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Jeff Galloway (Author)
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February 9, 2002
Olympic athlete Jeff Galloway shows how amateur runners can use the same training principles followed by world-class runners. He tells beginners how to get started, explains his ideas on stress and rest, and reveals secrets for running better. In this completely revised and updated new edition of the classic text on running, Galloway includes training schedules for 5k, 10k, and the increasingly popular half-marathon races, as well as recent insights into motivation, nutrition, and fat burning. Runners at all levels will benefit from this seasoned athlete’s wisdom.

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Certainly Jeff Galloway has both the knowledge and the physical ability to speak from experience. His book is an outstanding contribution to competitive running. -- Kenneth H. Cooper, M.D.

Jeff Galloway is one of those rare individuals who not only knows his craft, but also has the ability to convey this knowledge through teaching. -- Frank Shorter

Jeff Galloway is perhaps the one individual in the American running community who can combine a superior knowledge of our sport with the highest level of achievement - making the Olympic team. -- Bill Rodgers --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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1972 Olympian; Runner's World monthly columnist; best-selling running author; creator/coordinator of Jeff Galloway's Training Program in the U.S. and Canada --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 298 pages
  • Publisher: Shelter Publications; 2nd edition (February 9, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0936070277
  • ISBN-13: 978-0936070278
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,255 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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72 of 72 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Required Reading for Runners, April 13, 2001
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Elderbear (Loma Linda, Aztlan) - See all my reviews
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I wish I'd read this book BEFORE my knee injury. Galloway writes as an experienced runner and coach. He provides training programs for most levels of fitness and experience. If you want to run, or continue running without injury, take the time to read this book.

The first section of the book, "Starting," provides a brief history of running, then moves into five stages of running development (Beginner, Jogger, Competitor, Athlete, Runner).

The second section, "Training," considers the physiology of running, planning a training program (including "running slow in order to run fast"), and keeping a log. This section concludes with an discussion about the need for rest and training programs.

The third section, "Racing," talks about how to run faster, how to adjust your pace on the race day, how to handle different lengths of races (these include specific training programs), and how to prepare for a marathon. A final chapter considers issues for the advanced competititve runner.

Section four, "Tuning," presents augmentations to a strong running program, including form, stretching & strengthening, running drills, will power, and a chapter on women' running, written by the author's wife.

The book continues with shorter sections, on injuries, nutrition and diet, shoes, and age issues. An appendix contains references, a reading list, and race pace charts. The book has an adequate index.

If you read Runner's World for a few years, you'll encounter much of this information. But it's more handy in one place. Don't pass on this book, your knees will never forgive you....

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Positive and Powerful, Go Farther with a Wise Teacher, December 18, 2003
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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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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, December 27, 2002
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A great book with one exception. I purchased the First edition of this book and used it as a guideline for my 1st marathon. In preparation for a 2nd marathon, now several years later, I purchased the second edition as I lost the first book. I was disappointed to discover that this edition does not include a marathon Training Program.
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liberal walk breaks, walk breaks each mile, more walk breaks, yourself conservatively, marathon motion, two minutes per mile slower, acceleration gliders, goal race pace, taking walk breaks, shin problems, take walk breaks, floppy foot, projected pace, goal pace, speed day, running muscles, speed sessions, floppy feet, most runners, advanced runners, hill workout, rigid feet, rigid foot, hill training, older runners
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New Zealand, Bill Bowerman, Boston Marathon, Arthur Lydiard, Frank Shorter, Half-Marathon Continuation Schedule, Kenny Moore, Bill Rodgers, Elizabeth Noble, Jack Foster, Kenneth Cooper
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