Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing (October 21, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1628600098
ISBN-13: 978-1628600094
Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.7 x 9.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
Are You Ready to Run?
Is there a bridge from the injury-ridden world of the modern runner to the promised land that barefoot running and Born to Run have led us to believe exists? Can we really live the running life free from injury? Is there an approach designed to unlock all the athletic potential that may be hidden within? Can we run faster, longer, and more efficiently?
In a direct answer to the modern runner’s needs, Dr. Kelly Starrett, author of the bestseller Becoming a Supple Leopard: The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance, has focused his revolutionary movement and mobility philosophy on the injury-plagued world of running.
Despite the promises of the growing minimalist-shoe industry and a rush of new ideas on how to transform running technique, more than three out of four runners suffer at least one injury per year. Although we may indeed be “Born to Run,” life in the modern world has trashed and undercut dedicated runners wishing to transform their running. The harsh effects of too much sitting and too much time wearing the wrong shoes has left us shackled to lower back problems, chronic knee injuries, and debilitating foot pain.
In this book, you will learn the 12 standards that will prepare your body for a lifetime of top-performance running. You won’t just be prepared to run in a minimalist shoe–you’ll be Ready to Run, period.
In Ready to Run, you will learn:
- The 12 performance standards you must work toward and develop on an ongoing basis
- How to tap into all of your running potential and access a fountain of youth for lifelong running
- How to turn your weaknesses into strengths
- How to prevent chronic overuse injuries by building powerful injury-prevention habits into your day
- How to prepare your body for the demands of changing your running shoes and running technique
- How to treat pain and swelling with cutting-edge modalities and accelerate your recovery
- How to equip your home mobility gym
- A set of mobility exercises for restoring optimal function and range of motion to your joints and tissues
- How to run faster, run farther, and run better
Another fantastic reference that should find a home on the shelves of practitioners treating injuries in a running population, coaches training runners, and runners themselves. (hint, on page 41: to be a human being means you are a runner). There is a lot of writing, in books and on the internet, bemoaning the high injury rate in runners. In all the noise I find very little usable information to empower runners to make a better choice, to be able to make the subtle changes they need to continue participating in the sport they love for a lifetime. This book cuts through the noise and provides 12 simple, actionable ideas to reduce injury in runners. Does it replace the feedback of an experienced coach? Absolutely not. But how many runners out there are under the guidance and management of an experienced running coach? For the solo road warrior/ trail runner/ rock and roll marathon 1,687th place finisher this is a great place to begin to retake control of your own body. If you have an injury, go seek appropriate medical care. If you are battling through niggling injury after niggling injury, and giving away your speed and endurance to fixable faults, seek out "Ready to Run."
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