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The Complete Book of Running for Women

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This book is amazing! I am a beginning runner and read this book from cover to cover. It is EXTREMELY helpful! There are chapters that cover everything from selecting running shoes, evaluating running surfaces, running while pregnant, running during menopause, etc. My favorite item is a 10 week beginner's running schedule that lays out a very easy run/walk plan that culminates in the ability to run for 30 min (about a 5K). For you advanced runners, there are also schedules with much higher mileage, i.e. marathons or half-marathons.

Kowalchik covers issues for all runners as well as issues specific to women. She also addresses topics such as nutrition, cross-training, and injury prevention.

This book is ideal for the beginning to advanced runner. This book definitely helped and motivated me. Give it a try.

After 2 kids and a "not-so-active" lifestyle, I was looking for information on starting a running and training program to run my first 5K. This was EXACTLY what I was hoping to find in a beginners guide! And when I'm feeling a little sluggish or lazy about my training- I just read a few pages and I'm ready to tie on my running shoes! This book even told me where to buy an excellent sports bra! I would recommend this book to anyone looking to begin an active lifestyle- no matter how active (or inactive) you may have been!

This is a great book for runners of every level! Not only does Claire take you through shopping for shoes, bras and treadmills, she explains how running is affected by menapause, pregnancy.. she talks about eating disorders and proper nutrition.. What i like the best is all the training information. How to do pace workouts, speed drills, strides, how to breathe and how do weighlift.. A great book overall!

I used this book to start running again after a fourteen year hiatus. The beginner's schedule for running/walking is what got me going (don't forget a sports watch)--the anecdotes and stories written by other women kept me inspired. I've long since lost this book because I've lent it out so many times, but I recommend it to every woman who tells me they'd like to start, in fact, I did just this morning which is why I looked it up on Amazon. It's been seven years since I hit the road, and now I run four miles every other day. It's changed and strengthened my body, increased my stamina, provided a clear space in my mind and allowed me to get to know myself better. Give it a try! You have nothing to lose and many things to gain.

I have never considered myself a runner, but this book gave me an easy to follow running plan and great exercises to go with it. I have been running for 3 months now - a record! Although the plan was a little too aggressive for me, it was easy to modify to fit my needs. My running times have been increasing and my walking times decreasing. It has been three months and I have never enjoyed running more! Great book!

I am so glad I bought this book! Claire's advice is comprehensive and she covers virtually every subject that is of interest to women runners. She talks about training for different races, nutrition, special concerns for women, running safely, stretching, weight training, and more. I recommend this training guide for any woman who is interested in beginning a running program or is looking to improve her running. This is a great buy!

I got this book 1 week ago. I love it. I read it in 2 days and devoured the information it contained. I'm new to running and this book has made running very accesible for me. Anyone who is considering running should get this book, especially before you buy your running shoes.

I have read some different running books in the past but I have to say that this is one of the best. After reading it cover to cover I am sitll able to refer to when I necessesary! It addresses needs for all levels of runners from how to buy shoes to training for a race! I found the content easy to understand and extremely useful. Strongly recommended!

This book makes every woman feel as though they can achieve anything by giving the motivation to do everything. It not only gives the facts, but it gives reasons to run, how to run, where to run, everything you need to know about running, especially for a woman. It first gives you the health reasons to run and then gives you REAL reasons--to make yourself proud of your self. The book not only gives motivation, it gives you ways to keep up the motivation, and not get sick of the running, because we all know we can keep up with a schedule for a week and it is all over. But, this book makes it so its all over when YOU WANT it to be over--never! The book hits every point that a normal running book would, but it also hits every point a woman needs to hear. It is a great book. So, if you need motivation, reason, facts, and ways to achieve your goal, well, Get This Book.

I ordered this from you last Thursday (1/27) & got it last Monday (1/31)-- that's pretty fast service! I am in my late 40's, trim, fairly fit. And I just began running. This one had very good reviews & though there were several that I was thinking to buy as my first running book, I'm glad I bought this one. I've just finished Chapter 3 - but this IS the first book that I have read from beginning and have not skipped a page since I started. It seems like it has a "magnet" that holds you onto every line of every page. And from the great reviews written, I'm sure it is one book that would be "the" book for me as I embark on this new endeavor!