Half-Marathon
by Jeff Galloway

If you are thinking about training for a half-marathon, Jeff Galloway can help you prepare well, enjoy the training and glow from the achievement of crossing the finish line. Author of the best-seller "Marathon – You can do it!", Galloway now offers a state-of-the-art book on the highly popular half-marathon distance. Jeff's trademarked run-walk-run method has helped hundreds of thousands of average people to get off the couch, train for marathons and half-marathons without injury and has helped veterans to improve times. This book offers a step-by-step program that starts with setting up your training each week. Jeff will show you how to select a realistic goal, and which workouts are needed to prepare for various performances. The book is loaded with tips on how to stay motivated, eliminate aches, pains, and injuries, with the minimum training needed to enjoy other aspects of life. more

Galloway's 5k and 10k Running
by Jeff Galloway

Olympian Jeff Galloway offers an easy and time-efficient system to train for, and then enter, a 5K or a 10K. His training has been used successfully by over 500,000 through e-coaching, running schools, fitness retreats, training programs and books. His unique system gives you control over fatigue, while reducing or eliminating aches and pains. Successful schedules help beginners finish each workout strong, with time goal programs for veterans. Easy-to-read advice is given on medical checks, nutrition, fat-burning, aches and pains, shoes, and how to stay motivated. The race day checklist prepares you for the big day, with inside information from one who has entered over 1000 races, and represented the United States in the 10K in the Munich Olympics. more

Running Until You're 100
by Jeff Galloway

Olympian Jeff Galloway has worked with tens of thousands of runners in their 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s. By using his run-walk-runtm method, most are able to enjoy running with fewer aches and pains. At the age of 60, Jeff reports no injuries in 27 years. This book explains how to achieve this, how to stay motivated, and increase the enjoyment. more

Ironman 70.3
by Henry Ash & Marlies Penker

Ironman 70.3 is the abbreviation for triathlon competitions that cover half the distance of a classical Ironman Triathlon. Also known as “medium or middle distance”, this event consists of a 1.2-mile swim, 56 miles of cycling and a 13.1-mile run, i.e. a total of 70.3 miles. It is anything but an easy option, but it represents a fascinating challenge for any well-trained endurance athlete. A particular highlight of the book is its great amount of detailed training plans. There are in-depth examples of core and peripheral training and heart-rate dependent pace levels T1-T8, which help to illustrate the year-round training recommendations. It also features advice on swimming, cycling and running training, cross-training, equipment, strengthening and stretching, typical training errors, recovery, self-motivating performance testing and motivation tips, as well as anecdotes and emotional stories from competitions. more

Running to the Top
by Arthur Lydiard

In this book Arthur Lydiard presents an overview of the techniques of middle and long distance running. His descriptions of a systematic, detailed training programme for beginners and top-runners is based on a clear defined conception of fitness. Beneath detailed schedules for the training, the book includes tips concerning equipment and outfit, nutrition, prevention of injury, therapy and the relationship between the coach and the athlete. Furthermore a test-system is introduced, which enables the athlete to determine the absorbtion of oxygen through the fatless body mass. more

Nancy Clark's Food Guide for Marathoners
by Nancy Clark

In Nancy Clark's Food Guide for Marathoners, you'll learn to effectively balance carbohydrates, protein and fat into your diet, choose the best snacks for before, during and after long runs, lose weight and have energy to exercise, carbohydrate load for a marathon, and complete the entire marathon with energy to spare more

Running – Getting Started
by Jeff Galloway

"Running—Getting Started" will take anyone, at any level of fitness, into the running lifestyle. Jeff Galloway, a US Olympian in 1972, has helped over 150,000 people make this journey while reducing or eliminating aches, pains, and injuries suffered during most training programs. Jeff developed the Run-Walk-Run method of training, in which running is repeatedly interrupted by walk breaks, and offers a step by step program that is easy to use and easy to understand. Included are also lots of tips on nutrition, staying motivated, building endurance, shoes, stretching and strengthening and much more. more

Walking: A Complete Guide for Women
by Jeff and Barbara Galloway

This is a book that will take any woman, at any level of fitness into the walking lifestyle. Women will find information on their unique issues, with inspirational stories of individuals who have made changes. Olympian Jeff Galloway and his wife Barbara have helped more than 200,000 people change their lives in a positive way through their coaching, fitness schools, retreats and training programs. The nutrition section offers specific eating suggestions, with advice from highly recognized sports nutritionist Nancy Clark, MS, RD. more

Women's Complete Guide to Running
by Jeff and Barbara Galloway

This is the book that will take any woman, at any level of fitness, into the running lifestyle. Jeff Galloway, a US Olympian in 1972, has helped over 150,000 people make this journey while reducing or eliminating aches, pains, and injuries suffered during most training programs. Jeff developed the Run-Walk-Run method of training, and together with his wife Barbara he offers a step by step program specifically designed for the needs and concerns of women. Included are lots of tips on staying motivated, building endurance, shoes, stretching and strengthening, as well as smart nutrition choices, and much more. more

The Ultimate Parkour & Freerunning Book
by Jan Witfeld, Ilona Gerling & Alexander Pach

The increasing number of followers of the two movement cultures, Parkour and Freerunning, has given rise to the need for safe, methodical orientation, which the reader will find in this book. Parkour, a new movement culture from France, is all about moving as efficiently as possible between points A and B by sprinting fluently over obstacles. The sport of Freerunning has developed from it, involving developing and showing off the most creative, extreme, flowing, acrobatic moves possible on obstacles. This book contains precise illustrations for the teaching of all basic techniques, easy to follow movement breakdowns and methodical tips for indoor and outdoor training. All the most common terms from the scene are listed for reference in English and French. History, philosophy, rules of behavior, training advice based on the latest sports science knowledge, interviews from the scene about motivations and trends, advice for schools and explanations of competitions and competition criteria are a few examples of the book’s contents. more