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 enlarge | Authors: John Bingham, Jenny Hadfield
Publisher: Rodale Books
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 11168
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 1579547826
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.4252
EAN: 9781579547820
ASIN: 1579547826
Publication Date: May 2, 2003
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 MORTAL BEGINNER BEWARE! September 12, 2007
5 out of 13 found this review helpful
Nowhere on the book's cover or in its description will you find the disclaimer, "We suggest that you run or walk on a regular basis - and by that we mean getting out and moving at least 30 minutes, three times a week - for at least a year before embarking on any long-distance training program" until you get to the third paragraph of Chapter Five. Even in the beginning of the book, page 3 to be exact, you read, "So you've never run a step before in your life? No problem. One of our plans will work for you." Hmm, doesn't quite compute, does it? In the introduction to the book, they say they have a program if you're an absolute beginner, then five chapters later tell you they want you to have a foundation of fitness for a year before starting one of their programs. Huh?
This is misleading and obviously disheartening for the never-ran-a-step-in-your-life absolute beginner that goes out and buys this book. Even if you've been running for six months, you're apparently not ready yet. "Not a problem," you say, as you then try to find that year-long foundational training program in the book. Guess what? It doesn't exist. There are eight programs, mind you, but the authors would like you to have that year under your belt before starting any of them. Sound advice, for sure, but something you won't find out until you plunk down the money for this book (or take my comment to heart and not buy it...yet).
So, if you make the mistake of buying this book and you're an absolute beginner, put it back on your bookshelf, pick up an actual beginning runner's book (I recommend The Runner's Handbook : The Bestselling Classic Fitness Guide for Beginning and Intermediate Runners (2nd rev Edition)), follow its programs for a year, then follow its marathon program or dust the cover of your Marathoning for Mortals book and start one of its 3 - 6 month long half-marathon or full marathon programs. The rest of the book is good, but I've got to give it only two stars for this misrepresentation.
 Sound advice for people of all levels July 27, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A friend recommended this book to me and I am thrilled I took her advice and read it. For a novice marathoner like me, it is packed full of must-know details and provided me with great insight into training for and running/walking a marathon. At the time I purchased the book I was a newly reformed couch potato all set to walk my first marathon but now I've decided to allow myself ample training time. Still determined to venture into the marathoning world, thanks to this book I'll go there full of knowledge to keep me healthy and walking for years to come.
Marathoning for Mortals June 13, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great book! It got me through my first marathon.
I love this book! April 19, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have never considered myself a runner but after receiving this book as a gift, I decided to begin to train for a half-marathon. The information provided in this book is very clear and very practical for a beginning runner. I wasn't overwhelmed by the vocabulary, my 'novice' questions were answered thoroughly, and the training schedule was totally doable. I was a little worried before my first half-marathon because I thought that training for it would be 24/7, but I found that this book allowed me to train smart ... I was prepared physically and mentally (and had no injuries along the way). This book is wonderful!
Great book for first-, second-, third-time marathoners! March 1, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Having trained with Team In Training before, and doing it again this year, I decided to pick this gem up to supplement the training I was getting with TNT. I'm glad I read this book. It both solidifies what I thought I knew about smart training, and helps clarify many of the emotional issues that go into preparing for and completing a 26.2 mile journey.
I've recommended it to others. Well done!
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