Running for women

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part 1: Physiology:

1: Performance factors and sex differences

2: Menstrual cycle, hormones, and performance

3: Pregnancy

4: Menopause

5: Older runners

Part 2: Training:

6: Components of training

7: Base building

8: Acidosis (lactate) threshold training

9: Aerobic power training for VO2max

10: Speed and strength training

11: Building your training program

Part 3: Health And Wellness:

12: Female athlete triad

13: Injuries and female runners

14: Performance nutrition and female runners

Appendix: Evolution of women's competitive running

Index

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