Books | Athletics & Gymnastics

Zest: Running Made Easy (Zest Magazine: Made Easy)

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Review: A straightforward, simple and motivating book; which really is great fun to read. I have never run in my life although now both my teenage daughter and I have started (after having both looked at the book). We are charting our progress in the charts provided in the....

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The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer

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Review: I had never run a marathon before buying this book, I'd never even run a 10km race before and, perhaps more importantly, I hadn't done any serious running (as opposed to a jog once in a while) for 20 years. I followed the training program in this book to the letter....

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Triathletes Training Bible

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Review: In my opinion, the goal of this book is to give people who want to compete in triathalons a scientific, self-coached training plan. Does it deliver? Absolutely. The book accomplishes this through six, cleanly divided parts. Part one, "The self-trained triathlete"....

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Runner's World: Training Diary

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Review: The first problem I had with the Runner's World Training diary is that it is shoddily made. The cover is very thin card: this, coupled with the spiral binding, makes for a book that is going to fall apart quite soon. Spiral binding is useful, but it needs a tough....

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The Runner's Handbook: The Best-selling Classic Fitness Guide for Beginner and Intermediate Runner

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Review: 'The Runners Handbook' is a comprehensive book covering nearly all aspects of running. It stretches to just over 700 pages, which is a lot of information about this sport. The topics it covers are extremely varied and include, reasons to exercise, getting started....

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Feet in the Clouds: A Story of Fell Running and Obsession

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Review: Do not read this.... unless you want to leave your armchair and get out onto the hills. I loved it - and wanted to start fell-running. Well-written, hard to put down, informative, challenging, and I've re-read it & will continue to o so....

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Running Well: Run Smarter, Run Faster, Avoid Injury... and Enjoy It More!

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Review: If you aren't a member of a club with trainers and physio's to hand then "Running Well" is probably the next best thing. Accessible and easy to read the book provides advice on everything from choosing shoes, to nutrition, with a particularly comprehensive section ....

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Be Iron Fit: Time-efficient Training Secrets for Ultimate Fitness

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Review: I've been training for triathlon for only a few months but I had so many questions that have built up during that time and this book answers nearly all of them. The best thing about it for me, as a relative newby to the sport, is that it sets things out in a strai....

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The Marathon and Half Marathon: A Training Guide

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Review: This book is well written, with good photos giving the runner an indepth guide on how to train for a marathon or half marathon. In my case I used it's information and running schedules to aid me to train for running my first half marathon and as a result I succeede....

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4 Months to a 4 Hour Marathon

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Review: I finished reading this book in a little over an hour. There's very little of substance here. If you're a decent runner to start with it has schedules and minimal dietary information, but few alternatives to the food suggested. If you're a beginner, try something e....

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