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The Best Advice to Get Started, Stay Motivated, Lose Weight, Run Injury-Free, Be Safe, and Train for Any Distance
Now with a fresh design and thoroughly updated information, this nuts-and-bolts guide is designed specifically to address the unique challenges and rewards the sport presents to the fastest growing segment of the market--women runners.
More than 10 million women across the country now identify themselves as regular runners. In response to the dramatic increase in the number of women in the sport, Dagny Scott Barrios and the experts at Runner's World have created this singular guide--now updated with 25 percent new material--where women will discover how to:
Train for any race, from a 5K to a marathon
Eat nutritiously and for maximum energy
Lose weight permanently
Deal with self-consciousness and body image
Run during pregnancy and through menopause
Choose the best clothes and accessories
Run anywhere safely
Prevent and treat injuries, especially those that women are most likely to encounter
With clear photographs, running sidebars, and testimonials from women runners of all ages and abilities, this comprehensive resource provides the most current practical advice available anywhere for women runners of all levels.
Dagny Scott Barrios is a writer, editor, and public speaker specializing in running and women's sports. She is the author of two other Rodale running books: Runner's World Complete Guide to Injury Prevention and Runner's World Complete Guide to Trail Running.
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