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Running books for older runners

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ChrisHB Jan 2012 5:44pm, 11 Jan 2012 6969 posts	0 ChrisHB Anyone got any recommendations among these books or others? Running Until You're 100, 3rd Ed by Jeff Galloway (4 stars in Amazon) Masters Running: A Guide to Running and Staying Fit... by Hal Higdon (2.5 stars in Amazon) Running Past 50 (Ageless Athlete Series) by Richard Benyo (3.5 stars)
steve_c Feb 2012 9:41pm, 23 Feb 2012 27 posts	0 steve_c Running Over Forty by Bruce and Sue Tulloh
RunningInCircles Feb 2012 9:52pm, 23 Feb 2012 542 posts	0 RunningInCircles What I talk about when I talk about running, by Haruki Murakami. Very much a book about dealing with what your body is capable of as you age.
Velociraptor Feb 2012 9:56pm, 23 Feb 2012 19412 posts	0 Velociraptor Don't choose "Zen and the Art of Running". It tells you that it's OK to quit as you get older.
Sharkie Feb 2012 10:29pm, 23 Feb 2012 1666 posts	0 Sharkie 'Running past 50' I didn't care for at all. The Tulloh one's not bad. Some of the best information I've found is in relatively serious but more general books - like John Shepherd's 'Complete Guide to Sport Training' - which has adaptations for juniors and masters.
ChrisHB Feb 2012 10:44pm, 23 Feb 2012 7238 posts	0 ChrisHB I bought "Running Until You're 100". Its USP is that it recommends run-walking and I really don't like that idea. I guess for Sharkie it would be anathaema. There are lots of inspirational characters in it. These include the author's parents. I on the other hand am a million times better at running than my parents, so there.

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