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Think Like a Runner
Understanding Why We Run and How to Do It Better
- 272 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 4 Dec |Learn more
About this book
Run faster. Run farther. Run better. Discover exactly what it is that makes you a runner and improve your running technique with this practical guide packed with friendly advice, anecdotes, tips, and more.
We all decide to run for different reasons, whether it’s to lose weight, improve health, or deal with stress in everyday life. But what is it that keeps you motivated to run, train, and race day after day? Professional runner and running coach Jeff Horowitz aims to answer this question in Think Like a Runner.
When you’re just past mile 22 of a marathon and looking down the barrel of four more miserable miles of running until you can finally cross the finish line, it’s not the science that keeps you going; it’s something mental. Alongside insights into the mental journey all runners take in starting and sticking with this sport, you’ll discover practical tips to help improve your running, including:
With Think Like a Runner, you’ll realize that understanding the complexities of why we run will simply help you run better.
We all decide to run for different reasons, whether it’s to lose weight, improve health, or deal with stress in everyday life. But what is it that keeps you motivated to run, train, and race day after day? Professional runner and running coach Jeff Horowitz aims to answer this question in Think Like a Runner.
When you’re just past mile 22 of a marathon and looking down the barrel of four more miserable miles of running until you can finally cross the finish line, it’s not the science that keeps you going; it’s something mental. Alongside insights into the mental journey all runners take in starting and sticking with this sport, you’ll discover practical tips to help improve your running, including:
- Establishing your running tribe
- Finding the running gear every runner needs
- Setting training and racing goals
- Recognizing the onset of injuries
- Preparing your mind to get in the game
- Adjusting your relationship with running as you age
- And so much more
With Think Like a Runner, you’ll realize that understanding the complexities of why we run will simply help you run better.
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Information
eBook ISBN
9781646047123Subtopic
Sport & Exercise ScienceTable of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Preface
- Chapter One: First Steps
- Chapter Two: Training
- Chapter Three: Cross-Training
- Chapter Four: Running Form
- Chapter Five: Speed: The Allure of Running Fast
- Chapter Six: Racing
- Chapter Seven: Dealing with Running Injuries
- Chapter Eight: Aging and Running
- Chapter Nine: The Finish Line
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Copyright