I have to say that this book as lived up to its highly reviewed standard. The book takes you on a 18 weeks training of training (each chapter is a different week). Initially, that whole idea of having to train for 18 weeks sounded crazy but I manged to keep it up and it was a perfect pace for me. The book goes through very specific and practical details regarding everything you need to know about running a marathon. I honestly believe that anyone can run a marathon if they followed this training schedule. I have 3 weeks left and I think I'm ready to go!!!