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Summary: Answers for All
Review: Runner's World Complete Book of Running, edited by Amby Burfoot, contains thirty-seven quick and scannable chapters that describe the basics of healthy running. Topics include:*Begging Running
*Nutrition
*Injury Prevention
*Women's Running
*Building Strength, Endurance, and Speed
*The Mental Side of Running
*Cross-Training
*The Marathon Each topic contains bolded headings that make it incredibly easy to locate the answers to almost any questions you may have about running. Whether learning the basics of buying shoes, to self-treating common ailments, The Runner's World Complete Book of Running is the perfect reference manual. Instead of wading through pages of useless statistics or boring histories of the sport, this book strictly focuses on the information you need to improve your performance.
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Summary: Answers for All
Review: Runner's World Complete Book of Running, edited by Amby Burfoot, contains thirty-seven quick and scannable chapters that describe the basics of healthy running. Topics include: *Begging Running
*Nutrition
*Injury Prevention
*Women's Running
*Building Strength, Endurance, and Speed
*The Mental Side of Running
*Cross-Training
*The Marathon Each topic contains bolded headings that make it incredibly easy to locate the answers to almost any questions you may have about running. Whether learning the basics of buying shoes, to self-treating common ailments, The Runner's World Complete Book of Running is the perfect reference manual. Instead of wading through pages of useless statistics or boring histories of the sport, this book strictly focuses on the information you need to improve your performance.
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Summary: Surprisingly-average book from Runner's World
Review: Runner's World has been such a rich source of good reading forrunners that I was somewhat surprised by how ordinary this book is.That the book is a collection of articles from past issues of the Runner's World monthly magazine shows: the book "feels" disjointed. To the editor's credit, it is evident that he has tried, with his comments, to thread all the chapters (read "articles") together, but there still seems to be something missing. If you are a newcomer to running and needs a good first book on running, "The Runner's Handbook" will be a better choice. If you are already a serious runner, you are better off subscribing (or re-subscribing) to the Runner's World monthly magazine.
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Summary: An average running book
Review: This book has nothing new to offer. It contains a mish mash of acticles from many different runners. If you are unsure about how to train before you read this, you will be totally confused after. Different people have different opions on how to train. I would not recommend this as a first book. You'd do better to take the money and subscribe to runners world.
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Summary: Best running book I've read!
Review: This book is a compilation of the best articles published in Runners World Magazine. I loved it and use the information to heal injuries, train better, and run faster. This book contains basic information that other running books eroneously skip.
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Summary: Runners World Complete book of Running ($4.95--one)
Review: This book is a joke. It is about two inches square. Don't waste your money by ordering it. The large book which has the same cover is great but this one is a waste of your time and money to return it.
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Summary: Runners World Complete book of Running ($4.95--one)
Review: This book is a joke. It is about two inches square. Don't waste your money by ordering it. The large book which has the same cover is great but this one is a waste of your time and money to return it.
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Summary: Decent
Review: This is a decent book. I nearly gave it four stars (see following), but it does many things well. Some may knock the book because it has few bells and whistles (i.e., gear and gizmos). However, anyone that has run for a long time will tell you most of the same things that this book does.
I was slightly disappointed that all the photos were "eye pleasing". Looks more like a magazine of female models for TV spots than the typical healthy runner. In some ways, I prefer the old style of James Fixx in the original "Complete Book of Running" (not Runner's World).
There are almost no shoes shown, which is the most important of equipment. This is good. What is shown is the proper way to size your shoes and reinforcing that a runner should stick with what works for that runner and not chase after fads.
The nutritional and healthy lifestyle information is excellent. There are things that a more advanced runner may want to see, but this is an excellent start.
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Summary: You're Better off Going to the Newsstand
Review: This isn't a bad book, but it's essentially for the novice runner, with a heavy slant toward the female runner. Not a bad resource tool, but you could probably look up the same or more current/detailed information faster and easier online.
Essentially, this book is a collection of Runner's World magazine articles. You're better off in the long run (no pun intended) just picking up a copy of the latest issue at the newsstand.
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Summary: A Great Place to Start
Review: When I started running about a year ago, this book was my only guide. The book is loaded with valuable information that helped make my running program much, much easier. The most helpful information for me included common mistakes beginners make, injury prevention, and the mental side of running. Some reviewers complain that Runner's World magazine is better, which may be true, but what first-time runner wants to subscribe to a year's worth of magazines that arrive once a month and may or may not contain what you need at the beginner level? Burfoot's book is a great place for any beginning runner to start.
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