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I just received a copy of The Pose Method of Running by Dr Nicholas Romanov in the post last night and I have begun reading it.  The front cover claims that it will  help me:

Radically change my form
Eliminate Injuries
Enhance endurance
Raise speed
Reduce recovery time
Increase flexibility
Improve coordination

Quite a list of benefits!
I have only begun to read the book […]

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Running Within: A guide to mastering the body-mind-spirit connection for ultimate training and racing (1999)
Jerry Lynch and Warren Scott
Human Kinetics
Soft cover 198 pages black and white pictures
Overall score 7 out of 10 
The first thing that hit me with this book was the sub title!  That one sentence is enough to sell the book to some […]

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Daniels’ Running Formula Proven Programs 800m to the marathon 2nd edition  (2005)

Jack Daniels, PHD (World’s best running coach)

Human Kinetics

284 pages black and white photographs, graphs and tables

My Score 8 out of 10

This has had to be one of the most useful general running texts I have ever read.  Jack Daniels has been around, training […]

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Road Racing for Serious Runners ; Multispeed training :5k to Marathon (1999)
Pfitzinger, Pete and Douglas, Scott
Human Kinetics
Soft cover 188 pages black and white photos
 
My score 7 out of 10
This is obviously a book written for serious runners.  Now I’m not sure if that rules out those of us who like a joke but I have […]

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Pfitzinger, Pete and Douglas, Scott (2001)
Advanced Marathoning 
published by Human Kinetics
Soft cover 237 pages, black and white photos
 
My score 8 out of 10
Advanced Marathoning sounds to me like an attractive concept for a running book.  Many of the books available out there focus on general training for any distance or sometimes get specific about completing marathons.  […]

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