In short:This guide offers sensible, healthy, expert advice on running, for the true beginner, the recreational runner or the competitive racer. It provides information to help you start and to continue, and if you want, to excel - and reap

In short:Providing expert guidelines for training to meet fitness and racing objectives, this book includes six workout programmes for one mile up to marathon distance. Advice is also given on running form, shoes and training gear to maximise

In short:This is a friendly sourcebook for both beginning and experienced women runners. It covers training, nutrition, injury prevention, motivation, racing and includes advice from experts and other women runners. It acknowledges the fact

TO IMPROVE Strengths: Explanations of training rationale offer understanding as opposed to 'one size fits all' recipesExpert advice aimed at experienced runners who want to increase leg speed, endurance, flexibility, core strength.... Weaknesses: Explanations

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

In short:Offers advice to all levels of runners on how to develop the skills to finish a 26.2-mile marathon Full Review: Offers advice to all levels of runners on how to develop the skills to finish a marathon. Mrs Overall: EXCELLENT FOR KEEN FIRST

: Lots of science stuff - worth reading if you can stick with it. The biographies of the great runners are fantastic, including good training advice. Especially ggod for marathon and ultra runners. Weaknesses: Lots of science stuff - worth reading if you

: In this third revised edition, the authors outline everything needed to train successfully. It includes detailed sections on planning a personal training schedule, mental aspects of competitive running and much more. Vamps: ALL YOU NEED FROM BEGINNER TO EXPERT