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Everyone's Guide to Distance Running

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02 "If you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run, yours is the Earth and everything that's in it."

These immortal words of Rudyard Kipling encapsulate the passion and joy in the art of running that noted runner and coach Norrie Williamson wants to instill in every runner and potential runner. Whether you're an experience runner in a bit of a rut, or a novice in need of encouragement and advice, Williamson is the expert to hold your hand every step of the way.

Available for the first time in the United States, Everyone's Guide to Distance Running is a comprehensive, all-encompassing, and authoritative reference manual for runners of all stripes. Norrie Williamson guides the runner-whether novice or experienced-with practical proven advice on not only training and techniques, but also on the all-important aspect of keeping motiviated. Because he is passionate that distance runners should not fall into traditional traps, making age-old, yet persistent mistakes, he supplies helpful tips and information on every aspect of the
- Training
- Planning
- Racing
- Nutrition
- Injuries
- Clothing, and Equipment


"If you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run, yours is the Earth and everything that's in it."

These immortal words of Rudyard Kipling encapsulate the passion and joy in the art of running that noted runner and coach Norrie Williamson wants to instill in every runner and potential runner. Whether you're an experience runner in a bit of a rut, or a novice in need of encouragement and advice, Williamson is the expert to hold your hand every step of the way.

Available for the first time in the United States, Everyone's Guide to Distance Running is a comprehensive, all-encompassing, and authoritative reference manual for runners of all stripes. Norrie Williamson guides the runner-whether novice or experienced-with practical proven advice on not only training and techniques, but also on the all-important aspect of keeping motiviated. Because he is passionate that distance runners should not fall into traditional traps, making age-old, yet persistent mistakes, he supplies helpful tips and information on every aspect of the
- Training
- Planning
- Racing
- Nutrition
- Injuries
- Clothing, and Equipment

436 pages, Paperback

First published September 23, 1993

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