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	The Runner's Handbook : The Bestselling Classic Fitness Guide for Beginning and Intermediate Runners (2nd rev ... Bob Glover, Jack Shepherd, ... Penguin (Non-Classics), 1996 - 752 pages average customer review:based on 50 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

My father was a runner. When I was about 12, he took me on a run, and I gave up after about 3 minutes, never to don a running shoe again. Fast forward to when I'm 30, and my brother is training for the New York marathon. Well, I think, if he can run a marathon, then surely I can run a 5k. So I go out and run, and again, I don't survive more than a few minutes.

So I bought this book and my life changed.

The beginner's program begins with 1 minute of running, 2 minutes of walking, and builds up over 10 weeks until you're running 20 minutes. It's wonderful. You don't have an unreachable goal (running 20 minutes)all at once, but small, very attainable gooals each week. The fact that each week is an accomplishment helps keep the motivation going.

To those who recommend books specifically for women runners, I'm not sure what they can add to this. The Runner's Handbook covers topics such as menstruation, pregnancy, nursing, women's apparel etc.

The book covers information about nutrition, cross training, and a plethora of information related to beginer runners. Use as much of it as you want, and file the rest away in the recesses of your brain for later. The authors try their very best not to be judgemental, and not to expect more of you than is realistic.

My only criticism of this book is its cover. I don't like that the photograph shows the men running in front of the women.

All in all, thanks Coach Glover. I'm running 30 minutes 4-5 times per week for now. Who knows, one day I might even run a marathon!!!

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The definitive guide for 1st time marathon training...

I loved this book! Everything, I mean everything, you ever wanted to know about running is here. I just ran the NYC Marathon on 11-4-01 thanks to the Coach Glover (author) training program, and I finished in 4:49. I went from clueless non-runner to marathoner using this book. Following this program, I went into the marathon confident that I would do well and I would even enjoy running the marathon. This, coming from someone who used to despise running. Regarding the book, I especially enjoyed Glover's breezy and humerous writing style. It's not just for marathoning, so buy it even if you are just looking to get some fitness advice. You will get off to the right start and learn to love running. I am now ready for Glover's book for competitive running

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The Runner's Handbook by Glover

This book is excellent for the beginning and intermediate level
runner. Running can be difficult for sedentary people. This work
teachers you that walking is an important prelude to running.
The authors develop a methodology for running and goal-setting.
They cover some important dietary changes; such as, eliminating
junk food and drinking large quantities of water during lengthy
exercise sessions. The work teaches how to purchase a good
running shoe. In addition, the authors provide comparative
blood pressure monitoring statistics for each age group.
The book even contains a chapter on running for the disabled.
Finally, the work develops a list of a dozen or so concerns
for all runners i.e. flexibility, weakness in postural muscles,
structural weaknesses in the musculoskeletal system, uneven
footstrike, impact strike, poor sleeping habits, sciatica,
tension and disc problems-just to mention a few. In addition,
the work covers basic stretching exercises to enhance

flexibility during " the run" . The book is a worthy
investment for anyone planning a long-term running program.
This work will ensure that your efforts are incrementally
paced to avoid unnecessary injuries.

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Just an excellent comprehensive book about running

This book is just excellent both for totally beginners from intermediate runners. The approach is very educational, always taking into account that the commom reader do not want to become like Rambo. If you have not exercised for years, this book is for you. If you want to loose weight, this book is for you. If you already exercise and want to have a personal coach as regards running, this book is for you.
May be the only litle observations that could be made are that is just a bit long, although it is a necessity as it covers some specific aspects (such as special chapters about women and children running), and that stretching and strenghtning routines do not have pictures. However, pictures would increase substancially the cost of the book.

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Great for Beginner and Intermediate Runners

If you are a beginner or intermediate runner looking to improve, get this book.

I consider myself an intermediate runner - I'm currently up to 20 miles/week and have never run a race of greater than 5 miles.

I found this book to be a great inspirational tool as well as a valuable reference. I'm flirting with the idea of running a marathon and will certainly use Coach Glover's training program if I do. The best thing that I found was that the book is *readable* - so many self-help and non-fiction books seem like they were written to increase sales at Starbuck's.

Since October, 2000, I've been logging my running (and recently weight) in an Excel spreadsheet where I also graph certain key statistics (total miles over a running seven day period and average minutes/mile over the same period). A number of people who know about this think that I'm insane (or a geek). Coach Glover recommends keeping a diary (though he doesn't address graphing), confirming my sanity (or his geekiness).

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