Kara Goucher's Running for Women: From First Steps to Marathons
Get fit, get fast, and go farther with Olympic runner Kara Goucher's comprehensive guide to running for women.

Kara Goucher is crazy, madly, head-over-heels in love with running, and she wants to help you feel that love, too. Whether you’re just getting started or already a seasoned runner, this is the book that will take you to the next level. Kara Goucher’s Running for Women contains her expertise, tips, and tricks targeted specifically at female runners to help you become a better, happier, healthier, and more fulfilled runner. She’ll teach you how to:

- Get started with the right gear
- Build a successful support team
- Find the right training program for you
- Overcome psychological setbacks
- Balance running with family and work

And much more!

Designed to fit your busy lifestyle, Kara Goucher’s Running for Women is packed with quick tips, pearls of running wisdom, and sample training schedules and nutrition plans, as well as sections dedicated to running during and after pregnancy, managing the special challenges of the female athlete’s body, and maintaining a balance between sporting and family life. Kara Goucher’s Running for Women is the ultimate guide for women who want to train for the gold or simply discover their personal best.
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Kara Goucher's Running for Women: From First Steps to Marathons
Get fit, get fast, and go farther with Olympic runner Kara Goucher's comprehensive guide to running for women.

Kara Goucher is crazy, madly, head-over-heels in love with running, and she wants to help you feel that love, too. Whether you’re just getting started or already a seasoned runner, this is the book that will take you to the next level. Kara Goucher’s Running for Women contains her expertise, tips, and tricks targeted specifically at female runners to help you become a better, happier, healthier, and more fulfilled runner. She’ll teach you how to:

- Get started with the right gear
- Build a successful support team
- Find the right training program for you
- Overcome psychological setbacks
- Balance running with family and work

And much more!

Designed to fit your busy lifestyle, Kara Goucher’s Running for Women is packed with quick tips, pearls of running wisdom, and sample training schedules and nutrition plans, as well as sections dedicated to running during and after pregnancy, managing the special challenges of the female athlete’s body, and maintaining a balance between sporting and family life. Kara Goucher’s Running for Women is the ultimate guide for women who want to train for the gold or simply discover their personal best.
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Kara Goucher's Running for Women: From First Steps to Marathons

Kara Goucher's Running for Women: From First Steps to Marathons

Kara Goucher's Running for Women: From First Steps to Marathons

Kara Goucher's Running for Women: From First Steps to Marathons

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Get fit, get fast, and go farther with Olympic runner Kara Goucher's comprehensive guide to running for women.

Kara Goucher is crazy, madly, head-over-heels in love with running, and she wants to help you feel that love, too. Whether you’re just getting started or already a seasoned runner, this is the book that will take you to the next level. Kara Goucher’s Running for Women contains her expertise, tips, and tricks targeted specifically at female runners to help you become a better, happier, healthier, and more fulfilled runner. She’ll teach you how to:

- Get started with the right gear
- Build a successful support team
- Find the right training program for you
- Overcome psychological setbacks
- Balance running with family and work

And much more!

Designed to fit your busy lifestyle, Kara Goucher’s Running for Women is packed with quick tips, pearls of running wisdom, and sample training schedules and nutrition plans, as well as sections dedicated to running during and after pregnancy, managing the special challenges of the female athlete’s body, and maintaining a balance between sporting and family life. Kara Goucher’s Running for Women is the ultimate guide for women who want to train for the gold or simply discover their personal best.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781439196120
Publisher: Atria Books
Publication date: 04/05/2011
Edition description: Original
Pages: 320
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Kara Goucher is a three-time NCAA champion, two-time Olympian, winner of the silver medal at the 2007 World Championships in the 10,000 meters, and a podium finisher at the Boston and New York Marathons. She is a running analyst for NBC Sports. She cohosts the hit running commentary podcast Nobody Asked Us with Des & Kara, as well as the Clean Sport Collective podcast, promoting fair play in sports. She lives in Boulder, Colorado, with her Olympic-runner husband, Adam, and their son, Colt. Her website is KaraGoucher.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi

Chapter 1 Getting Started 1

Chapter 2 Training 39

Chapter 3 Social Running: Building Your Support Network 76

Chapter 4 Staying Injury-Free 94

Chapter 5 Balancing Running and Life 123

Chapter 6 Food, Nutrition, and Weight Control 142

Chapter 7 Racing 177

Chapter 8 Running a Marathon 218

Chapter 9 Pregnancy and New Motherhood 249

Chapter 10 Running for Lite 264

Photo Credits 293

Index 295

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