Anyone buying it?
Anyone buying it?
Do you mean will anyone buy the book? Or does it mean..is anyone buying it? In other words, is it worth it? Or just BS? Sorry, maybe I am looking/reading into it too much. With that said, I will probably buy it..:)
I will be buying it tomorrow.
It's the #1 track book on amazon and I think Steve said it was #17 overall. Is anyone NOT buying it?
Alberto.
I will. Steve proved a long time ago he had an overwhelming amount of knowledge on the sport. He has mostly failed to effectively apply this knowledge in coaching himself and others, but I have still enjoyed what I've read from him so far as well as his interviews. I was impressed with him even years ago, so I would guess he's refined his ideas and wealth of knowledge considerably since then. I'll have to read his book to get a legitimate idea of his knowledge, but regardless, I think it will be worth reading.
It's sitting at #60 on Amazon's top 100. So seems like people are buying it to answer your question.
Pretty good reception so far for.
I bought it yesterday. Seems like it will be a great read.
I bought a Kindle edition yesterday.
It is a very in depth book! Basically anything you could want to know is in there.
I skipped some of the science parts, and am reading the training philosophy part. Very good read so far, offers a slightly different take on the tried and true methods. Nice to see a fresh look.
Looks like some central governor based drivel.
fellow bookworm wrote:
I will. Steve proved a long time ago he had an overwhelming amount of knowledge on the sport. He has mostly failed to effectively apply this knowledge in coaching himself and others, but I have still enjoyed what I've read from him so far as well as his interviews. I was impressed with him even years ago, so I would guess he's refined his ideas and wealth of knowledge considerably since then. I'll have to read his book to get a legitimate idea of his knowledge, but regardless, I think it will be worth reading.
So his knowledge hasn't (can't?) be applied to coaching actual athletes, but his book will still be valuable?
I bought the kindle version yesterday. I got through about 10% so far and have noticed several typos, spelling errors, and grammatical errors. Maybe these occurred when the text was transcribed into 'kindle-mode' or something. Not that I really care, cuz I'm really enjoying the book so far. I was just surprised that something is able to be published at this scale without someone proofreading it.
magniss wrote:
I bought the kindle version yesterday. I got through about 10% so far and have noticed several typos, spelling errors, and grammatical errors. Maybe these occurred when the text was transcribed into 'kindle-mode' or something. Not that I really care, cuz I'm really enjoying the book so far. I was just surprised that something is able to be published at this scale without someone proofreading it.
So it reads pretty much like his blog? I'll probably still get it but that's kind of disappointing.
magniss wrote:
I bought the kindle version yesterday. I got through about 10% so far and have noticed several typos, spelling errors, and grammatical errors. Maybe these occurred when the text was transcribed into 'kindle-mode' or something. Not that I really care, cuz I'm really enjoying the book so far. I was just surprised that something is able to be published at this scale without someone proofreading it.
My reaction too, one chapter in.
I co-wrote a book once. The editors were eagle-eyed and brutal. They caught every single one of my British spellings. I've seen a recent trend towards a lot of incorrect punctuation in books on the Kindle. I don't buy many physical ones and guess it's in them too. As it gets easier and easier to self-publish, it seems less and less professional proofreading is happening. You would think that an automated grammar checker could catch 90% of this.
But I'm looking forward to the rest of the book. I think he was spot-on with all his early stuff about mid-d training.
I've been reading the book and wondered if anyone is trying one of the training plans in the book? I am curious to hear about the application of the programs. Any feedback? I don't know much about his college team, anyone know what kind of results he's been getting with the athletes he coaches? Thanks.
Judging from his twitter, a lot of his athletes have been getting their best times. But that is shallow research.
Yes his runners have been getting better, but since they started with a crappy coach that had them running 20 miles a week I would say any decent coach could have done the same.
I think most people miss the point of coaching. Anyone can read a book and follow a plan.
I love how he takes credit for Areson...
Almost half way through and I like it. He treats the reader like an intelligent human unlike a lot of running books out there. He doesn't spout out outdated and wrong information unlike most running books out there.
What high school was he at and for what years?