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Summary: Best book for a first-time marathoner!
Review: If you are new to running; and/or you want to run a marathon, this is a must buy. Easy to follow information on training for all speeds. Well written and illustrated.
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Summary: Excellent for getting started
Review: If you want to get over the mental hump and start climbing the mountain to improved fitness, buy this book. The book is intended to make you feel o.k. with being able to run 1 or 2 miles per run in those terrible first weeks when you start struggling/running. It is a feel good book that does not try to force you into rigid running schedules. Warning: it does get you hooked on running.
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Summary: A nonfiction, "how-to", book graced with humility...finally!
Review: Jeff Galloway passes on more than just factual information on becoming a better runner. Rather, what is shared is psychological support in various running stages. These factors are important, in that a reader has the opportunity to discover the satifisfaction, and exhilaration, of self-improvement. A must for school libraries, hospitals, and training facilities.
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Summary: Awesome book!
Review: Jeff Galloway's book is one of the best I've ever seen about running. It's inclusive and detailed, and has something for everyone, from the beginner to the experienced runner. I especially appreciated the injuries and injury treatment chapter, as I know many people would. It's a must have for runners!
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Summary: "Jeff has a superior knowledge of our sport" - Bill Rodgers
Review: Olympic runner Jeff Galloway shows how the same training principles used by elite runners apply to runners of all levels, explains his secrets for running better, and his revolutionary ideas on stress and rest. Jeff tells beginners how to get started sensibly and provides unique training charts for 10K races and marathons. State-of-the-art running
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Summary: Easy to read, good advice, and a great help for beginners.
Review: The only thing I disagree with in this book is Jeff Galloway's warnings against stretching before running. The rest of the book is great. I love the charts that are there for a wide range of goals. All I can say is this book is great for both beginners and experienced runners. I keep referring back to it all the time because it is so helpful.
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Summary: Full of Information
Review: This book has everything. Training, nutrition, injuries, what you body does when you run. Some of the training information is great. I didn't agree with everything (like doing a 30 mile run before doing a marathon0, but it's a great book.
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Summary: A Wonderful Foundational Referance Book.
Review: This book is a must. Jeff Galloway explains the basics of running in an understandable, and applicable, manner. What I have found most useful, in my three years of owning this publication, are the "race pace" reference charts. Tremendous!
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Summary: A useful resource
Review: This book is an excellent place for beginners to start. I have several running books and found this one to be written at a level that was the most practical. Galloway does a good job providing general training advice without a lot of technical jargon and detailed science. More on stretching and nutrition would raise this book to 5 stars.
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Summary: Positive and Powerful, Go Farther with a Wise Teacher
Review: This book is perfect for those who have just discovered running and would like a primer on how and how not to train.It's main stregnth is its well-rounded nature, containing everything from historical anecdotes to nutrition and tips for older runners. Galloway's voice is humane and humble. At least in this book, he practices what he preaches: an oversized ego is an obstacle and running is done for the joy it brings. After reading sections of this book, I did some late-night running at the campus track and I could see where a lot of runners were going wrong. They were trying so hard to run that after a few minutes they were exhausted. Galloway's book is more well suited to people who want to take the long and slow road, built on slow and long runs, to greater speed and eventual marathon competition. It might also be a bizarre, yet inspired, gift to your favorite couch potato (Just make sure he or she's not the type to get pissed at such a suggestive gift).
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