1 online resource (223 pages) : color illustrations.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction : trail running got me hooked on running -- We are hard-wired to be trail animals -- Benefits of trail running -- Glossary of trail terms -- How do you find trails? -- My top picks trail list -- Shoes : choosing the best shoe for you -- Clothing -- Caution! Rough road ahead : the unique challenges -- Equipment -- Choosing the right trail -- The Galloway run-walk-run method -- Adjusting walk breaks on trails -- Running form -- Terrain training -- Choosing a goal -- 5K training -- 10K training -- Half marathon training program -- Ultra marathon training -- Faster trail racing -- Strategy and plans for trail runs -- Injuries : Prevention and care -- Injury troubleshooting : from one runner to another -- Respect the heat! -- Your motivation training plan -- Mental training programs -- A trail runner's diet -- Good blood sugar level = happy trails -- Troubleshooting -- List of trails.
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Summary
If you want to experience the real freedom of running in a natural surrounding and if the ever repeating runs in the streets start to bore you, trail running is the right way to improve your running experience. The charm of starting trail running is to find your own way on lonely mountain hiking trails and to set your own goals, because no trail run can be compared to another. Running guru Jeff Galloway offers his own approach of getting started with his unique way of guaranteeing an injury-free running style. With his Run-Walk-Run? method Jeff helps beginners to start trail running the right.