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Summary: Hands down the best book for beginning runners
Review: This is hands down the best book for beginning runners on the market. Very motivational, full of easily accessible and helpful information, and some great humor too. And the tone is warm and personal and reads like good advice from your new best friend. I also love all the quotes from women runners that are peppered throughout (from ages 22 - 52). You feel like they're all part of it with you. What a great idea, solidly executed... the perfect launching pad for any woman who wants to start running. It'll get you out there and keep you out there for years to come.
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Summary: Getting back on track
Review: What I think is so great about this book is that in addition to discussing the techniques and basics of running, it's incredibly motivational. I've been a runner for years. I know what to wear, where to run, etc... what I really need is help staying motivated. After reading Run for Your Life, for the first time I began to think about what running means to me not only physically but emotionally. The book guides you on how to make running more then just an exercise regime but a way of life.
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Summary: Truly Inspiring and Helpful
Review: When I first read this book I was truly a beginning runner if you could call it that...running on a treadmill but having no idea what I was doing. In fact, the idea of running scared me. And then I read Run for Your Life and realized that I actually could be a runner too. I started slowly and used each tip one or a few at a time...and now I really do consider myself a runner. After reading it 3 times already, I still find myself going back to Run for Your Life for helpful tips and reminders. Running and exercise is truly a decision/choice that you make...without being too mellowdramatic, my life has really changed because of the inspiration I have received from this book.
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Summary: Chatty but good...for beginners
Review: While it seems that many readers enjoy the conversational tone of this book, I found it to be frustrating. I didn't find the personal anecdotes to be that motivating, frankly. And some of them were downright boring (do I really need to be told that I can wear a watch while running to help me keep track of the time like the author does? Surely I could have figured that out on my own?). The suggestions for getting started are fairly simple and easy to follow, which is a plus. If you don't like reading much or just want a few suggestions to get you started, you might like this book. But you are looking for solid research, a wide variety of opinions and viewpoints, and detailed information about starting a running program, you might want to check out a few other books.
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