Running: Getting Started [Paperback]

Jeff Galloway (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2008

Running Getting Started is a practical and motivational guide to getting into the running lifestyle for people of all fitness levels. It features a dedicated mailing and e-mail campaign to targeted sports and fitness media. Have you ever wanted to start running - either to get fit or just for fun - but didn't know where to start? This practical and easy-to-understand volume offers a simple, motivational training technique that will help anyone get into the running lifestyle. Running - Getting Started is packed with expert advice, hints and tips from a former Olympian, who has been injury-free for over 25 years, on everything you need to know - from starting your training to buying the right equipment and clothing, and from injury prevention and staying motivated to dietary and nutritional information. All of the methods and techniques described can be incorporated into even the busiest lifestyle, and will help improve wellbeing, relieve stress, and increase vitality.

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About the Author

Jeff Galloway was an average teenage runner who kept learning and working harder, until he became an Olympian. He also competed in the International Cross-Country Championships and was a member of the US National Championship team. He is the author of the best-selling running book in North America: Galloway's Book on running and is a Runner's World columnist, as well as an inspirational speaker for more than 200 running and fitness sessions each year. He has worked with over 250,000 people in training for specific goals and Galloway s quest for an injury-free marathon training program led him to develop group-training programs in 1978. Galloway is the designer of the walk-run, low-mileage marathon training program (Galloway RUN-WALK method) with a success rate of over 98%.

Product Details

• Paperback: 231 pages
• Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH; 3 edition (January 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841262420
• ISBN-13: 978-1841262420
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.6 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,288 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jeff Galloway (born July 12, 1945 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is a former American Olympian. A lifetime runner, Galloway was an All-American collegiate athlete and a member of the 1972 US Olympic Team in the 10,000 meters. He remains a competitive athlete, continuing through a successful masters running career. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Galloway Productions, which conducts a broad range of training programs and events yearly; he also owns two running specialty stores.

Jeff was an average teenage runner who kept learning and working harder, until he became an Olympian. He is the author of the best-selling running book in North America ("Galloway's Book on Running") and is a Runners World columnist, as well as an inspirational speaker for more than 200 running and fitness sessions each year. He has worked with over 200,000 average people in training for specific goals and Galloway's quest for an injury-free marathon training program led him to develop group training programs in 1978. Galloway is the designer of the walk-run, low mileage marathon training program (Galloway RUN-WALK method) with an over 98% success rate.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Realistic and Motivations January 30, 2007

By Lisa Knox

Format:Paperback

I have been a mid-level runner for a while (run for fitness and participate in some 5K's through the year but nothing more). When I became pregnant with my second child, I did not keep up with my running schedule and lost a lot of the endurance that I once had. As such, I was looking for a motivational tool to get back on track, as well as a fitness plan to get my body back into the shape that it once was.

This book did both for me: it kept my mind motivated to keep going, and it also set out a fitness/excercise plan that started slow and kept my body motivated. Galloway pushes hard on the idea of "slow and steady" vs. "hard and fast". Too many runners give up quickly because they try to go too fast too soon and they get burned out. Galloway covers all aspects of running for beginners and does a fabulous job with it. The chapters are short and there are nice color photos and check lists to keep the reading interesting. I rate it an A+ and an must have for any beginner runner or someone who has been out of the loop for a while and looking for some motivation to get back into the swing of things.

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I hate running May 17, 2007

By MC

Format:Paperback

I thought that running was the most boring sport on the planet. I was more of a sprinter short term running sport person. For some reason I picked up this book and became enthralled by it. It made me understand the mechnaics of running and why Mr. Galloway loves it. To the point now where I run every other day, I look in the book to determine what I need to do before race day, what to eat etc. In essence love the book and I was not a runner until I read this book.

57 of 61 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Running: Getting Started July 21, 2005

By Mike

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This is the best book for beginning runners I have ever read.

It sets out a reasonable, attainable schedule for those who have never run before. It also gives good advice regarding nutrition and equipment.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in beginning a running program, especially first-timers.