From Booklist
Here, in one neat package, is pretty much everything you need to know about trail running--running, that is, on dirt trails, not pavement. It isn't (or, at least, it doesn't have to be) torture, endless hours of negotiating tricky mountain paths and inclement weather. Trail running is, we're told, less hazardous, less painful, and less exhausting than pavement-pounding. It's all about relaxation and communing with nature. The book is full of tips, some of them presented in a helpful, question-and-answer format; there's an excellent chapter on outfitting yourself for trail running; another on how best to train before a run; another on preparing, if you're so inclined, for a marathon. The author, a longtime trail runner, approaches the subject from a commonsensical, practical angle, avoiding pseudophilosophical claptrap about the deep meaning of running. Instead, he offers a hands-on, nuts-and-bolts, filled-to-the-brim users' manual that targets both veteran and beginning trail runners. David Pitt
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Book Description
"Listen to those millions of women runners. Listen to their quiet breaths as they talk in predawn pairs, before the rest of the family wakes-- the lessons and questions they share to the rhythm of steady footsteps. 'I never thought I could...' 'I feel so much stronger...' 'I'm ready to take on a new challenge...'

Women develop a special sorority on the roads. This bond is an understanding based on acceptance, an appreciation of how far they have come, a knowing wink that says how much is yet to be gained. And so they talk and share and grow-- and run. Singly and in groups, swiftly and slowly, they run."

--Dagny Scott

Choose the best clothes and accessories * Lose weight permanently * Train for any race, from a 5-K to a marathon * Run through Menopause * Be safe wherever you run * Deal with self-consciousness and body image * Prevent and treat injuries * Run during pregnancy * Eat for maximum energy



From the Back Cover
Runner's World
Complete Book of Women's Running

The Best Advice to Get Started, Stay Motivated, Lose Weight, Run Injury-Free, Be Safe, and Train for Any Distance

"Listen to those millions of women runners. Listen to their quiet breaths as they talk in predawn pairs, before the rest of the family wakes-- the lessons and questions they share to the rhythm of steady footsteps. 'I never thought I could...' 'I feel so much stronger...' 'I'm ready to take on a new challenge...'

Women develop a special sorority on the roads. This bond is an understanding based on acceptance, an appreciation of how far they have come, a knowing wink that says how much is yet to be gained. And so they talk and share and grow-- and run. Singly and in groups, swiftly and slowly, they run."--Dagny Scott

Choose the best clothes and accessories * Lose weight permanently * Train for any race, from a 5-K to a marathon * Run through Menopause * Be safe wherever you run * Deal with self-consciousness and body image * Prevent and treat injuries * Run during pregnancy * Eat for maximum energy

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Women Are Redefining Running in the United States. They now make up more than half of the nation's runners. They run to get in shape. They run to lose weight. They run to relax and help manage stress. And they run for the sheer enjoyment of the sport.

Running has become the simple fitness answer for the complicated life of today's woman. Now, the world's leading authority on running, Runner's World magazine, has created the most comprehensive and practical guide for women ever published. Specifically designed to address women's unique physical capabilities and needs, the Runner's World Complete Book of Women's Running provides advice for women runners everywhere, whether they are starting a running program for the first time or training hard for a marathon.

Packed with how-to advice, tips, strategies, and more than 100 photos, the Runner's World Complete Book of Women's Running brings the sport to life through the eyes of dozens of women runners of all ages and abilities. They share their stories in testimonials and personal accounts throughout the book, providing insight, encouragement, and motivation to what the author, Dagny Scott, calls that "special sorority on the roads."

Scott, herself a lifelong runner and former editor-in-chief of Women's Sports and Fitness magazine and Running Times magazine, has teamed up with Runner's World to create the first truly authoritative book on women's running. As one of the country's leading women's sports journalists, she consulted with dozens of sports medicine physicians, nutritionists, gynecologists, professional runners, and safety experts in the preparation of this book.

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