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Bill Rodgers' Lifetime Running Plan: Definitive Programs for Runners of All Ages and Levels
by Rodgers, Bill, with Douglas, Scott
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling.
- ISBN 10
- 0062733869
- ISBN 13
- 9780062733863
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
HarperCollinsPublishers, 1996. First edition. First Edition stated. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling.. xviii, 254 p. Illustrations. Index. Foreword by Frank Shorter. Special advice for women runners from Joan Benoit Samuelson. Rodgers offers advice to runners of all ages and abilities in this long-range view of running. He covers getting started, the effects of aging, diet, clothing and shoes, training, racing strategies, running clubs, injury treatment and prevention, record keeping, and fitting running into a busy schedule. The popularity of running in America took off after Bill Rodgers won his first NY Marathon in 1976. He won the NY & Boston Marathons 4 times each & won all 3 of the world's major marathons. Here he lays out a program that any reader can follow, whether age 16 or 65. Rodgers suggests regimens & strategies specifically tailored for the different age groups. Covers the full spectrum of issues for runners--getting started, diet, clothing & shoes, injury treatment, & countering the effects of aging. Includes a special section of tips & advice for women, resources for runners, performance tables, & inspirational profiles of runners of all ages & levels.
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64979
- Title
- Bill Rodgers' Lifetime Running Plan: Definitive Programs for Runners of All Ages and Levels
- Author
- Rodgers, Bill, with Douglas, Scott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. First Edition stated
- ISBN 10
- 0062733869
- ISBN 13
- 9780062733863
- Publisher
- HarperCollinsPublishers
- Place of Publication
- Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- Achilles Tendinitis, Aerobics, Aging, Joan Benoit, Boston Marathon, Crosstraining, Exercise, Hamstring, Frank Hutchinson, Don Kardong, Johnny Kelley, Janis Klecker, Sports Medicine, Piriformis, Pfitzinger, Gail Rodgers, Runner's Knee, Weight Training
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