Absolute Beginner's Guide to Half-Marathon Training provides readers an easy-to-understand introduction to the world of running half-marathons - including the health benefits, warm-up and flexibility exercises and routines, finding the appropriate clothing and shoes, how to prevent and treat injuries, nutritional needs, and racing strategies. Illustrated to make learning quick and easy, and loaded with notes on training gadgets and gear, staying motivated, and how to train without pain, this book makes running an accessible and easy-to-practice fitness routine. Written by Heather Hedrick and endorsed by the National Institute for Fitness and Sport, this book is based on the NIFS 14-week half-marathon training program. Nationally known and highly praised, the NIFS half-marathon training program was developed by exercise physiologists and endurance sport specialists from their Human Performance Lab. Though primarily targeted toward beginning runners who want to achieve the half-marathon milestone, the Absolute Beginner's Guide to Half-Marathon Training will be an effective training tool for runners or walkers interested in completing 5K, 10K or half-marathon races.
About the Author: Heather Hedrick is the assistant director of the Center for Educational Services within the National Institute for Fitness and Sport. She is a registered dietitian and has her Master of Science in Kinesiology. She completed her Bachelor of Science degree in dietetics as well as her Master of Science degree at the University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign. Heather is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine as a Health/Fitness Instructor(R). Heather's interests and extensive experience are in the areas of wellness, weight management, exercise programming, vegetarian nutrition, and sports nutrition, ranging from the recreational to the ultra-endurance athlete. At the National Institute for Fitness and Sport, she develops educational materials, implements programs, and delivers presentations to various groups on nutrition and fitness topics related to healthy eating, weight control, disease prevention, and improving athletic performance. Heather coordinates the National Institute for Fitness and Sport's Mini Marathon Training Program--a half-marathon training program for walkers and runners participating in the 500 Festival Mini Marathon, the nation's largest half-marathon. She routinely appears on local NBC, CBS, and cable television shows and news broadcasts to educate central Indiana residents on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. She was the dietitian for the first team of four men aged 70+ to successfully complete the non-stop bicycle race, Race Across America. Heather has authored nutrition/fitness articles published in a variety of journals including Mechanisms of Ageing and Development and the ACSM Health & Fitness(R) Journal. She has been interviewed and quoted in Women's Day, Ladies Home Journal, and Newsweek magazines. Heather is also an accomplished triathlete, duathlete, and marathon runner, including qualifying and competing in the 2003 Hawaii Ironman.
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