Science of Running

Excellent book. I just got into running recently, at age 39. I learned a lot from this book. Well written and highly educated authors. Great warm-up exercises, strength exercises, and training plans. Clear explanations of common running-related injuries, how to prevent them (mostly by strengthening your hips and other large muscle groups!), and how to rehabilitate from them. Great explanations of the physiology of running, and great illustrations. Visually beautiful book. Good and balanced discussion of forefoot strike vs heel strike pattern, although the forefoot partisans will disagree of course. Two nitpicks: For a better perspective on nutrition, read Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy. Science of Running suggest a low-fat diet, but actually diets containing moderate amounts of plant-based fats have been shown to be equally or more healthy in general than low fat diets. I'm not an expert on running, so maybe this doesn't apply for peak running fitness, but I'm skeptical of their nutrition perspective. They might also be a bit behind the latest research on lactic acid buildup. It doesn't actually work how we thought it does for many years. These are nitpicks that don't really detract from the overall excellence of the book.

very nice book extremely good illustrated with the chapters covering all topics from basic understanding of motor activity to anatomy of movement, anatomy of running, anatomy of injuries, basic injury prevention and useful action plans for 5k, 10k, 21k and full marathon preparation! all at all very nice & useful book

Great Info. Easy read.

The illustrations of the body and the explanations of how the body works during running are great. They gave me a greater understanding of exactly what is happening while running. The suggested dynamic warmups and strengthening exercises were also good. The author gave suggested sets/reps on each. I wish he would have given an integrated plan on administering those exercises. The guidelines on training and suggested running plans were good - they look simple and sound, but not what I bought the book for. For content alone I would give 4-4 1/2 stars. The Kindle version however, stinks!! The print was terribly small and there was just no easy way to make it readable. Zooming in made some of it readable, but not the whole page. Spend the extra money and get the book. (Of course, I am assuming the print will be larger and easier to read if you do.)

This is an awesome book. Great info, great illustrations. Perfect for a new coach or runner to learn a lot in a hurry and help with the biggest issue in running which preventing and then treating overuse injuries.

Great book if you want to know certain things about the body and how it works . If you run or walk. Or have any pain, you can figure out why or how it’s happening.

I think this book is such a great insight to muscles, tendons, etc. getting into running is something that I have enjoyed doing but it is super important to learn and not over do it. This book really helps with that.

Informative and well written. Very nicely illustrated and annotated. I ramped up, as instructed, over several weeks to comfortably run 6 miles before starting the beginner training program. 2 weeks later, INJURED with 6 month recovery time. Waited for full recovery and tried again but suffered a different injury within the first 3 week. Healig injury for over 3 months now.