Customer Reviews
Rather disappointing - By: K. allen, 29 Jun 2008 
There's some good stuff in the 'motivation' section, but other than that this wasn't helpful for me. Too much focus on carrying rape alarms, periods, choosing a pair of shoes, & so on. Not enough practical stuff such as training programmes.
Well worth buying - By: Boof, 26 Mar 2007 
I bought this about 6 months ago when having hauled my rather overweight backside off the sofa for the first time in 5 years I decided it was high time I got fit & lost weight. This book has been invaluable to me. I had never run anywhere (apart from in PE at school 20 years ago & I hated it even then!) so it was a case of starting from scratch.
This book is speciallly written for women & takes alll things into account (our metabolisms, our bones etc as well as the more obvious PMS, menopause & pregnancy). It gives advice on nutirition, training plans as well as preventing injury, cross training etc.
6 months later I am 3 & a half stone lighter & have just run my very first 10K in an hour!!!! How chuffed am I?
Well worth the investment. Good luck & go for it!
very informative, bit daunting - By: L. Smith, 10 Feb 2007 
This is a very thorough, detailed guide to running. I think it would be a little daunting to a beginner but is very useful for an intermediate runner looking to improve. On flicking through it I remember chapters on nutrition, racing, beginner's program, choosing trainers, weight loss...just about everything. Probably the best running book a female runner could buy.
Great Book - By: S. Quinn, 03 Aug 2006 I bought this book off the back of the below reviews. I have to say I was a little concerned about how much I was going to learn about 'how to run' from a book - alot of people said I would end up reading not running.
But I have found this to be a great source of knowledge & a great book to get you motivated about running without being intimidating. It speaks a simple language & touches on ever subject you could imagine that is relivant to running.
Highly recommended.
Book for beginners - By: Mrs M Berry, 13 Nov 2003 I purchased this book when I started jogging as the 'just for women' appealed to me. It contains lots of relevant info & salient points for the beginner & the experienced runner. You can dip in & out of it at any time & most problems & issues are addressed. Lots of encouragement is contained within the straightforward advice. An inspiration!!
