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PublisherHuman Kinetics

ISBN-100880118326

ISBN-139780880118323

eBay Product ID (ePID)662653

Product Key Features

Book TitleRunning Within : A Guide to Mastering the Body-Mind-Spirit Connection for Ultimate Training and Racing

Number of Pages216 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicRunning & Jogging

Publication Year1999

IllustratorYes

GenreSports & Recreation

AuthorWarren A. Scott, Jerry Lynch

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight12.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN99-011547

Dewey Edition21

Table Of ContentPart I: Building Your Body-Mind-Spirit Foundation Chapter 1. Guiding Your Progress With Goals Chapter 2. Relaxing to Excel Chapter 3. Developing Positive Pictures Chapter 4. Affirming Your Greatness Part II: Restructuring Attitudes for True Success Chapter 5. Exhibiting the Warrior Within Chapter 6. Becoming Courageous on the Run Chapter 7. Competing as a Partnership Chapter 8. Winning as a Journey Part III: Performing With Intent Chapter 9. Preparing for Race Day Chapter 10. Examining and Transcending Limits Chapter 11. Running in the Eye of a Hurricane Part IV: Hurdling Obstacles From Within Chapter 12. Flowing With Fatigue Chapter 13. Gaining Without Straining Chapter 14. Embracing Your Injury Chapter 15. Reversing the Aging Process Part V: Running Beyond Chapter 16. Training for Mastery Chapter 17. Experiencing the Mystical Chapter 18. Dancing the Dance

SynopsisRunners know all too well the physical and mental challenges of their sport. Plodding for miles through inclement weather, rising before dawn to squeeze a daily run into a busy schedule, overcoming minor aches and lethargy that pose a threat to an active lifestyle, these are but a few of the familiar obstacles faced by millions of runners like you. Running Within addresses the mental and physical factors of importance to runners and offers positive, practical recommendations for infusing the body, mind, and spirit with new energy and passion for running. It also provides solid information on training and racing. It will help you perform better, have more fun, and experience a deeper connection with running. Written by top sport psychologist, best-selling author, and runner Jerry Lynch, along with physician and elite triathlete Warren Scott, this book presents prescriptions, tools, and strategies for runners to fulfill their potential. Included are: - goal-setting guidelines, - relaxation and visualization exercises, - affirmation-building tips along with 63 examples, - strategies for learning from setbacks, - ways to take better risks, - fatigue- and injury-coping strategies, - motivation boosters, and - prerace and race strategies. Running Within will push your performance and enthusiasm to new heights. See how much better running can be with the body, mind, and spirit in synch and primed for every run you take., Perform better, have more fun, and improve your running experience with Running Within . With goal-setting guidelines, relaxation and visualization exercises, fatigue and injury-coping methods, motivation boosters, and other strategies to help you break through mental barriers, you can reach higher levels of performance and thrive in competition.

LC Classification NumberGV1061.8.P75L856