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Run For Your Life: A Book For Beginning Women Runners
A practical handbook for the would-be female runner describes the physical and psychological benefits of running and offers helpful advice on how to warm up, where to run, developing a training program and workout schedule, how to find a women's running organization, and more. Original.
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240 pages, Paperback
First published April 2, 2002
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Deborah Reber
46 books84 followers“DIFFERENTLY WIRED: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World” was released with Workman Publishing in June 2018. To sample the book, download the first chapter here.
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ABOUT DEBBIE
Deborah Reber is a New York Times bestselling author, certified life coach, and speaker who moved her career in a more personal direction in 2016 when she founded TiLT Parenting, a website, weekly podcast, and social media company for parents like her who are raising differently wired children. The TiLT Parenting Podcast has grown to be a top podcast in iTunes’ Kids and Family category, with more than 260,000 downloads and a slate of guests that includes high-profile thought leaders across the parenting and education space. Debbie’s next book is Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World (Workman Publishing, 2018).
Prior to launching TiLT, Debbie spent the past fifteen years writing inspiring books for women and teens. In doing so, she built a successful brand as a teen authority, was frequently interviewed and spoke about issues like media literacy, self-esteem, and confidence, and consulted for clients including the Girl Scouts, the Disney Channel, McGraw Hill, and Kaplan.
Debbie is no stranger to writing and publishing books. Since 1999, she’s authored many books, including Doable: The Girls’ Guide to Accomplishing Just About Anything (Beyond Words/Simon Pulse 2014), Language of Love (Simon Pulse 2012), Chill: Stress-Reducing Techniques for a More Balanced, Peaceful You (Simon Pulse 2008), In Their Shoes: Extraordinary Women Describe Their Amazing Careers (Simon Pulse 2007), the teen self-help series Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: The Real Deal (HCI 2005-2006), Run for Your Life: A Book for Beginning Women Runners (Perigee 2002), and more than a dozen preschool books based on the series Blue’s Clues. In 2008, she had the privilege of creating and editing the first-ever series of teen-authored memoirs with HCI Books, Louder Than Words (six books published between 2009 – 2010).
Before becoming a writer and coach, Debbie worked in TV and video production, producing documentaries and PSAs for CARE and UNICEF, working on Blue’s Clues for Nickelodeon in New York, and developing original series for Cartoon Network in Los Angeles. She has an MA in Media Studies from the New School for Social Research and a BA in Communications from Pennsylvania State University.
In the summer of 2013, Debbie moved from Seattle to Amsterdam, where she currently lives with her husband Derin, homeschools her 13-year-old son Asher, and serves as lap-of-choice for her mischievous cat, Alex. She is an avid runner, traveler, and hiker, and claims reality shows and Twizzlers as her guiltiest of pleasures.
I'd love to be in touch with you! Here are a few places we can connect online:
- TiLT Parenting
- Facebook.com/tiltparenting
- Twitter.com/tiltparenting
- Instagram.com/tiltparenting
ABOUT DEBBIE
Deborah Reber is a New York Times bestselling author, certified life coach, and speaker who moved her career in a more personal direction in 2016 when she founded TiLT Parenting, a website, weekly podcast, and social media company for parents like her who are raising differently wired children. The TiLT Parenting Podcast has grown to be a top podcast in iTunes’ Kids and Family category, with more than 260,000 downloads and a slate of guests that includes high-profile thought leaders across the parenting and education space. Debbie’s next book is Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World (Workman Publishing, 2018).
Prior to launching TiLT, Debbie spent the past fifteen years writing inspiring books for women and teens. In doing so, she built a successful brand as a teen authority, was frequently interviewed and spoke about issues like media literacy, self-esteem, and confidence, and consulted for clients including the Girl Scouts, the Disney Channel, McGraw Hill, and Kaplan.
Debbie is no stranger to writing and publishing books. Since 1999, she’s authored many books, including Doable: The Girls’ Guide to Accomplishing Just About Anything (Beyond Words/Simon Pulse 2014), Language of Love (Simon Pulse 2012), Chill: Stress-Reducing Techniques for a More Balanced, Peaceful You (Simon Pulse 2008), In Their Shoes: Extraordinary Women Describe Their Amazing Careers (Simon Pulse 2007), the teen self-help series Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: The Real Deal (HCI 2005-2006), Run for Your Life: A Book for Beginning Women Runners (Perigee 2002), and more than a dozen preschool books based on the series Blue’s Clues. In 2008, she had the privilege of creating and editing the first-ever series of teen-authored memoirs with HCI Books, Louder Than Words (six books published between 2009 – 2010).
Before becoming a writer and coach, Debbie worked in TV and video production, producing documentaries and PSAs for CARE and UNICEF, working on Blue’s Clues for Nickelodeon in New York, and developing original series for Cartoon Network in Los Angeles. She has an MA in Media Studies from the New School for Social Research and a BA in Communications from Pennsylvania State University.
In the summer of 2013, Debbie moved from Seattle to Amsterdam, where she currently lives with her husband Derin, homeschools her 13-year-old son Asher, and serves as lap-of-choice for her mischievous cat, Alex. She is an avid runner, traveler, and hiker, and claims reality shows and Twizzlers as her guiltiest of pleasures.
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May 31, 2015
An adequate introduction to running, with some good examples of stretches. This book helped me to see the vitality of post-workout stretching, a step I sometimes forget. She has some excellent stretches and some great tips, about picking out running shoes or playing games or setting up rituals to help you own your workout and make it more fun.
The past 13 years have made most of her nutrition tips obsolete, however. I was surprised when she says on page 115 that "the fat-free era appears to be over," which doesn't seem to have been the case, fat-free products are still everywhere and still the choice of many. On the previous page she says "carbohydrates equal fuel for runners", which isn't true; the primary fuel for runners as for everybody else should be healthy fats. "My preferred method of caffeine intake is good old-fashioned diet Coke," she says proudly on page 120. Unfortunately, "diet" products with their artificial sugars are terrible for you and can rot your teeth and even your bones... which will surely shorten your running days.
On the plus side, Reber talks about the importance of cross-training with other workouts like strength training, yoga, and boxing, which is so great; running shouldn't be your only workout because running won't build upper body muscle or flexibility. A lot of runners are very thin but also very weak and can't lift or swing kettle bells. On a regular basis, people need to lift stuff like groceries, move things around, sit up, get up off the floor, and they need strength training to stay strong.
What I really liked about this book was seeing a lot of information about running-- about why to run, how to be safe, running races, getting started, gearing up-- all together in one place rather than skipping from one online article to another.
With some how-to books, I read them without any particular intention of starting to do what the book shows how. This book is an exception; I picked up around the same time I signed up for my first race. Hopefully this book will help keep me going through the last week of training and motivate me to run another 5K this summer.
The past 13 years have made most of her nutrition tips obsolete, however. I was surprised when she says on page 115 that "the fat-free era appears to be over," which doesn't seem to have been the case, fat-free products are still everywhere and still the choice of many. On the previous page she says "carbohydrates equal fuel for runners", which isn't true; the primary fuel for runners as for everybody else should be healthy fats. "My preferred method of caffeine intake is good old-fashioned diet Coke," she says proudly on page 120. Unfortunately, "diet" products with their artificial sugars are terrible for you and can rot your teeth and even your bones... which will surely shorten your running days.
On the plus side, Reber talks about the importance of cross-training with other workouts like strength training, yoga, and boxing, which is so great; running shouldn't be your only workout because running won't build upper body muscle or flexibility. A lot of runners are very thin but also very weak and can't lift or swing kettle bells. On a regular basis, people need to lift stuff like groceries, move things around, sit up, get up off the floor, and they need strength training to stay strong.
What I really liked about this book was seeing a lot of information about running-- about why to run, how to be safe, running races, getting started, gearing up-- all together in one place rather than skipping from one online article to another.
With some how-to books, I read them without any particular intention of starting to do what the book shows how. This book is an exception; I picked up around the same time I signed up for my first race. Hopefully this book will help keep me going through the last week of training and motivate me to run another 5K this summer.
September 16, 2010
I just got this book today and finished in an afternoon. While it was enjoyable, and a good start for a beginning runner, there were a number of things that I found troubling, such as the author's anecdote of how she ate nothing but junk food to power her marathon (after earlier chapters on how running = healthier bodies) and especially her views on hydration ("you can never drink too much water"). Unfortunately, in recent years, that has been proven gravely untrue-- runners, especially female ones, have collapsed or even died from drinking too much water on a run and not replenishing electrolytes instead (losing too much salt & overhydrating the body).
All in all, a solid & encouraging introduction to running for a beginner, but Reber doesn't go into detail of the more probing questions of running I had, which included hydration and when/how to eat (she discusses them in very light detail, but once again, her views seem a little uninformed).
All in all, a solid & encouraging introduction to running for a beginner, but Reber doesn't go into detail of the more probing questions of running I had, which included hydration and when/how to eat (she discusses them in very light detail, but once again, her views seem a little uninformed).
September 22, 2012
So far, this is the most useful book about running I've read. I really like that the author is someone who's run her entire life, at varying levels, but she's not a professional and she doesn't make her living at it, which makes this much more accessible than Kara Goucher's running book (the other one I've read). I love that she will be frank and say, "Sometimes running feels like crap." I like that her advice for safety for women runners is couched in "these are the probably stupid things I used to do." Reading this felt like getting really good advice from a friend you trust. The only thing that's a bit dated about it is the information on specific energy drinks and foods, and even there, I think most of the major players she discusses are probably still in business.
July 5, 2010
Maybe not the most brilliant book ever, but a good introduction to running from a woman's perspective.
Husband is right, though. Other than adding more info about safety and chafing... women runners aren't so very different from men runners. And this book doesn't really touch on nutrition or anything of that sort...
Husband is right, though. Other than adding more info about safety and chafing... women runners aren't so very different from men runners. And this book doesn't really touch on nutrition or anything of that sort...
April 29, 2010
I'm getting into running lately, so this book was great for both more information and more motivation. Check it out if you've ever considered running for exercise...
June 7, 2011
Makes me want to run again despite the plantar fasciitis. I love the clarity and the personal stories. Motivating!
January 24, 2015
I wishes I had read this years ago. I hated running, but think this book could have given me more realistic expectations.
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