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 enlarge | Author: Timothy D. Noakes
Brand: Human Kinetics
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 11606
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 952
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 6.8 x 2
MPN: 0873229592
ISBN: 0873229592
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.42
EAN: 9780873229593
ASIN: 0873229592
Publication Date: December 2002
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Phenomenal book on running, best I've come across. August 13, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I have been reading about running for the past couple of years--probably more than I ought to. I came upon this book recently in the library (most of my reading is online!) and upon poring through its pages have realized that a lot of what I've read either came from this book, or this book has a lot of what I've read in it. Noakes has written this tome relying upon the best science we have for running with all of its available studies. He bases his conclusions and statements on journal articles where possible and where not does not go overboard in conjecture.
He is an accomplished marathoner and ultra marathoner and in his practice has treated a lot of runners.
Go ahead and buy any book on running. It will have a section on nutrition with the basics that we all know. Contrast with the nutrition section in this and it's actually worth reading; he spends many pages on such details as the proper sodium levels in a beverage, the amount of liquid we need to drink while exercising (not the vague catch-all of "drink as much as you sweat"). His guides on injury and footware are the best researched I've found anywhere.
This is not just the best book on running I've seen, it's the best book _by far_.
I slight this book in two areas:
1) Injury treatment seems to be really slanted substantially toward footwear and orthotics. Now, there may be a reason for that I'm not aware of, and he does give time to exercises and "holistic" approches for injury prevention, including training the hips for, say, a knee problem and not just the feet, but I would have just preferred a bit more.
2) Running technique. He describes in detail the typical heel-strike of most runners but doesn't spend much time that I have found on particulars of technique, such as possibly forefooting or midfooting. Bits and pieces are throughout the book in this, but a subsection on what is now in vogue (pose technique, chirunning, etc.) would have been nice. I don't know that it's reasonable to dismiss these simply because he feels they're useless; I feel like he missed out.
That said, I really can't stress enough how much solid, quality stuff is in this book. He's not simply taking what "everyone knows" about running and making a thousand pages out of it; he does go into meaningful detail.
Finally... July 17, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
... A book that comprehensively covers the physiology and biochemistry of running. The volume is exceptionally well written, also a first for a book about the science and theory of running. There are some issues with redundancy and some parts of the book that seem a little out of place (training plans to Walk/Run a 5k?). I think if the reader is interested in this level of detail, that they have most likely been running for some time. Some reviewers complain about the long chapter on the history of great runners. The book is, however, called the "Lore" of running - not the 'science of running.' I found that particular chapter to be especially motivating, personally. As the tagline suggests, this book is a MUST for the serious runner or coach.
The best running book that i have ! June 9, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the one, if your are a professional.
Buy it and you wont regret.
Jorge
A whole lot of material. June 8, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have really enjoyed this book. If you are tired of scratching the surface of running in other books and want to know more about the different theories of chemical processes, theories on how your muscles work, how fatigue develops, significant figures in running history, and several different theories on training for various distances, this may be the book for you. Very thick read, something for everyone, but maybe too much for the novice. Almost a novel of academics for a college course. Great book. A must for a serioius runner's bookcase.
Your Running Reference Book April 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Essential advice is offered along with science that challenges the most commonly held exercise beliefs. All runners should own this book.
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