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Start Where You Are: The Beginner’s 5k Running Guide for Women
'A joyful reminder that you don't have to be a runner to start - just start where you are' – JENNI FALCONER
'Like having your best friend and coach in your ear' – RENNEE MCGREGOR
RUNNING CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE, THIS WILL SHOW YOU HOW
Want to take up running but have no idea where to begin? Consider this book your personal cheerleader – a motivating and practical beginner's guide designed for women to take you from your couch to your first 5k in just 10 weeks. It combines friendly expert coaching with inclusive real runners' stories and advice for every woman, at every stage of life.
– an easy to follow, 10-week training plan to get you to 5k
– technique and safety advice
– strength and conditioning exercises to support your running
– advice on running through your menstrual cycles and menopause
– expert nutrition advice, heath tips and motivational ideas to keep you on your running journey.
'Like having your best friend and coach in your ear' – RENNEE MCGREGOR
RUNNING CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE, THIS WILL SHOW YOU HOW
Want to take up running but have no idea where to begin? Consider this book your personal cheerleader – a motivating and practical beginner's guide designed for women to take you from your couch to your first 5k in just 10 weeks. It combines friendly expert coaching with inclusive real runners' stories and advice for every woman, at every stage of life.
– an easy to follow, 10-week training plan to get you to 5k
– technique and safety advice
– strength and conditioning exercises to support your running
– advice on running through your menstrual cycles and menopause
– expert nutrition advice, heath tips and motivational ideas to keep you on your running journey.
256 pages, Paperback
Published March 10, 2026
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April 23, 2026
I’m not going to follow her c25k, but everything else was a good read and I like the fact that it also focused on nutrition and health bits as well.
May 25, 2026
As an ignorant beginner runner, there were a lot of things I got out of this book. I won’t be following along with the program laid out in the book because I’ve already been running for a while, but a lot of the advice in the book was still very helpful to me and in fact, I feel like I wouldn’t have understood some of the things the author shared if I hadn’t already been running and had come across some of those issues.
In my case, the advice about running techniques, cadence, gait, and nutrition were particularly helpful. I’ve switched up my posture and arm movements in my recent runs, and I’ve also been focusing more on how my body feels rather than what my smartwatch logs. Some of the warm-up exercises in the book has also been added to my previously sparser warm-up routine.
It’s notable that this book is aimed towards an audience of women runners; there are chapters that talk about running on periods, menopause, and how to keep yourself safe as a woman running on your own. All things that women need to take into account as compared to male runners. As the book states; women are not small men, and so many sporty advice and information have been based upon male bodies, capabilities, and needs, and aren’t necessarily applicable towards female bodies. We have a long way to go but I’m glad this book is available for women runners.
In my case, the advice about running techniques, cadence, gait, and nutrition were particularly helpful. I’ve switched up my posture and arm movements in my recent runs, and I’ve also been focusing more on how my body feels rather than what my smartwatch logs. Some of the warm-up exercises in the book has also been added to my previously sparser warm-up routine.
It’s notable that this book is aimed towards an audience of women runners; there are chapters that talk about running on periods, menopause, and how to keep yourself safe as a woman running on your own. All things that women need to take into account as compared to male runners. As the book states; women are not small men, and so many sporty advice and information have been based upon male bodies, capabilities, and needs, and aren’t necessarily applicable towards female bodies. We have a long way to go but I’m glad this book is available for women runners.
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