Evidence-based training and coaching for race walking: U18 to Masters (English Edition) Kindle Edition

This is a rewritten version of a series that was published in the Monthly Training Journal from 2020 to 2022. It systematically summarizes the history, training, and coaching of race walking in Japan, based on the academic background of the methods that have been practiced in the country.Furthermore, although the Japanese team only won medals in race walking at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, this volume also covers the development, nurturing, and strengthening of Japanese race walking from the 1980s—when participating in the Olympics and World Championships was the goal—up to the 2020s, when Japan became a regular medal-winning nation.The 40-year history of Japanese race walking since the 1980s has also been a journey of learning advanced methodologies from countries such as Mexico, China, Spain, Italy, and Australia. Since 2004, the author has been involved in the strengthening of Japanese race walking and its scientific support, as well as its development, nurturing, and judging, and this book is packed with the methodologies learned from these leading nations.It is a book that anyone who wants to understand the systematic history of changes in race walking methodology and apply it to coaching, training, and research should read. Read more