The Ultimate Guide to Trail Running: Everything You Need to Know About Equipment * Finding Trails * Nutrition * Hill Strategy * Racing * Avoiding Injury * Training * Weather * Safety [Paperback]

Adam Chase (Author), Nancy Hobbs (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2001

Here is everything you need to know about equipment, finding trials, nutrition, hill strategy, racing, training, weather, first aid, and much more.

Trail running is fast becoming one of today's most popular fitness activities, combining the physical benefits of walking and road running with the spirit of adventure that comes from hiking and mountain biking. Essential Trail Running is the first-ever "how-to" guide that offers complete instruction including:

* How to get started; finding the best trails
* Strategies for ascents and descents
* Maneuvering off-road obstacles
* High-altitude training
* Cothing, shoes, and equipment
* Trail safety and weather
* Trail racing
* And more.

This is the first book on this fast-growing area for runners.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

Adam Chase is president of the All American Trail Running Association.

Nancy Hobbs is founder and executive director of the All American Trail Running Association.

From the Back Cover

Combining all the health and fitness benefits of walking and road running, the outdoor adventure of sports such as hiking and mountain biking, and the spiritual renewal from a day spent communing with nature, is it any wonder that trail running is fast becoming one of the most popular fitness activities? Whether you're a complete beginner or have been hitting the trails for years, this fully illustrated, one-of-a-kind guide provides all the essential information including: finding trails and getting started; managing ascents and descents with ease; maneuvering off-road obstacles; strength, stretching, and cross-training; selecting proper shoes, clothing, and accessories; safety on the trail; racing and other trail events and more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1st edition (September 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585742287
• ISBN-13: 978-1585742288
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,091,616 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book, March 24, 2002

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Sarah Brown (Eagle Mountain Lake, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ultimate Guide to Trail Running: Everything You Need to Know About Equipment * Finding Trails * Nutrition * Hill Strategy * Racing * Avoiding Injury * Training * Weather * Safety (Paperback)

Very comprehensive book, very thoroughly covers all aspects of trail running, racing, gear, nutrition, training, etc. Most appropriate for someone with little/no experience, but a good read even if you have been around a bit !

At the end of the day you just have to get out and run. Have a good one !

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The "Ultimate" Starting Point., June 8, 2005

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Derek Moore "Dmooreora" (English Version) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ultimate Guide to Trail Running: Everything You Need to Know About Equipment * Finding Trails * Nutrition * Hill Strategy * Racing * Avoiding Injury * Training * Weather * Safety (Paperback)

Just as you wouldn't start running a road race without the correct shoes, shorts, shirts and gear; you wouldn't want to start running on the trail without first reading this book from the people who have the most experience and have run the greatest variety of courses. This is a great book for the novice to intermediate trail runner who wants to understand how to acquire an intimate and healthy relationship with running off-road. It covers nutrition, techniques, terrain, gear, climate, and much more. If also covers those nasty little surprises like snakes, mountain lions, bears, boars and insects. This guide gives you important abstracts and introductions to heighten your trail running experience; required reading for any beginner.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Title Says It All, March 21, 2008

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Phillip Gary Smith "Phillip Gary Smith" (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ultimate Guide to Trail Running: Everything You Need to Know About Equipment * Finding Trails * Nutrition * Hill Strategy * Racing * Avoiding Injury * Training * Weather * Safety (Paperback)

Rarely does a book title tell you everything that's going to be inside the covers, but The Ultimate Guide to Trail Running sure does. No topic is left uncovered, or better still, in trail parlance, no rock unturned in covering every possible question about making way on those earthen paths.
I first read this book before I began the adventures enjoyed running, training, and racing on trails. It supported my thirst for knowledge and, incidentally, how to quench the real thirst in the woods.
With a few years of ultradistance runs and races in the ultra bank, I find referring to the book is like asking a trail friend a question . . . except in this case Nancy Hobbs and Adam Chase are true ultimate ultrathoners themselves.
You can't call yourself a trail runner or ultra racer without your own copy underlined, pages turned down, carried with you like one's favorite gear.
Phillip Gary Smith