If you're a runner, or would like to be one, The Runner's Handbook will answer all your questions. Fitness expert Bob Glover-who has trained thousands of runners-shows you how to devise a training program and keep at the top of your form.
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Bob Glover is founder and president of Robert H. Glover and Associates, Inc., a sports and fitness consulting firm. Since he founded the program in 1978, Glover has directed the running classes for the New York Road Runners.
Shelly Glover is a certified exercise physiologist with a master’s degree from Columbia University; she coaches all levels of runners and is a frequent competitor.
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286 of 289 people found the following review helpful
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This book should be banned. Just over a year ago, I innocently picked it up with the vague idea that
sometime I should start running. And what happened? Well, I started, and thanks to Bob Glover's insidious inspirational tone, I haven't stopped.
Some books about running seem to give you a stitch the minute you begin reading them, but not this
one. The Runner's Handbook gently coaxes you out on to the roads for ten minutes at a time, then 15, then 20, until one day you find yourself running non-stop for half-an-hour or more, three days a week.
But that's not enough. Oh no. Soon, you're taking Coach Glover's expert advice on how to run a 10K. You tuck the book under your arm when you go buying running shoes. You steadily alter your eating habits, so you feel leaner, more nimble. You even alter next year's holiday plans so you can fit in the Madrid Marathon. Worse still, in the evening you find yourself laying aside the new E Annie Proulx in favour of Bob's chapter on Running in Cold Weather.
This is the first time I've actually read A Book That Changed My Life. And sure, I'm fitter now, I'm healthier, and I've lost 25 pounds.
But that Bob Glover's got a lot to answer for.
sometime I should start running. And what happened? Well, I started, and thanks to Bob Glover's insidious inspirational tone, I haven't stopped.
Some books about running seem to give you a stitch the minute you begin reading them, but not this
one. The Runner's Handbook gently coaxes you out on to the roads for ten minutes at a time, then 15, then 20, until one day you find yourself running non-stop for half-an-hour or more, three days a week.
But that's not enough. Oh no. Soon, you're taking Coach Glover's expert advice on how to run a 10K. You tuck the book under your arm when you go buying running shoes. You steadily alter your eating habits, so you feel leaner, more nimble. You even alter next year's holiday plans so you can fit in the Madrid Marathon. Worse still, in the evening you find yourself laying aside the new E Annie Proulx in favour of Bob's chapter on Running in Cold Weather.
This is the first time I've actually read A Book That Changed My Life. And sure, I'm fitter now, I'm healthier, and I've lost 25 pounds.
But that Bob Glover's got a lot to answer for.
55 of 57 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've been running off and on for almost 10 years, running for a week or two, giving up, and then trying again a few months later. Each time I started, I didn't really know what I was doing. I wish I had read this book first - I could've saved myself a lot of time, pain, and aggravation.
Bob Glover's book is inspirational and educational. The techniques and sample running schedules he presents are right on the dot, his information (which he draws from a variety of professional sources) is correct, and his writing style is very entertaining. Since I've started his book I've shaved a minute and a half off of my 5k race time, I'm running more often and farther, and my shin splints haven't acted up in the 8 months I've been following his advice. I've also lost 5 pounds (not that I wanted to) and feel terrific.
Originally published in the 1970s when the running craze erupted, the book has been refined and updated to keep it in line with new information on health and nutrition and technological advances in shoe design and clothing. This book could be the only book you'll need to enjoy running as a hobby and a sport. It's that good.
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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I started last August as an out of shape, overweight, unmotivated failure. Over the past 10 years I've tried all sorts of plans to get into exercising regularly. Then I turned 28 and realized that if I didn't change this pattern, it was only going to get harder after I crossed 30. I'm proud to report that thanks to Bob Glover, I'll enter my 30s in better shape than I entered my 20s. He started me out with an easy to follow 10 week plan. That gave me enough momentum to finish a 5k race without walking. That was fine and good.. but before I knew it the holidays were upon us and I was sure that my old patterns would emerge and I'd find excuses to stop the running program. Luckily, Bob's program is so easily progressive, that a habit had been forming. There was now enough motivation that the highlight of my day was the hour reserved in the morning for a quiet jog as the sun was rising. No excuses were necessary: running is enough fun that I automatically find ways to keep running in my schedule no matter what's going on, or where I am. Got thru the holidays, got thru vacations, and continue to enjoy running as a part of my life. 6 months later, Bob Glover's book is as essential as it was when I first started the program. I refer to it for tips as the seasons are changing, and I rely on reading the physiological explainations to understand how my body is adapting. Bob Glover is right. If a pig can be trained to run an 8 minute mile - so can I :-)
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Published on December 15, 2008 by Timeslicer
Begining runner
Wonderful book timeless information. I was running to get into shape but ending runs shortly after I began. Read more
Published on December 8, 2008 by D. Shirer
Disappointing book
I'm an intermediate runner and bought this book looking for running tips, some serious advice on potential injuries, advice on pre and post stretching, etc... Read more
Published on May 17, 2008 by Martin G. Marron
Runner's Handbook has a great plan.
I cannot imagine being a successful beginning runner without a plan like those presented in this book. Read more
Published on February 8, 2008 by M. Dyer
excellent guide
The book has been a great guide for me on how to recover the fit condition I once had, step by step, and without the risk of injury. Read more
Published on January 24, 2008 by L. Monge
The authority on Running
Probably the most comprehensive book on running that I have ever seen. Not to mention it was without any pressure, Bob and group were relaxed about how things should be done, I... Read more
Published on January 7, 2008 by Craig Frooninckx
Wonderful motivator
I will not bother going on and on about the book, since there is already such an overwhelmingly positive collection of reviews. Read more
Published on October 6, 2007 by Aaron P. Bell
Probably the only running reference you'll need
If you have any sort of interest in running, I can't recommend any book more enthusiastically than this one. Read more
Published on June 3, 2007 by Kelly P. Vincent
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beginner runners, beginner marathoners, training heart rate range, liquid carbos, intermediate runner, fluid stations, most running shoes, midday run, too many runners, nonstop running, conversational pace, pace per mile, evening runners, racing shoes, recovery walk, fitness runner, walk breaks, stride rate, good running form, estimated maximum heart rate, race pace, marathon effort, most runners, minimal fitness, weekly mileage Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Central Park, United States, Mother Nature, George Sheehan, Boston Marathon, Achilles Track Club, San Francisco, Los Angeles, University of California, Dick Traum, Run-Easy Program, Bob Glover, Heat Index, Kenneth Cooper, Nancy Clark, Nina Kuscsik, The Competitive Runner's Handbook, University of Texas, Stanford University, University of Wisconsin, Ball State University, Coach Glover, David Costill, Fred Lebow, Human Performance Laboratory New!
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- The Family Fitness Handbook (Penguin Handbooks) by Bob Glover in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Middle East (Handbooks to the Modern World) by Michael Adams in Front Matter
- The sportsmedicine book by Gabe Mirkin on page 518
- The Total Runner: A Complete Mind-Body Guide to Optimal Performance by Jerry Lynch on page 45
- A Victory for Humanity by Dick Traum on page 443
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- The New York Road Runners Club Complete Book of Running and Fitness: Third Edition by Gloria Averbuch on 4 pages
- The Beginning Runner's Handbook: The Proven 13-Week Walk/Run Program by Ian MacNeill in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Dr. Nicholas Romanov's Pose Method of Running by Nicholas Romanov on page 141
- The Runner's Bible (Outdoor Bible Series) by Marc Bloom in Back Matter
- Run Fast: How to Beat Your Best Time--- Every Time by Hal Higdon on page 169
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