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Runner's Handbook (Unknown Binding)

by Bob Glover (Author), Jack Shepherd (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

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  • Unknown Binding
  • Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (28 Sep 1978)
  • ISBN-10: 0140951482
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140951486
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

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4.0 out of 5 stars If you want to start running - start here, 12 Oct 2001
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This review is from: The Runner's Handbook: The Best-selling Classic Fitness Guide for Beginner and Intermediate Runner (Paperback)
This book got me ( a flabby 35 year old who hadn't exercised for about 10 years) running 5 years ago and it is still the book I turn to when in need of inspiration or advice.

Clearly written in a style guaranteed not to put off the beginner while providing enough for those who have been running for a while. It covers everything you need to know (plus lots more) on training plans, exercising, warm ups, injuries and gear.

Why only 4 stars? Because this second edition is fatter than the first without seeming to add anything - feels like it needs a training regime!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Fine as far as it goes, 27 Jan 2003
This review is from: The Runner's Handbook: The Best-selling Classic Fitness Guide for Beginner and Intermediate Runner (Paperback)
Bob Glover & co have written a book that is easy to read, well organized, sensible, avoids complicated theories, doesn't make you feel small (although I baulked at having to do 40-odd press-ups in a minute to qualify as reasonably fit). However, it didn't tell me anything I didn't already know - I'm no great runner, but after two years of beating around the local tracks, most of what he covered was known to me, mostly from reading running mags and common sense. If you want to avoid having to buy expensive mags over a period of time and need to know the basics that will get you running 30 minutes reasonably quickly without making too many silly mistakes, buy his book. If you're able to compete in a 3-mile race or more already, this book, whilst extremely well done, may not teach you much. I'm off to buy The Competitive Runner - if it's anything like this book, I needn't feel too intimidated and I'm sure to learn a great many things I didn't know. One last quibble - no diagrams on the stretching exercises and perhaps not enough suggested training schedules.
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The only book I've bought six times, 31 Mar 2007
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This review is from: The Runner's Handbook: The Best-selling Classic Fitness Guide for Beginner and Intermediate Runner (Paperback)
Coach Glover's guide is funny, inspiring, informative and comprehensive. It covers everything from training for a marathon (he got me through it!) to buying a sports bra (an area where I have yet to put his advice to the test). I'm sure there are plenty of other books about running, but this is the only one I've ever needed or wanted. After the marathon I gave my battered old copy to a friend who was thinking of running a marathon too (and did). I keep buying Glover and passing him on to friends with marathon ambitions, which is why I've bought this book six times.
This is a very easy read, full of wit and wisdom, and you can dip in and out whenever you need a bit of inspiration or advice (and it makes for great loo reading). It is not specifically a marathon book, although you may well end up surprising yourself by doing the 26 miles. Glover is like a friend who will give you that extra bit of motivation to get your running shoes on but will also keep you level-headed and help you avoid overdoing it. He doesn't prescribe a single right way of doing things -- he lets you choose whether you're a weekend jogger or a marathon runner or a racer, and you can take or leave the rest of it. You should end up fitter and more aware of how your body works, and probably a keen runner. I'm not super sporty -- I'm slothful, always slightly overweight and have a bad back. But I love running. Glover is the coach for me!
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