Joan Ullyot

Author of Running Free

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Jeff Galloway is one of the most experienced, thoughtful, and innovative distance runners in America today. His book now allows all runners to benefit from his ideas and to improve their running with field-tested methods. (from Amazon)

Galloway's Book on Running: 3rd Edition book cover

by Jeff Galloway, Richard Golueke, Edna Indritz, David Wills·You?

Learn everything you need to know about running, with one of the world’s most popular running books, updated to include Jeff Galloway’s revolutionary method of training. A new runner who’s looking to begin, a high school athlete who’s preparing for track & field season, an experienced marathoner aiming to get faster—whatever your situation, if you’re interested in running, this is the book for you. Olympic athlete Jeff Galloway introduces the same training principles that are used by world-class runners to help you improve! Galloway’s Book on Running shows beginners how to get started, explains Jeff’s ideas on stress and rest, and reveals secrets for running better. This revised and updated edition includes training schedules for 5K, 10K, and increasingly popular half-marathon races, as well as recent insights into motivation, nutrition, and fat-burning. Perhaps most notably, Jeff has updated this version to include his Run Walk Run® method of training, which has helped tens of thousands of runners to train injury-free for races of varying distances, including marathons. Book Features: Jeff’s unique Run Walk Run method of trainingTraining principles used by elite runners that apply to runners of all levelsTips for getting started, secrets for running better, and insights into stress and restDetailed training charts for 5K, 10K, and half-marathon races Runners at all levels will benefit from this seasoned athlete’s wisdom. Get Galloway’s Book on Running, and get your training on the right track.