Running

Getting Started (Sixth Edition)

Galloway Jeff

"Running: Getting Started" is the perfect guide for any person, at any fitness level, looking to start running for the first time, return to running after a break, or reset their training. Running coach and Olympian Jeff Galloway outlines what a person needs to know to get started, such as finding a running store and selecting the best pair of running shoes. Jeff also provides week-by-week training plans that can be tweaked depending on individual goals, making it easy to fit training into any lifestyle and stick with it. Jeff includes information important to the beginner runner, such as nutrition and how to eat for running and weight loss, how to maintain good running form, how to stay injury free, how to stay motivated, how to prepare for that first race, and more. His advice is suitable for beginners at any age.

With this book, everyone will not only start running, but they will enjoy their runs so much they will continue to run until they're 100!

About the author

Jeff Galloway was an average teenage runner who kept learning and working harder until he became an Olympian. He is the author of the bestselling running book in North America (Galloway's Book on Running) and was a Runner's World columnist for more than 20 years, as well as an international speaker for more than 200 running and fitness sessions each year. His books have sold well in excess of 1 million copies. He has worked with over 400,000 average people training for specific goals. Jeff is the designer of the walk-run, low-mileage marathon training program, Galloway Run Walk Run, that has an over 98% success rate and a coach for RunDisney.