The Little Red Book of Running (Little Red Books) - Softcover

Douglas, Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1510706151 ISBN 13: 9781510706156

Publisher: Skyhorse, 2016

Synopsis

In The Little Red Book of Running,renowned running writer writer Scott Douglas delivers the advice that he’s compiled from interacting with some of the world’s most distinguished coaches and laureled runners. With 250 tips covering every aspect of running, this pocket-sized book of wisdom is the next best thing to having a personal running coach. Within these pages you’ll find:
Advice on how to healthily increase your weekly mileage
Expert guidance on how to boost your overall speed
Recommendations for choosing the best sneaker for your foot
Suggestions for staying motivated through injury
And 246 more tips for becoming a better runner!
Broken down into comprehensive topics that cover all aspects of running from determining your weekly mileage to running a personal best The Little Red Book of Running is sure to quickly become a runner’s new best friend.

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About this title

From the Author

Scott Douglas is senior content editor for Runner's World and the author or co-author of seven books on running. He has run more than 100,000 miles since taking up the sport in 1979. Scott lives in South Portland, Maine.

Amby Burfoot, a lifelong runner and running advocate, has been executive editor of Runner’s World magazine since 1985. In 1968, he won the Boston Marathon, the first American to do so in eleven years. He is the author of The Principles of Running and Runner’s World Complete Book of Running. He lives in Emmaus, Pennsylvania.

About the Author

Amby Burfoot won the Boston Marathon in 1968 and joined Runner's World ten years later. He became executive editor in 1985, and he held the position for twenty years before retiring in 2013. Amby has run 110,000 miles in his lifetime and owns the US's longest active "race road streak," having completed the Thanksgiving Day 5-mile run in Manchester, Connecticut, fifty-five years in a row. Currently a writer at-large for Runner's World, he has been honored by numerous running organizations both as an athlete and as a writer. Now in his early seventies, he continues running up to thirty miles a week.

About this edition

• Publisher: Skyhorse
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1510706151
• ISBN 13: 9781510706156
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224