FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Want To Finish Your First?
Grete Waitz Will Show You How!
Run Your First Marathon, Second Edition
Everything You Need to Know to Reach the FINISH LINE By Grete Waitz and
Gloria Averbuch
For most of us, running 26.2 miles is a challenge that ranges from daunting
to impossible. But Grete Waitz, whose four world records, Olympic and
World Championship medals, and a record nine New York City Marathon titles
makes her one of running's great champions, has outlined an easy to follow
sixteen-week plan that makes it possible for almost anyone to finish a
marathon. Updated and revised, Run Your First Marathon, Second Edition
offers savvy and essential advice on how to condition and motivate you to
reach the finish line!
A detailed training program is just the beginning of the guidance provided
by Waitz. Not only does Run Your First Marathon offer a successful training
program, but it also includes:
· Stories and advice from prominent members of the running community
· Photos of stretches to be done before and after running
· Common running injuries and how to prevent and/or treat them
· How to improve form and running economy
· Ancillary exercises to strengthen your core
· A guide to buying the proper running shoes
· Diet tips for before and after the marathon
· A list of resources for continued research
Run Your First Marathon will encourage all runners-men and women, young and
old-to train and persevere. Even if you've never run a step in your life,
upon finishing Run Your First Marathon you'll see that while running a
marathon may not be easy, with the proper training and preparations it can
be done by anyone.
About the Authors
Grete Waitz is widely regarded as one of history's greatest marathoners.
Winner of the New York City Marathon a record-breaking nine times, she
maintains homes in Oslo, Norway and Gainesville, FL, where she continues to
exercise and train marathoners. She lives in upper Montclair, NJ.
Gloria Averbuch is a runner and author of numerous books, including New
York Runners Complete Book of Running & Fitness.
To schedule an interview with Grete Waitz, please contact:
Esther Bochner / 212 643 6816 x 244 /
Run Your First Marathon, Second Edition
Everything You Need to Know to Reach the FINISH LINE By Grete Waitz and
Gloria Averbuch Skyhorse Publishing Paperback Original On Sale: May 18,
2010
ISBN: 978-1-61608-036-5
Price: $17.95
Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
555 Eighth Avenue, Suite 903
New York, NY 10018
212 643 6816
www.skyhorsepublishing.com.
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