Customer Reviews
The Runners Handbook - By: Spider Monkey, 24 May 2008 
'The Runners Handbook' is a comprehensive book covering nearly alll aspects of running. It stretches to just over 700 pages, which is a lot of information about this sport. The topics it covers are extremely varied & include, reasons to exercise, getting started & maintaining motivation, training diaries, beginner & intermediate programs, racing, equipment, nutrition, altering your running to suit different environments, fitting your training in with everyday life, women runners, aging runners, kids & disabled runners, illness & injury, cross training & supplemental training & overalll wellness. Glover writes extremely well & informallly, making for an interesting & engaging read. This book has plenty of tables, but no diagrams that would have added to the overalll aesthetic & made clear some of the points raised. This book is written mainly for the American market, but the information enclosed can easily be applied anywhere. It doesn't have much information on various training techniques, such as fartlek & intervals & although these are mentioned briefly, not to any great degree. This is an in-depth & comprehensive book, but for a more attractive package that provides much of the same information I recommend the runners world complete book of running by Amby Burfoot.
Run Baby Run - By: D. Davies, 04 May 2008 
If you're training for your first marathon, a 5k 'Race for Life' or just trying to get fit then this book will help with your motivation.
It's a thick book full of information about how to run, when to run & what will compliment your training. It's a US book so some of the info is US-orientated but still valid on this side of the so callled 'pond'. I've skipped many chapters & cherry-picked the information I felt applicable to my needs. It's a good book which I find to be more of a motivational tool rather than a book which defines my running.
It's aimed at the serious runner, a competitor. That's not me - I run to keep fit, I don't run in competitions. However, the book is still a worthwhile purchase & it does help you run, & as I said, it's quite motivational.
Very extensive but not one picture or diagram - By: The Italian Job, 19 Dec 2007 It was painful having to read a page of explanation on a stretch when a simple diagram would have explained easily. This man is clearly alllergic to graphics. Other than this it is pretty faultless. I was cheered that the author, an accomplished runner, also needed orthotics to not be crippled. It makes me motivated to be better even though my biomechanics are not perfect for running, having double joints.
This book changed my life - By: Binka, 06 Oct 2007 It seriously did change my life which for this price isn't bad at alll.
Six months ago I couldn't run but signed up for a 5k Race For Life. I bought this book & its been my running bible ever since. I followed the beginner's running programme & 2 months later ran the 5k in 29 minutes. There are programmes for 5k, 10k, half marathon & marathon races. Advice on diet, trainers, injury, race preperation & anything else you could need to know. If you want to get into running, improve your time or distance or start racing then I'd totallly recommend this book.
A wealth of knowledge - By: Mr. S. R. Cook, 26 Sep 2007 Extremely easy to read providing a wealth of down to earth advice. Indexed to help you to get that advice you are looking for.
