The Little Red Book of Running

Scott Douglas offers the advice he s gleaned from three decades of running, from twenty years as a running writer, and from the deep connections he s made with top runners and coaches around the country and around the world. The 250 tips offered here are the next best thing to having a personal coac [...]
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Scott Douglas offers the advice he s gleaned from three decades of running, from twenty years as a running writer, and from the deep connections he s made with top runners and coaches around the country and around the world. The 250 tips offered here are the next best thing to having a personal coach or an experienced running partner. Douglas includes tips for increasing your daily, weekly, and yearly mileage; advice on increasing your speed and racing faster; useful knowledge on how to stay injury-free and be a healthy runner; and much more. The range of tips means there s something for any runner someone looking to start running to get in shape, a competitive high school or college runner, an athlete looking to move into running, or an experienced runner looking to improve his or her time in an up- coming marathon. You have the questions: What running apparel is best? What kind of gear do you need to run in the rain or snow? How do you find time in a busy schedule to run? How can you set and achieve meaningful goals? Douglas has the answers. In a hardcover edition handsome enough to give as a gift, The Little Red Book of Running is more than a handbook it s a runner s new best friend.