After four victories in both the Boston and New York City Marathons, Bill Rodgers is still breaking records in his 50s. Priscilla Welch started running at age 34, and in just five short years she qualified for the British Olympic team. These champions (along with writer Joe Henderson) show you how to: use age to your running advantage...train harder without injury...boost your speed and endurance...improve your personal bests...eat for top performance...increase your fitness level...use special racing tactics to win.
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Three running luminaries collaborate here to offer advice and inspiration to masters (40 and over) runners. Journalist Henderson, editor of Runner's World , weaves together insights and personal experiences from Rodgers, perhaps the premier road racer of the 1970s running boom, and Welch, masters competitor extraordinaire . The focus is the aging runner, but the training schedules, nutritional tips, and other suggestions differ little from information found in dozens of general guides. Allan Lawrence and Mark Scheid's Running and Racing after 35 ( LJ 4/15/90) and Hal Higdon's The Masters Running Guide ( LJ 7/90) present comparably specialized treatments. Still, this trio's name recognition and chatty style will generate reader demand.
- Jim Burns, Pompano Beach City Lib., Fla.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Jim Burns, Pompano Beach City Lib., Fla.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Concise, informative, easy reading to improve your running!,
By Dr. Kirk (ktmcansh@freeway.net) (Alpena, MI) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bill Rodgers and Priscilla Welch on Master's Running and Racing (Paperback)
Excellent book consisting of 19 easy to understand chapters covering a wide array of appropriate topics for those interested in running and/or racing. Chapter titles include, "Learning to Run Smarter", "The Diet of Champions", Racing for Fun" & "Running Faster, Farther, Better". The book addresses racing from the 1 Mile to the Marathon (26.2 miles). The comments from Bill Rodgers and Priscilla Welch were very helpful and provided a nice personal touch that was not only balanced between two genders, but between two different professional running experiences. A MUST READ for all runners over 30 years of age!
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Old Timers Friend,
By Dale Doughman (Denver, Colo.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bill Rodgers and Priscilla Welch on Master's Running and Racing (Paperback)
The best part of this book are the charts at the end for converting "old man times" to "young man times". Mostly it seems to be a bibliography on Boston Billy and Priscilla Welch. But just the conversion charts are worth having.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Concise, informative, easy reading to improve your running!,
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This review is from: Bill Rodgers and Priscilla Welch on Master's Running and Racing (Paperback)
Excellent book consisting of 19 easy to understand chapters covering a wide array of appropriate topics for those interested in running and/or racing. Chapter titles include, "Learning to Run Smarter", "The Diet of Champions", Racing for Fun" & "Running Faster, Farther, Better". The book addresses racing from the 1 Mile to the Marathon (26.2 miles). The comments from Bill Rodgers and Priscilla Welch were very helpful and provided a nice personal touch that was not only balanced between two genders, but between two different professional running experiences. A MUST READ for all runners over 30 years of age!
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