Jim Fixx's Second Book of Running: The All-new Companion Volume to The Complete Book of Running

In early 1977, when Jim Fixx finished writing The Complete Book of Running, the running "boom" didn't exist, no army of researchers was examining the medical, physiological and psychological effects of the sport, there was only one major running magazine, there were few books on the subject, and there was little in the way of equipment. But in the three years since the publication of Mr. Fixx's phenomenal best seller — the single most influential work on the running scene — millions of Americans have taken up the sport for health and pleasure. Today there are at least 40,000,000 men, women and children running for their lives in America alone, and every day more runners all over the globe join their ranks. Jim Fixx’s Second Book of Running is the all-new, long-awaited companion volume to The Complete Book of Running. An up-to-the-minute overview of the entire running experience, this book is full of freshly discovered information about how to get the most out of the world's fastest-growing activity. Thought-provoking training tips for both beginners and marathoners are included, such as how to motivate yourself to keep running once you've started; why running tends to cause healthy eating habits; how to know when you're running too much; and what the best running doctors prescribe for your training. Startling new findings in medicine and psychology are also discussed, such as the conclusive research by Dr. Ralph S. Paffenbarger of Stanford University proving that running does help us to live longer. And for armchair runners and runners alike, there are fascinating analyses of the significance of the running phenomenon for contemporary society. Written in the same perceptive, readable style that was so widely praised in his first book on the subject, Jim Fixx’s Second Book of Running is no mere supplement, and not only contains 100 percent new material but looks at the whole sport. An indefatigable researcher, Mr. Fixx has studied virtually every word written about running since the appearance of his first book, and has interviewed hundreds of scientists, medical authorities and athletes. The result is a work that is wide-ranging, definitive, and absolutely current — in short, a book that will prove indispensable to the hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic readers who have helped make The Complete Book of Running one of the longest-lived best sellers in publishing history. In addition, Jim Fixx’s Second Book of Running has a new and invaluable feature: a fair and candid evaluation of the current flood of equipment, literature, services and running organizations — everything runners from novices to world-class athletes need to know about what's available in their sport. Not only is this an exhaustive and commonsensical guide, but it is also a delight to read, a lyrical tribute to running and runners everywhere. James F. Fixx has written four other books, including the record-breaking best seller The Complete Book of Running, which the Road Runners Club of America voted 1977's most distinguished work on the sport. Fixx, who runs ten or more miles a day and has competed in eight Boston Marathons, is a former editor for Saturday Review, McCall's, and Life. He is a consultant to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, a regular contributor to national magazines, a frequent television and radio guest, and author of the annual Complete Runner's Day-by-Day Log and Calendar. He is married, has four children and lives in Riverside, Connecticut.