Product Description

Running has never been so popular. More and more people are discovering its health benefits and signing up for clubs or entering events and races. It's fantastic that so many are choosing to get fit on their own two feet, but on average two-thirds of all runners sustain an injury serious enough to stop them in their tracks each year. Far from being an 'occupational hazard', running injuries are usually down to errors in training and technique-and that's good news, because it means that, with a little know-how and the right approach, problems can be avoided. 'Running Well' will tell you everything you need to know to keep you in training all year round so that you sprint-not limp-to the all-important finishing line, be it a 5km fun run or a major city marathon.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #31821 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Review
'Everybody who owns a pair of running shoes should have a copy of Running Well on their bookshelf. 10 out of 10' --220 Triathlon magazine

'A well-written, beautifully illustrated book that manages to find just the right balance between the science and the spirit of running.' --Malcolm Balk, running coach and author of The Art of Running

About the Author
Sam Murphy has 17 years of experience as a runner and has raced distances from 3000m to 100 miles. Her previous books for Kyle Cathie include Run for Life (100,000 copies sold in the UK) and The Real Woman's Personal Trainer.Sarah Connors is a chartered physiotherapist with a special interest in running. She has worked with British athletes, including the Olympic team, since 1993, and is also a competitive runner.

Customer Reviews

The most suitable running book I've read so far
After suffering a few annoying, and occasionally painful, injuries over the last 18 months, I've spent quite a while reading books and trying to correct a couple of faults in my running action. I have tried John Noakes Lore of Running (although there's not much mention to technique and is more a compilation of various training programmes and scientific studies), Romanov's POSE method, and Chi-Running. While they've all got their own merits, and I would recommend them all in their own right, I've found it difficult to throw myself into either of the techniques. You really need to buy into the philosophies of the POSE and Chi-Running techniques, and I never really found their arguments to be convincing enough for me to commit to them.

This is why I'm so pleased with 'Running Well'. The book really emphasizes that there might not be a one-size-fits-all approach and instead provides a central source of general good practises to running technique and injury prevention. I think anyone looking to purchase such a book should start with 'Running Well' and then maybe look to some of the more prescriptive alternatives if they then feel its appropriate, rather than the other way round.

I could see that serious club and elite runners might want a more heavyweight training manual, but I really think that this book would meet the needs of the remaining 95% of us.

The presentation of the book is excellent and I'd wholeheartedly agree with the book's synopsis that states the content to be accessible. I consider this to be the most relevant book of its type.

Running well
As an amateur runner who runs outside the realms of a running club, I have always had alot of questions and niggles that prevented me from pushing myself too hard.

This book provides alot of the answers and helped me to understand why my body feels and reacts the way it does and it has given me the confidence to now go the extra mile, without worrying that I am damaging myself.

This book is as good a support as any running club to get you going!

I thought I knew about running...
I thought I knew everything about running until I read this book. Clearly written with excellent diagrams, packed with sound advice and no-nonsense guidelines for joggers and serious runners. I found the sections on injury prevention and recovery particularly encouraging,having just had to come back after six weeks layoff and getting my recovery programme all wrong.