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by Kathrine Switzer (Author) "There is an expression among even the most advanced runners that getting your shoes on is the hardest part of any workout ..." (more)
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"This book will give women everywhere the guidance they need." --Grete Waitz, nine-time winner of the New York City Marathon and author of On the Run: Exercise and Fitness for Busy People

"I took up running and fitness walking at age sixty-seven , and it turned out to be one of the best things I ever did in my life. Running and Walking for Women Over 40 will help more women like me get started exercising, and then they'll find out how pleasurable and rewarding it can be."--Reidun Andersen, Grete Waitz's mom

"Katherine Switzer has always been a pioneer, and she's on the right track again with this pioneering book. Almost all the women in my weekly health walking class are over forty, and the fitness results have transformed them. Katherine's book will help get thousands more started today." --Howard "Jake" Jacobson, motivation and conditioning coach to Olympic walks, and author of the forthcoming, Health Walk to Fitness


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A consistent program of running or walking is the fastest, easiest, and least expensive road to overall fitness and well-being for women and men at any age. For women over forty it can be the key to the most fulfilling years life has in store. Katherine Switzer, a pioneer in women's fitness since 1967, when she became the first woman to officially enter the Boston Marathon is once again blazing a trail with the very first running and walking program designed specifically for women over forty. Now every woman can benefit from Katherine's highly personal, motivational, and step-by-step advice. "For women beginning fitness programs at age forty, fifty, and beyond, the results can be nothing short of dramatic. For the first time they are reaching the body weight and physical conditioning they've always dreamed of. Women who have been reasonably active off their lives can also firnd a new and exciting road of fitness ahead of them after age forty. Some even find themselves outrunning women half their age!" --Katherine Switzer
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1.0 out of 5 stars Errors, Jan 3 2003
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This book comes across as poorly edited and researched. Contains mispelled words and incorrect statements such as "air is 80% oxygen". It is also hard for a beginning runner to relate to a marathoner who has run for almost her entire life.
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5.0 out of 5 stars INSPIRING AND SENSIBLE! BRAVO!, Oct 15 2002
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I hadn't run for 17 years and never ran more than 3.5 miles. (I'm 40.) With the help of this book, I am up to 5 miles (and counting!). The book is easy to read. The program is easy to follow. However, this book is for people who are basically in good health and who like to exercise. The book will not GIVE you motivation, it will simply help you if you are already somewhat motivated and want to get in better shape. I have followed her advice, gotten great results and enjoyed the process. This book has been worth a million to me!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource, Aug 13 2002
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I picked up this book after making a decision to get in better shape (even though I'm only 34). I've always hated running, so I'm not sure what prompted me to consider it. Her system for becoming a 30-minute runner definitely works. Both my partner and I made it to 30 minutes (although it took a little longer than ten weeks). I am now running 54 minutes, my partner 45 minutes. I'd recommend this book to anyone (not only women), even if you only use the time charts for becoming a 30 minute walker/runner and not the rest of the book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for a beginning runner
I had been walking and not noticing much in the way of results. I picked up this book and saw her plan for becoming a 30-minute runner. Read more
Published on Jun 28 2001

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for anyone with food/weight issues
This book contains pretty good, though very basic information. I don't think she really adds anything new to the discussion. Read more
Published on April 24 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST read
Ok ok I admit I saw her on OPRAH and bought the book. ONLY book I bought that I saw on OPRAH, but this is an AWESOME book. Read more
Published on May 7 2000 by MotherLodeBeth

4.0 out of 5 stars Running Sets a Standard
This is a wonderful book to read. I happen to know some background information about the author; a women to set world records and goals for women area. K.S. Read more
Published on April 26 2000 by coolymon

4.0 out of 5 stars Running and Walking for Women Over 40: The Road to Sanity an
Great Book! This book proved an invaluable source for my wife and gave her the confidence she needed to continue her exercise program and strive for even greater success. Read more
Published on April 26 2000

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