Running past 50 / by Richard Benyo.
By: Benyo, Richard
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Material type: 
BookSeries: Ageless athlete series.Publisher: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, 1998Description: xi, 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0880117052.Subject(s): Running for older peopleDDC classification: 613.71720846 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 613.71720846 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00074246 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Many middle aged runners face a common problem: the personal challenge and inner rewards that were once powerful motives driving their running program have faded with time. What started as an invigorating ritual that refreshed the body and spirit has become too familiar and oftentimes monotonous.
Running Past 50 was written to remedy this problem and restore the fun and meaning to running. Author Rich Benyo-who is editor of Marathon & Beyond , a former executive editor of Runner's World , and a devoted runner himself-shows runners how to reinvent their running so that the years after 50 can be the best in their careers.
Through an engaging writing style and humorous anecdotes, Benyo helps runners:
- evaluate their physical condition and mental motivation,
- set new goals,
- train more effectively,
- understand good nutrition and hydration,
- avoid injuries, and
- stay motivated.
Benyo shows seasoned runners how to make adjustments to their running program so that training becomes more effective and satisfying. He discusses physical adjustments that runners can make, including increasing upper- and lower-body strength, using speed training and pacing in workouts, getting proper rest, and working walking into workouts. He also covers the all-important mental aspects of running, inspiring and encouraging runners to push past psychological barriers that hold them back.
Includes index.
Part I The machine: Evaluating -- Goaling -- Part II The elements of training: Enduring -- Strengthening -- Speeding -- Resting -- Pacing -- Walking -- Part III The art and science of ingestion: Hydrating -- Fueling -- Pre-fueling/Re-fueling -- Drugging -- Part IV Training alone and together: Sharing -- Aloning -- Inspiring -- Part V The walking wounded: Avoiding -- Injuring -- Recovering -- Crashing (a.k.a. Burnout) -- Simplifying -- Part VI Head games: Reverting -- Reinventing -- Reversing -- Imagining -- Pioneering.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Part I The Machine
- Chapter 1 Evaluating
- Chapter 2 Goaling
- Part II The Elements of Training
- Chapter 3 Enduring
- Chapter 4 Strengthening
- Chapter 5 Speeding
- Chapter 6 Resting
- Chapter 7 Pacing
- Chapter 8 Walking
- Part III The Art and Science of Ingestion
- Chapter 9 Hydrating
- Chapter 10 Fueling
- Chapter 11 Pre-Fueling/Re-Fueling
- Chapter 12 Drugging
- Part IV Training Alone and Together
- Chapter 13 Sharing
- Chapter 14 Aloning
- Chapter 15 Inspiring
- Part V The Walking Wounded
- Chapter 16 Avoiding
- Chapter 17 Injuring
- Chapter 18 Recovering
- Chapter 19 Crashing (Burnout)
- Chapter 20 Simplifying
- Part VI Head Games
- Chapter 21 Reverting
- Chapter 22 Reinventing
- Chapter 23 Reversing
- Chapter 24 Imagining
- Chapter 25 Pioneering
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Richard Benyo is a former editor of Runner's World (1977-84), a veteran distance runner, and the author of 16 previous books on running, health, and fitness. He also served as the running columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, and in 1998 he was named Journalist of the Year by the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA). He lives in Forestville, California.(Bowker Author Biography)