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Author
Publisher
Meyer & Meyer Sport
Language
English
Description
"This is the book that will take any woman, at any fitness level, into the running lifestyle. Jeff Galloway, a US Olympian in 1972, has helped over 150,000 people make this journey while reducing or eliminating aches, pains, and injuries suffered during most training programs. Jeff developed the Run Walk Run® method of training, and together with his wife Barbara, he offers a step-by-step program specifically designed for the needs and concerns of...
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Run Like a Mother is like a good, long run-invigorating, clarifying, empowering, and essentials. Dimity and Sarah tap into the core of motherhood, friendship, and fitness and remind all of us like-minded sisters exactly why it matters so much. The pages tick by like miles logged with a fit and favorite friend."--Back cover.
15) Train like a mother: how to get across any finish line --and not lose your family, job, or sanity
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Pub
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
At its core, Train Like a Mother will comprehensively cover how to train for a race, including training plans for four race distances (5K, 10K, half-marathon, and marathon) for both beginner and more experienced runners; the importance of recovery; pre- and post-race nutrition; strength training; injury prevention (and rehab); and everything busy women need to know to add racing to their multitasking schedules. It is all presented with the same wit,...
Author
Publisher
Rodale Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Built on the success of her popular blog on RunnersWorld.com, Kristin Armstrongs new book is an intensely personal look at how running creates a special sense of community for the women who participate, and how it has helped her and many others mark the milestones of their lives. Each of the 26 chapters (the .2 is the epilogue) is dedicated to a specific theme, such as Friendship, Gratitude, Healing, Balance, and Motherhood. The specific experience...
Author
Publisher
Rodale Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"One Part personal quest to discover running greatness after age 50, one part investigation into what the women's running boom can teach athletes about becoming fitter, stronger, and faster as we age, Older, Faster, Stronger is an engrossing narrative sure to inspire women of all ages. A former overweight smoker turned marathoner, Margaret Webb runs with elite older women, follows a high-performance training plan devised by experts, and examines research...
Author
Publisher
Morgan James Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Do you think running sucks? Do you think you're too fat to run? Look no further, [this book] is for everyone. With humor, compassion, and lots of love, Jill Angie delivers the goods: overcoming the challenges of running with an overweight body and giving individuals' self-esteem an enormous boost in the process. This isn't a guide to running for weight loss, or a simple running plan. It shows readers how a woman carrying a few (or many) extra pounds...
Author
Language
English
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"Thirty-Thousand Steps is a powerful and transformative memoir that interweaves the author's obsessive training to becoming a distance runner, along with her singular, focused research into the science of addiction in the shadow of grief after the death of her brother"--
