Running for Women: Ditch the Excuses and Start Loving Your Run

by Danica Newon

Down-to-Earth Tips to Embrace Running—at Your Own Pace

After losing her mother to cancer, Danica Newon reignited her relationship with running and rediscovered how running provided balance in all areas of her life.

Now a high school track coach, Newon shows why running is worth every mile in Running For Women . Runners lose weight, boost energy, get leaner, develop discipline, and cultivate healthy relationships.

Newon knows that running for beginners can be intimidating. Running For Women will help you ditch the excuses and commit to a healthy running practice, at any age, any level.

This info-packed runner's resource features useful lifestyle tips, targeted running schedules, and valuable injury prevention strategies to get you started.

Stay prepped at every step,

Running For Women is the book you need to read before you hit the trails or the treadmill.

Genres: Self Help, Fitness, Health, Nonfiction

114 pages, Paperback

Published October 30, 2015

Reviews

[javadiva · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is especially helpful for new runners that want to conquer endurance running. I like how this book is broken up, it reads like a magazine. I read this in 1 day.

Some motivational quotes, tips, little bit of homework, best types of clothes & equipment & even some (healthy) recipes! Hello, (not healthy) chocolate cake! Not sure if there's a a stone left unturned in this book. The strengths in this book are in the prep & training for endurance running.

I just don't agree with the quick tip of stretching before a run and recommending specific running apps & headphones, which can date this book.

And I think the author should have stressed the readers to go to a running store for the proper fit/shoe for their step.
Lastly, listing every anatomical part that is required in running and not mentioning glutes??

[Holley Jay C · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good for beginners. If you have ran for any amount of time, you will already know most of the information.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good helpful advice primarily for women starting or getting back into a running routine. Not a lot of info for me and where I’m at right now, but definitely a few take aways. Covers a lot in a small, accessible format. Waffling between 3 and 4. For me, 3.5.

[Felicia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this book a little all over the place and repetitive. The information was good, but Newon repeated the same information drilling it into your head and killing your will to keep reading. I found the stretches and workout descriptions confusing and out of place. I think it would have been better to give standard names of stretches and maybe activities for cross training and strength training rather than specific workouts with specific movements.

I also found the random section of recipes off putting. I understand the need of feeding your body correctly for a run and talking about nutrition but the recipes felt super out of place and unnecessary.

That being said, I did enjoy the anecdotes from various women who run. They were interesting and showed how the knowledge was applicable.

I should note I got this book on Kindle Unlimited and I definitely think it's the kind of book that would be better enjoyed if you had the physical copy. Electronically it doesn't make a lot of sense and the formatting is super off.

[Lilly Minasyan · Rating 3 out of 5]

“Whatever you do, don’t think of running as a chore or task. Think of it as taking time for yourself. You’re doing something amazing—taking charge of your life and making a positive change for yourself and for your health.” Love this quote.
I think through books about running I want to get to my old running self, even though I love running, at some point you get this feeling as it is a chore. I think I know why it happened to me, I was trying to do a lot and just lost myself into all the unnecessary races that I wasn’t prepared for.

There are great tips for beginners. I actually thought this book is going to be more about her experience than training tips, that was, of course my mistake, since I don’t read blurbs.
I actually liked the recipes part and one recipe will try for you. The training plans were ok, they were broad and an example, if you are a new runner you can find (as the author mentioned) great training plans for free.

I think there are better running books than this, but I don’t want to give less than 3 to my fellow runner.

[Katie Newton · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a quick introduction to beginners running. It is written in a magazine style and is a very quick read. It would be a good intro for anybody on the couch to 5k path, but doesn't have enough information for runner comfortable running for 20-30 minutes. I did like that it includes multiple work outs (with explanatory pictures) to support your running and build strength and flexibililty for running.

[Melodie L. Silver · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Information

This is written in a way to help beginners and those who have been at it for a while but may need a refresher. Lots of tips, recipes and advice along with supplies to help you along the way.

[Kristin · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am irritated that I paid $10 for this book. It was just a very basic overview of things for running and not at all what I was expecting.

[MaryAnn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick helpful read

Would be great for beginners. As an experienced runner, I did pick up some pointers. I also plan to try some of the recipes.

[Tata Blanco · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perhaps simple and for beginners...it was helpful for me.

[El · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good, basic information, but I feel like not enough to get started or improve existing habits. Part cookbook, part running guide, it needs more of either.

[Jillian · Rating 2 out of 5]

Would only recommend for beginner runners!

[Tasha Kent · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a simple, but helpful book!

[Fiona Callahan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lovely quotes, but didn't seem too specific to woman and I would of preferred measurements in KM rather than miles

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very little substance

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

As someone relatively new to the running game (I still can’t call myself a runner yet because it doesn’t feel right), I really related to the advice in this book. It touched on all my fears, thoughts, anxieties, and questions about getting into the nitty-gritty distance running habit, but surprisingly, by the end of the book I actually felt slightly better about some of the things that made me nervous. Danica has awesome advice, like writing down reasons you want to run for the days when you need an extra push to get out the door.

[Barbra Hill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learning to love running

It's was a quick read you were not weighted down with a lot of you should only eat a vegetarian lifestyle or only do it my way or the highway kind of audited.

[Monique · Rating 4 out of 5]

As newbie runner, this book was very informative. It discussed all of the important items: running form, gear, places, stretches and much more.

[Rui Ma · Rating 3 out of 5]

For novice, this book is a good introduction which covers all the bases.
For people who care about race, this lacks depth.