
The Runner's Handbook
The Best-selling Classic Fitness Guide for Beginner and Intermediate Runner
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 29. August 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
752 pages
978-0-14-046930-1 (ISBN)
Description
If your New Year's resolution is to take up running, this book is the perfect place to start.
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Fitness expert Bob Glover has trained thousands of runners, and in The Runners Handbook he shares his knowledge and shows you how to devise a training program and keep at the top of your form.
This comprehensive guide includes information on:
? How to get started
? Running style
? Warm ups and stretching
? Weight training
? Choosing equipment e.g. running shoes
? Diet and nutrition
? Training plans for beginners, advanced beginners and intermediate
This really is the ultimate handbook for runners at any level.
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'Anyone starting to run will find this an invaluable reference book. My brother in law has been running over 20 years but still uses it' - 5* Reader Review
'It is well organised and covers all the points I wanted advice on, plus those things I didn't realise I need to know. I've found it uasy to look up topics and it's all written in an easy and good-humoured style.' - 5* Reader Review
________
Fitness expert Bob Glover has trained thousands of runners, and in The Runners Handbook he shares his knowledge and shows you how to devise a training program and keep at the top of your form.
This comprehensive guide includes information on:
? How to get started
? Running style
? Warm ups and stretching
? Weight training
? Choosing equipment e.g. running shoes
? Diet and nutrition
? Training plans for beginners, advanced beginners and intermediate
This really is the ultimate handbook for runners at any level.
_________
'Anyone starting to run will find this an invaluable reference book. My brother in law has been running over 20 years but still uses it' - 5* Reader Review
'It is well organised and covers all the points I wanted advice on, plus those things I didn't realise I need to know. I've found it uasy to look up topics and it's all written in an easy and good-humoured style.' - 5* Reader Review
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
783 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-046930-1 (9780140469301)
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Additional editions

Bob Glover | Jack Shepherd | Shelly-Lynn Florence Glover
The Runner's Handbook
The Bestselling Classic Fitness G for begng Intermediate Runners 2nd rev Edition
E-Book
06/1996
Penguin Books
€9.99
Available for download
Previous edition
Persons
Bob Glover is founder and president of Robert H. Glover and Associates, Inc., a sports and fitness consulting firm. Since he founded the program in 1978, Glover has directed the running classes for the New York Road Runners.
Shelly Glover is a certified exercise physiologist with a master's degree from Columbia University; she coaches all levels of runners and is a frequent competitor.
Shelly Glover is a certified exercise physiologist with a master's degree from Columbia University; she coaches all levels of runners and is a frequent competitor.
Content
Fitness; getting fit; training; racing; equipment; food and drink for health and energy; the running environment; running lifestyle; special runners; illness and injury; running form and supplement training; wellness.