Run Forever
by Amby Burfoot
The 1968 Boston winner and Runner's World editor on running healthy for life: injury, aging, motivation, joy. Wise and warm.
Read it if…
you want to still be running at seventy.
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Skip it if…
you want racing plans.
Try instead: The Runner's World Complete Book of Running →
Three things you will actually use
- Run for life, not for a season.
- Listen to your body.
- Joy sustains.
Do this first
Read the chapter on running as you age.
Our verdict
Running for life.
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