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Better Runs
by Joe Henderson
Description
Subtitled "25 Years' Worth of Lessons for Running Faster
and Farther," Henderson offers sound advice over a wide range of topics
in a well-written manner; hard to ask for anything more. Individual
chapters, all titled "Better ...", address the following topics: goals,
choices, workouts, walks, rests, schedules, results, paces, distances,
courses, seasons, speeds, tests, extras, tactics, races, rewards,
shoes, products, diets, cures, coaches, friends, thoughts, and years.
Unlike many training books, which are really more suitable as reference
books, this is one you'll enjoy reading cover to cover, and because of
the way the book is broken into topics and sub-topics, it's the kind of
book you can easily pick up each night and read a chapter or two.
About the Author
Joe Henderson is the West Coast editor and featured columnist of
Runner's World magazine (he started with Runner's World in 1967!) and
the author of more than a dozen books on running.
Book Details
- Pages: 245 pp
- Format: 6 x 9"
- Weight: 15.4 oz
- Published: 1996
- Publisher: Human Kinetics
- Price: $14.95
Table of Contents
- Plans and Programs
- Better Goals: Recovery Goal, Improvement Goal, Survival Goal
- Better Choices: Winning Choice, Timing Choice, Racing Choice,
Walking Choice, Resting Choice
- Better Workouts: Pleasant Work, Surprising Work, Simple Work
- Better Walks: Walking Breaks, Walking Long, Walking Tall
- Better Rests: Earned Rest, Partial Rest, Masters Rest,
Pre-Race Rest, Post-Race Rest
- Better Schedules: Three-Day Schedule, Rotating Schedule, Marathon Schedule
- Better Results: Written Results, Metric Results, Projected Results,
Age-Graded Results, Record Results
- Running and Racing
- Better Paces: Slower Paces, Faster Paces, Truer Paces, Record Paces
- Better Distances: "Junk" Distance, Minimum Distance, Honest Distance
- Better Courses: Street Courses, Trail Courses, Shared Courses, Out-of-Town
Courses
- Better Seasons: Hot Seasons, Cold Seasons, Changing Seasons
- Better Speeds: Track Speed, Mile Speed, Minimum Speed, Racing Speed
- Better Tests: CBS Test, 12-Minute Test, One-Mile Test
- Better Extras: Extra Warm-Up, Extra Stretching, Extra Strength,
Extra Biking, Extra Water
- Better Tactics: Taper Tactics, Warm-Up Tactics, Pacing Tactics
- Better Races: Humbling Races, Today's Races, Counting Races
- Better Rewards: Higher Rewards, Personal Rewards, Tangible Rewards,
Final Rewards
- Healthy and Happy
- Better Shoes: Rotating Shoes, Modified Shoes, Used-Up Shoes
- Better Products: Performance Products, Leg Products, Eye Products,
Reference Products
- Better Diets: Intolerable Diets, Low-Fat Diets, Liquid Diets, Solid Diets
- Better Cures: Medical Cures, Cold Cures, Rest Cures
- Better Coaches: Coach Bowerman, Coach Manley, Coach Salazar,
Coach Connelly
- Better Friends: Teammate Friends, Helping Friends, Remembering Friends
- Better Thoughts: Loose Thoughts, Inspired Thoughts, Lasting Thoughts
- Better Years: Lasting Years, Coming Years, Fresh Years
Reviews
"Joe still keeps producing the freshest insights and most helpful information
in the sport." - Ed Fox, Publisher, Track & Field News
"A treasure trove of helpful hints for runners of all levels, mixed in with
amusing anecdotes, stories, and personalities from running's rich history.
Definitely a book that will enlighten and inspire." - Joan Ullyot, MD, top
master's runner, sports physician, and author of Women's Running.
"This book is easy reading and covers every aspect of running. It's an
inspirational book and well worth reading." - Al Sheahen, Publisher and
editor, National Masters News.
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