Back Issue: February/March 2012

As featured in the FebMarch 2012 issue of Running Times Magazine

ON THE COVER:

Recover Right: Fine-Tune Your Rest Intervals to Maximize Your Workouts

Train Like a Master
Insight and Advice from Runners Who Just Keep Winning
+ Masters of the Year Rankings
+ Redefining "Geezer"

Why Endurance Training Works
3-Time Gold Medalist Peter Snell Turns a Scientist's Eye on Lydiard Training

Gold Standards
World Champion Jenny Simpson Succeeds with Diligence, Virtue, Courage + a Killer Kick

How to Run a 2:03 Marathon
The Story Behind Marathoning's Greatest Year

Features_

Golden Girl
Jenny Simpson's gold medal in the 1500m might just be the start of something great
by Brian Metzler

Keeping the Fire of Youth
New ideas for older runners
by Roger Robinson

Masters of the Year
Our annual celebration of age-group aces
by Don and Marian Lein and Doug Hamm

You're Gonna Carry That Weight?
An aging runner glimpses the future - and sets new goals - at the Dipsea
by Alexander Sebastian

Gentleman, Athlete, Scholar
Peter Snell won three Olympic medals in the 1960s under Arthur Lydiard's training. Now he studies to figure out why
by Jim Ferstle

Columns_

Performance Page: There is No Track Season
A new take on injury prevention for high school runners
by Greg McMillan, M.S.

Personal Record: Now Playing
Dealing with the annoying music in your head
by Rachel Toor

Departments_

Editor's Note

Letters

Shorts: Running 2012; Quoteworthy; Gear; Get to Know: Jen Houck; The Klecker Clan; Showcase Race: Sedona Marathon

Owner's Manual: The Rest of the Story; The Runner's Six-Pack

High School: The Bands of Brothers

College: Thriving as a Freshman

Masters: Performance Boost or Bust; Age Group Ace: Kathy Martin

Trails: The Ultra Harbinger; Unbreakable: WS100 Movie

Racing: 26.2 Pioneers; Race Numbers; Leading Edge: Wesley Korir; Footsteps: Heroes, Officials, Drugs and a Ghost: New Books on Running History

Art of the Run

Back Issue: February/March 2012

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