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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. Olympic athleteJeff 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. Runners at all levels will benefit from this seasoned athlete's wisdom.… (more)
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Generally, this book is amazing. Galloway takes a very zen approach to running, and his main mantra is that you will perform better if you don’t over-stress your body. Everyone who runs points at this book when they hear about friends who are starting to run, and there is a reason for that. If you want to be intense, it can help push you (in fact, I’m tempted to send it to the Second Lieutenant to see what he thinks, since he ran a marathon with no training whatsoever and described it as the worst 4 ½ hours of his life). If you’re a beginner like me, the basic advice is just to get out there for a half an hour or less a few times a week. The rest of the book will be there once you’ve established your identity as a jogger. Galloway does recommend that you get a heart monitor of some kind (like those sports watches) because heart rate is a good indicator of stress and how hard you should push yourself. I think that’s a good idea, but I’m also a little afraid of what the heart monitor would tell me: I know that I’m an over-caffeinated, stressed out law student. But thanks watch!
Rating: 4 stars (Seems solid and amazing, especially for the “start small” approach. But some of the fitness advice does read like a 1970’s workout video. I refuse to believe stretching is bad for me).