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Do you consider yourself too old or out-of-shape to run a marathon? Do you fear that you lack the conditioning, motivation, or emotional strength to finish? If so, Grete Waitz, nine-time winner of the New York City Marathon, has a program for you that has proven to help would-be racers do what they thought was impossible: complete their first marathon. In Run Your First Marathon, Waitz offers:
- Methods for physically and mentally preparing to start and finish a marathon
- Helpful tips regarding equipment, nutrition, and hydration
- Guidance to help overcome motivational and physical roadblocks
- And much more!
Now updated, with advice on 10Ks and other shorter races, Run Your First Marathon will empower runners with the courage to train, the willpower to persevere, and the tenacity to reach the finish line. Complete with sixty color photographs and information on the most current, cutting-edge trends in long distance running, this essential reference will make your marathoning dreams come true.
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Thanks to New York Road Runners and Susan Cuttler and Jillian Haber; David Lowenthal, MD, PhD; Nancy Clark MS, RD; John Stanton; John Fabbro; Vebjorn Rogne; Team Trykk; Paul Friedman; and Jack Waitz.
ALSO BY GRETE WAITZ
On the Run (with Gloria Averbuch)
Opp! Fra 0 til 100 paa 10 ( Up! From 0 to 100 in 10 Weeks)
Stress ned kom i form ( Conquer Stress )
(with Willi Railo and Sigmund Stromme)
World Class (with Gloria Averbuch)
ALSO BY GLORIA AVERBUCH
A Turn for Lucas
Food Guide for Soccer (with Nancy Clark, RD)
Goal! (with Ashley Michael Hammond)
Its Not About the Bra (with Brandi Chastain)
Joan Samuelsons Running for Women (with Joan Benoit Samuelson)
The New York City Marathon Cookbook (with Nancy Clark)
New York Road Runners Complete Book of Running & Fitness, Fourth Edition
New York Road Runners Running & Fitness Log 2007
On the Run (with Grete Waitz)
The Vision of a Champion (with Anson Dorrance)
The Woman Runner
World Class (with Grete Waitz)
Grete Waitz, born in Norway, is arguably the most accomplished long-distance runner of all time. Among her achievements, she is the nine-time New York City Marathon winner, the 1983 World Championships marathon winner, and the 1984 Olympic marathon silver medalist. She set three world records in the marathon. Prior to her marathon career, she spent a decade as an Olympian and world record holder on the track and was also the five-time World Cross Country champion. She is the author of running, health, and fitness books in English and Norwegian and has coached thousands of runners of all levels. Since her retirement from competitive running, Waitz has worked on promoting health and fitness in the United States and Europe. She currently spearheads the fundraising organization she helped found, Active Against Cancer.
Gloria Averbuch is the author of thirteen books on exercise, health, and fitness, two of them co-authored with Grete Waitz. Among them is The New York Road Runners Club Complete Book of Running & Fitness , which was called the most useful and comprehensive running book ever by Runners World magazine. It is currently in its fourth edition. She is a runner and worked for the New York Road Runners for over twenty years.
Road Runners Club of American (RRCA)
www.rrca.org
An organization of over 700 clubs and 180,000 members.
New York Road Runners
www.nyrr.org
The largest club of its kind in the world. They conduct the New York City Marathon and a full yearly calendar of events.
Association of International Marathons and Road Races (AIMS)
www.aims-association.org
An association of more than 230 race organizations located in 80 countries. AIMS calendar of member races is made up of accredited races.
Active Against Cancer
www.aktivmotkreft.no
Norwegian foundation started and overseen by Grete in order to raise funds for cancer hospital equipment and low active training centers for patients in cancer hospitals in Norway. Raises fund through running events, cross country skiing, and bike races.
Runners World online
www.runnersworld.com
Everything about running. The Web site from the leading national magazine.
MarathonGuide.com
www.marathonguide.com
Everything marathoninformation, results, advice and more.
Running Times online
www.runningtimesmagazine.com
Articles and information from this long-running national magazine.
Marathon-world.com
www.marathon-world.com
A directory of links to 533 marathon races in 64 countries on all 7 continents.
Cool Running
www.coolrunning.com
Information on every aspect of running, for every level.
LetsRun.com
www.letsrun.com
An everything Web site for road running and track and field. Also dedicated to improving performance.
Running Room
www.runningroom.com
A resource center for runners with free group runs every Wednesday evening and Sunday mornings. Located extensively throughout Canada and in parts of the U.S.
Serpentine Running Club
www.serpentine.org.uk
Extensive advice for all levels of runners, notably from English coach Frank Horwill.
Run-Down
www.run-down.com
Links to other sites and resources.
Runner Girl
www.runnergirl.com
Expert advice for girls and women athletes of all ages and all levels.
Running Network
www.runningnetwork.com
Calendar of events, training tips, eNewsletter.
Run the Planet
www.runtheplanet.com
Running tips, races, and routes for runners worldwide.
Running USA
www.runningusa.org
Running USA advances the growth and success of the running industry in America. Provides services to runners and running events.
O nce upon a time, I, too, was a first-time marathoner, although my experience was vastly different than what it is for runners today and, undoubtedly, what it will be for you. I ran my first marathon in 1978, in what you could call the dark ages. The marathon fever that eventually broke out during the 1980s running-boom wasnt yet born. In those early days, few even knew what a marathon was (by definition, 26.2 miles), let alone talked about the event. In fact, even those who ran the marathon on the national level were thought of as strange. And that was among fellow runners!
Times have changed since then. Today, marathoning is increasing in popularity year by year. According to the latest statistics from Running USAs Road Running Information Center at www.runningusa.org , the estimated U.S. marathon finisher total for 2008 was 425,000. Thats a continual annual rise, and up from 412,000 the previous year. Mirroring a nationwide trend, about half the entrants, on average, in the half-dozen or so Rock n Roll marathon race series are first-timersalso true for nearly that many in the New York City Marathon, the largest marathon in the world.
Back in 1978, I was a twenty-five-year-old full-time schoolteacher who ran with my hair in pigtails. I had never been to the United States. I had absolutely no expectations of the marathon, except to use it as a way to get a trip to this country before I retired from running. I was a top track runner in Europe, but I was about to close that chapter of my life and, in so doing, complete my running career. The longest I had ever raced was 3,000 meters, but that didnt seem to matter. New York City Marathon race director Fred Lebow offered to bring me over to act as a rabbit (pacesetter). A rabbit is expected to drop out of a race, but to pull the race favorites to a good time before she does. He figured that I might only make it through the longest distance I had ever run to that point (12 miles in training), but that at least I would do it quickly.
When I got to the starting line, I didnt even know where to stand. The New York City Marathon start on the Verrazano Bridge is a virtual sea of people, an overwhelming sight for someone used to standing with a handful of runners on the track.
Obviously, I had no idea what it meant to run 26.2 miles. If you have not run the full marathon distance in training before (which very few runners have, and not many experts recommend doing), at some point you enter unknown territory. You go beyond anything you have ever done. Obviously, with my 12-mile training background, I reached that point very soon.
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