Running for Fitness [Paperback]

Owen Barder (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2003

Run for your life. And find out how easy it is.

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From the Back Cover

Running is a very honest activity: you get what you put into it. Here is all you need to know how to fit running into your busy schedule and reap the benefits of a regular fitness regimen.
Inside you will find answers to questions such as: How can running help me lose weight and get fit? How do I get started? What sort of running shoes do I need? How can I train smarter to get the most from my efforts? How can I stay motivated? What are issues for me as a woman runner? How can I avoid injury? What should I eat and drink to improve my running? How should I prepare for a 5K, 10K, or a marathon?

About the Author

OWEN BARDER is an experienced marathon runner and has competed in marathons all around the world. In his spare time he manages the Serpentine Running Club website, which won the Runner's World best all-round British website in 2001.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1st edition (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592281389
• ISBN-13: 978-1592281381
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,195,141 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Owen Barder is an economist based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Owen's professional interests are the economics of developing countries; aid effectiveness; transparency and accountability; the role of information and knowledge in economic growth, political accountability and development; economic development and governance in Africa; information and communications technology; public financial management in developed and developing countries; global health economics; and public-policy making.

Owen was Private Secretary to Tony Blair as Prime Minister, and Norman Lamont and Kenneth Clarke as Chancellor of the Exchequer. He set up the UK Government's first website.