Running

This one-stop practical guide will show you how to run – for health, fitness or fun. To make your progress easier, it comes with handy expert advice throughout.

Eager to start running? Want to run your first race? Or need to improve your speed and stamina? Collins need to know? Running is the one-stop guide to everything from setting a training plan to dealing with injury to keeping motivated.

Written by experienced runner and journalist Alison Hamlett, this user-friendly and accessible introduction gives you all the information and advice you need, including:
How and why to make running part of your everyday lifeGet from ‘can’t run’ to half-hour runner in six weeksWarming up, cooling down and stretchingPlanning your training – why hills help, why fartlek is funFundamentals of sports nutritionRunning kit and training toolsThe five most common running injuries and how to avoid themTraining schedules for every distance from 5K to marathonRace-day tipsIdeas to take your running further – ultras, triathlons and adventure racesDirectory of websites and further information
Reviews

“an ideal book for beginners. It has all the basic information and is written and designed in a reader and runner-friendly fashion.” Athletics Weekly

‘It covers everything you could think of , from essential kit to the best surfaces to run on, through basic training and good hydration and nutrition and how to motivate yourself…This is great for the novice runner and, who knows, could even serve as a refresher for the more experienced.’ Shields Gazette

About the author

Alison Hamlett is Senior Writer at Runner’s World magazine and is an experienced runner. She was the fastest female competitor in the 2006 North Pole Marathon,setting a new world record.