24 Good books for beginners to read
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This article is from the running Beginners' FAQ, by Ozzie Gontang with numerous contributions by others.
24 Good books for beginners to read
Galloway's Book on Running (Jeff Galloway)
The Essential Runner (John Hanc)
The Runner's World Complete Book of Running (Amby Burfoot)
_Complete Book of Running_, Jim Fixx, 1977, Random House, New York
This is a classic running book, which George Sheehan recommended in an
article about Summer Reading in Runner's World magazine. It's easy to read,
and gives lots of reasons to run. It gives the beginning runner a desire to
go out and run for the fun of it. Since it is old, it will tend to be out
of date on certain topics like injury prevention. Still, it's a great book
to start with.
_Getting Fit and Feeling Great_, Dr. George Sheehan, 1993
This is a compilation of Dr. Sheehan's three books _How to Feel Great 24
Hours a Day_, _Running and Being_ and _This Running Life_. Also Personal
Best. George's writings continue to touch the heart and soul of runners
around the world. He truly was the Mark Twain in sneakers.
_The New Competitive Runner's Handbook_, Bob Glover and Pete Schuder,
Penguin Books, Ltd. The Runner's Handbook (Bob Glover) [Mmuch more suited
to intermediate advanced runners than to beginners]
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