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Galloway's book on running, by Jeff Galloway ; illustrated by Richard Golueke, Edna Indritz, David Wills

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Galloway's book on running

by Jeff Galloway ; illustrated by Richard Golueke, Edna Indritz, David Wills

Olympic athlete Jeff Galloway shows how amateur runners can use the same training principles followed by world-class runners. He tells beginners how to get started, explains his ideas on stress and rest, and reveals secrets for running better. In this completely revised and updated new edition of the classic text on running, Galloway includes training schedules for 5k, 10k, and the increasingly popular half-marathon races, as well as recent insights into motivation, nutrition, and fat burning. Most importantly, Jeff has updated this version to include his run walk run® method of training, which has helped tens of thousands of runners train injury-free for races of varying distances, including marathons." -- Amazon.com. "One of the world's most popular running books, this new edition has been updated to include Jeff Galloway's run walk run method of training, which allows runners of all levels to train injury-free for a variety of races. A classic updated for the 21st century." --Amazon.com

Starting --The running revolution -- The five stages of a runner -- Getting started -- Training -- Physiology -- Planning -- Your running log -- Daily and weekly mileage programs -- The Galloway Run Walk Run® Method -- Racing -- Getting faster -- Art of racing -- Training charts -- The advanced competitive runner -- Tuning -- Form -- Stretching, strengthening, and cross training -- Motivation -- Mental training -- Women's running -- Running injury-free -- The walking wounded -- Injury analysis and treatment -- Food -- Fuel -- Running off fat -- Shoes -- Shoe secrets -- Shoe shopping -- Start to finish -- Should kids run? -- Running after 40