The Marathon Runner's Handbook (print)
The Marathon Runner's Handbook (print)
Grades: All | Subject(s): Running | Overall rating: 10
As part of my new position as the Library Media Specialist at Carrollton High School, I also serve as the International Bacalaureate Program CAS (Creativity, Action, and Service) Coordinator. In this role, I serve as the evaluator for all IB students and approve their CAS activities. The purpose is to encourage primarily academic-focused students to become more well-rounded. Part of my juniors want to practice and prepare to run in a 5K race to have an activity to encourage action and service. With all that said, they have all registered themselves and me to participate in a 5K at the end of November. Now, you know my interest in a handbook for running. While I am not ready to run a marathon, this was the only current running print resource in our library.
The book is beautifully illustrated and provides excellent information. It begins with an introduction to running and a brief history of running. The book then shifts into teaching how to become a serious runner with sections for physiology, gear (including how to select the right shoes, clothes, etc.), how to start running, how to build endurance and stamina beginning with running a mile and then adding distance from 5K, to 10K, to marathons. The author includes a section on nutrition and diet as well as injuries and injury avoidance. The book concludes with descriptions of memorable runners and races as well as lists several internationally known marathons.
While I still do not want to be a marathon runner, the book was very helpful. I learned what to eat and not to eat before, during, and after a race. I learned how to build up my endurance so that I could run more than down my driveway. Additionally, the chapter on selecting the right equipment (especially the pages devoted to analyzing your foot and step type in order to purchase the right shoes) were so valuable. I gave this book a 10 because it gave me all the information I needed, plus a lot more interesting knowledge, advice, and tips.
Book Source:
Fordyce, B., & Renssen, M. (2008). Marathon runner's handbook (2nd ed.). London: New Holland.
Grades: All | Subject(s): Running | Overall rating: 10
As part of my new position as the Library Media Specialist at Carrollton High School, I also serve as the International Bacalaureate Program CAS (Creativity, Action, and Service) Coordinator. In this role, I serve as the evaluator for all IB students and approve their CAS activities. The purpose is to encourage primarily academic-focused students to become more well-rounded. Part of my juniors want to practice and prepare to run in a 5K race to have an activity to encourage action and service. With all that said, they have all registered themselves and me to participate in a 5K at the end of November. Now, you know my interest in a handbook for running. While I am not ready to run a marathon, this was the only current running print resource in our library.
The book is beautifully illustrated and provides excellent information. It begins with an introduction to running and a brief history of running. The book then shifts into teaching how to become a serious runner with sections for physiology, gear (including how to select the right shoes, clothes, etc.), how to start running, how to build endurance and stamina beginning with running a mile and then adding distance from 5K, to 10K, to marathons. The author includes a section on nutrition and diet as well as injuries and injury avoidance. The book concludes with descriptions of memorable runners and races as well as lists several internationally known marathons.
While I still do not want to be a marathon runner, the book was very helpful. I learned what to eat and not to eat before, during, and after a race. I learned how to build up my endurance so that I could run more than down my driveway. Additionally, the chapter on selecting the right equipment (especially the pages devoted to analyzing your foot and step type in order to purchase the right shoes) were so valuable. I gave this book a 10 because it gave me all the information I needed, plus a lot more interesting knowledge, advice, and tips.
Book Source:
Fordyce, B., & Renssen, M. (2008). Marathon runner's handbook (2nd ed.). London: New Holland.