{"product_id":"running-past-fifty-advice-and-inspiration-for-senior-runners-paperback","title":"Running Past Fifty: Advice and Inspiration for Senior Runners - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGail Waesche Kislevitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAmby Burfoot\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBaby boomer may be slower than they once were, but they show no signs of slowing down. Inspiring and insightful, here is the perfect read for every one of them. Lifelong runner Gail Waesche Kislevitz provides tips and motivation from 36 runners aged fifty or older.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRunning brings joy and health benefits to all participants, especially those of the baby boomer generation. But when legs get sore, joints feel achy, and old age creeps up, sometimes senior runners need a little extra motivation to get out of the door and on the road. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePresenting time-tested recommendations, Kislevitz interviews some of the nation's greatest senior runners. Included here are exclusive interviews with greats such as Ed Whitlock, who, at the age of eighty-five, set an age-division world record of 3:56 in the marathon; Bill Rodgers, winner of four Boston Marathons and four New York City Marathons; George Hirsch, chairman of New York Road Runners; Olympian and author Jeff Galloway; world record holder Sid Howard; and runner and women's pioneer runner and advocate Kathrine Switzer \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd legendary runners aren't the only ones running well into seniority. Kislevitz also offers motivational stories from average runners who hit the pavement frequently and refuse to let their age stop them from competing regularly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"All the inspirational runners chronicled in this book have completely different stories and personalities, and yet we all share much. We also like to hang out together to talk about our training, our racing, our challenges, our sore muscles, and our future goals.\"--Amby Burfoot from his Foreword\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGail Waesche Kislevitz\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist and the author of six books on running and sports. She was a columnist for \u003ci\u003eRunner's World\u003c\/i\u003e for fifteen years and her freelance work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eShape\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarathon and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew York Runner\u003c\/i\u003e. A longtime employee of New York Road Runners, she is a coach for their marathon charity team, Team for Kids. Kislevitz has run twenty-six marathons, and has competed in triathlons, including a Half Ironman. In 2006, she was awarded the RRCA Journalist Excellence Sportswriter Award. Kislevitz lives in Ridgewood, New Jersey. \u003cb\u003eAmby Burfoot \u003c\/b\u003e won the Boston Marathon in 1968 and joined \u003ci\u003eRunner's World\u003c\/i\u003e ten years later. He became executive editor in 1985, and he held the position for twenty years before retiring in 2013. Amby has run 110,000 miles in his lifetime and owns the US's longest active race road streak, having completed the Thanksgiving Day 5-mile run in Manchester, Connecticut, fifty-five years in a row. Currently a writer at-large for \u003ci\u003eRunner's World\u003c\/i\u003e, he has been honored by numerous running organizations both as an athlete and as a writer. Now in his early seventies, he continues running up to thirty miles a week.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771800420640,"sku":"9781510736290","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a94a35a6ed6978700574e908f0b9d3c6.webp?v=1780393865","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/running-past-fifty-advice-and-inspiration-for-senior-runners-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}