In short:Heart-rate-based schedules and principles for faster running. Not for complete beginners Full Review: Heart-rate-based schedules and principles for faster running. Not for complete beginners. PeteMed: THE HEART RATE IS THE LAW! Strengths: A

've finished, how to beat injuries and how to stay motivated Full Review: Running can be one of the most fulfilling experiences of your life. It can help you lose weight, reduce stress, and increase your confidence and well-being. Beginners Guide to Long

In short:Olympic athlete Jeff Galloway shows how amateur runners can use the same training principles followed by world-class runners. He tells beginners how to get started, explains his ideas on stress and rest, and reveals secrets for running

In short:A women's guide to running, particularly suitable for beginners Full Review: A women's guide to running, particularly suitable for beginners. Dussy: AN INVALUABLE GUIDE THAT YOU WILL KEEP REFERING TO! Strengths: This book is very detailed

and started running is interesting Overall: Disappointing, almost as if it was aimed at children. Would rather have had a detailed biography about Paul Tergat than a brief biography and some very basic and boring looking schedules for beginners thrown in.

he was a top runner. You will learn from this book and is pretty useful. The schedules are clear and easy to follow. Maybe a little above for beginners. But novices and experienced could take something out of this book. Well worth a read.

In short:Expert's Guide to Marathon Training is a comprehensive and inspirational 16-week training programme for runners of every age and ability, a step-by-step schedule which can be personally tailored to fit every reader Full Review: Expert

material! Overall: A good book for runners who would like to progress from being beginners and to take on some new challenges. Grendel: IF CARLSBURG DID A BOOK ON RUNNING THIS WOULD BE IT Strengths: Very east to read, the schedules are perfect for all

: Provides a good overview of training for a marathon for both beginners and experienced runners. Found it particularly useful for advice on how to improve. runnerman: A interesting book and well recommended reading for any marathon runner. Strengths

-in charts to help you track your progress and see just how well you're doing. If you're ready to take up running, this book's ready to become your best friend Full Review: It's motivational, it's inspiring, it's fun! It's Running Made Easy! And, quite simply