Runner's world complete book of running : everything you need to run for weight loss, fitness, and competition / edited by Amby Burfoot.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: [Emmaus, Pa.] : Rodale ; [New York] : Distributed by Macmillan, 2009.Edition: Rev. & updated edDescription: viii, 312 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781605295459 (hbk.)
  • 1605295450 (hbk.)
  • 9781605295794 (pbk.)
  • 1605295795 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Complete book of running
Uniform titles:
  • Runner's world (Emmaus, Pa. : 1987)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GV 1061 .R83365 2009
Contents:
pt. I. Beginning running -- 1. Get started on the right foot -- 2. Oprah did it, so can you -- 3. Buy the right shoes for you -- 4. Start right here -- pt. II. Running and nutrition -- 5. Eat the right foods at the right time -- 6. New nutrition truths for men -- 7. Try the vegetarian alternative -- 8. 15 superfoods for runners -- pt. III. Injury prevention -- 9. Prevent 5 common injuries -- 10. Train right to beat running injuries -- 11. Self-treatments that work -- 12. You can run, but you can't hide from the heat -- pt. IV. Women's running -- 13. Run smart and informed to save your life -- 14. 38 ways to improve your running -- 15. The answers you need to know -- pt. V. Building strength, endurance, and speed -- 16. 25 best training tips -- 17. The need for speed -- 18. The FIRST way to train -- 19. Beat 10 common running roadblocks -- pt. VI. The mental side of running -- 20. Train your brain for better performance -- 21. Yes, you can -- 22. 89 great motivational tricks -- 23. Reach all your goals -- pt. VII. Cross-training -- 24. Train better by running less -- 25. Treadmills to the rescue -- 26. Training the whole body -- 27. Get great abs now -- 28. Abs-olutely the best core exercises for runners -- pt. VIII. Weight loss for runners -- 29. Your personalized diet program -- 30. The ultimate runner's weight-loss plan -- 31. Eat smarter, lose weight, run stronger -- pt. IX. The half-marathon -- 32. Build both your speed and your endurance -- 33. Take the half-marathon challenge -- 34. Lessons learned for half-marathon wisdom -- pt. X. The marathon -- 35. 11 rules for marathon success -- 36. Incredible but true: Yasso 800s -- 37. The perfect marathon taper -- 38. The thinking runner's marathon plan -- 39. Will the marathon kill you?
Summary: Explains key fitness and nutritional practices, providing coverage of everything from proper hydration and selecting appropriate footwear to improving endurance and marathon training.
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Includes index.

pt. I. Beginning running -- 1. Get started on the right foot -- 2. Oprah did it, so can you -- 3. Buy the right shoes for you -- 4. Start right here -- pt. II. Running and nutrition -- 5. Eat the right foods at the right time -- 6. New nutrition truths for men -- 7. Try the vegetarian alternative -- 8. 15 superfoods for runners -- pt. III. Injury prevention -- 9. Prevent 5 common injuries -- 10. Train right to beat running injuries -- 11. Self-treatments that work -- 12. You can run, but you can't hide from the heat -- pt. IV. Women's running -- 13. Run smart and informed to save your life -- 14. 38 ways to improve your running -- 15. The answers you need to know -- pt. V. Building strength, endurance, and speed -- 16. 25 best training tips -- 17. The need for speed -- 18. The FIRST way to train -- 19. Beat 10 common running roadblocks -- pt. VI. The mental side of running -- 20. Train your brain for better performance -- 21. Yes, you can -- 22. 89 great motivational tricks -- 23. Reach all your goals -- pt. VII. Cross-training -- 24. Train better by running less -- 25. Treadmills to the rescue -- 26. Training the whole body -- 27. Get great abs now -- 28. Abs-olutely the best core exercises for runners -- pt. VIII. Weight loss for runners -- 29. Your personalized diet program -- 30. The ultimate runner's weight-loss plan -- 31. Eat smarter, lose weight, run stronger -- pt. IX. The half-marathon -- 32. Build both your speed and your endurance -- 33. Take the half-marathon challenge -- 34. Lessons learned for half-marathon wisdom -- pt. X. The marathon -- 35. 11 rules for marathon success -- 36. Incredible but true: Yasso 800s -- 37. The perfect marathon taper -- 38. The thinking runner's marathon plan -- 39. Will the marathon kill you?

Explains key fitness and nutritional practices, providing coverage of everything from proper hydration and selecting appropriate footwear to improving endurance and marathon training.

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