The Competitive Runner’s Handbook
The Competitive Runner’s Handbook by Bob Glover, published by Penguin Books in 1983, is a comprehensive guide designed for runners seeking to enhance their competitive edge. With 544 pages, this edition provides insights drawn from the authors’ extensive experience in competitive running and coaching. The book emphasizes the importance of setting goals and measuring progress, offering a structured approach to training that includes techniques for speed training and specific regimens for various race distances.
Readers will find a wealth of information covering essential topics such as motivation, mental strategies for competition, proper running form, and nutrition. The Handbook also addresses common concerns like illness and injury, making it a valuable resource for runners at all levels. With its straightforward and authoritative tone, this book serves as a practical reference for those looking to improve their performance in sports and recreation, particularly in running and jogging.
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“Competitive running gives your running life a focus. Competition measures progress. You set a goal and accomplish it.” Bob Glover and Shelly-lynn Florence Glover, authors of The Competitive Runner’s Handbook , know what they’re talking about. Bob has run competitively for nearly 40 years, coached for 30 years, and completed more than 30 marathons, while Shelly-lynn has raced for more than 20 years and is an exercise physiologist with a master’s degree from Columbia University. They’ve coauthored several books on running. Clocking in at over 600 pages, The Handbook covers basic training techniques, gives tips on speed training, and outlines regimens for specific short, 5K, 10K, half-marathon, and marathon. There are also sections on motivation and the mental aspects of competitive running, proper running form, nutrition, dealing with illness and injury, and more. In addition, the book includes many helpful charts. Straightforward and authoritative, this is a comprehensive reference guide that’s suited to runners of all levels. –Andy Boynton
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