aid your training preparation.

Take the guesswork out of your training. Marathon Training is the running companion and guide for going the distance better than you ever dreamed possible.

Joe Henderson has been writing about running for more than 30 years. He’s not only the West Coast editor and a featured columnist for Runner's World magazine but also the author of more than a dozen books on running, including Better Runs, Long-Run Solution, Fitness Running, and Jog, Run, Race. A veteran runner who has completed more than 40 marathons in his life, Henderson has seen firsthand how the event’s popularity has grown and has played an important role in developing marathon training techniques. He popularized the training method known as "LSD" (long, slow distance) as well as the now common practice of taking walking breaks during marathons.

After receiving his BA from Drake University in 1965, Henderson worked as an editor in the sports department at the Des Moines Register and later as a staff writer for Track & Field News. In 1967 he started his long employment with Runner's World, where he eventually worked his way up to senior editor. In addition, he writes and produces a monthly newsletter called Running Commentary and is an adjunct assistant professor of journalism at the University of Oregon.

Henderson is a former executive director of the International Runners Committee, which was instrumental in placing a women's marathon in the Olympics. His honors include being inducted into the Road Runners Club of America Hall of Fame and receiving the club's journalism award in 1979. He was named a Drake University Distinguished Alumnus in 1981. Henderson lives in Eugene, Oregon.