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Stop Overthinking and Start Running

How to embrace physical activity and change your life, one run at a time.

Vincent Sesto

In my honest opinion, I believe running can be one of the most positive things someone can do for themselves, their families and even for the rest of the world. It can help you live an active and healthier life, spend time outside and help you detach from your current environment, work or whatever troubles you might be having.

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The aim of this book is to get as many people as possible running, no matter what age, height or size they might be. By reading this book, it's hoped you should be able to gain an understanding of:

- How to get started running and create a lasting, sustainable and consistent habit. We'll provide you with easy to follow training plans and some of the details on why it will help you in your running journey.

- Help you with your confidence, motivation and mindset in getting started and try to help you build a lasting habit that will give you the full benefits of living an active life.

- We'll discuss how you can get the most out of your running by allowing your body to recover and making better decisions with the food you eat.

- We then take a look at ways to make your body stronger so you can get more out of your running and provide you with some of the ways to help you avoid common running injuries.

- Once you have established your running routine and habit, only then we'll discuss how you might look to improve your running and learn about different coaching techniques to take your training further.

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Vincent Sesto

DevOps Engineer, Endurance Athlete and Author. As a DevOps Engineer I specialize in Linux and Open Source Applications. Particularly interested in Search Marketing and Analytic's, and is currently developing my skills in devops, continuous integration, security, Splunk(UI and Reporting) and development(Java).

Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

  1. Disclaimer

Get Running

  1. What Running Means To Me
  2. So Many Benefits To Being Active
  3. It’s Time To Do This For Yourself
  4. Myths About Running
  5. What You Might Need To Fix Before You Get Running
  6. What Could Be Stopping Your Run
  7. Mindset Of A Runner
  8. Running With Perceived Effort
  9. Running Your First Run
  10. Running Everyday
  11. Summing Up

Running Consistently

  1. Five Tips To Start Running Consistently
  2. Recover Days
  3. Running Is Not A Game Of Instant Gratification
  4. Starting Small By Creating A Running Habit
  5. Motivation
  6. Time Management
  7. Take A Stocktake Of Your Time
  8. Utility Running
  9. Staying Safe
  10. Increasing Running Intensity With Strides
  11. Training Plans
  12. Summing Up

Running Further

  1. Setting Realistic Running Goals
  2. Marathon Training Goals
  3. Setting Your Running Goals
  4. Running Is Not Completely Easy
  5. Asking Myself Why I Run
  6. You Need To Stop Comparisons
  7. Long Training Runs
  8. Our Training Plans Are Always In Time Not Distance
  9. Why You Should Think About Running A Half Marathon
  10. Fueling For Longer Runs
  11. Summing Up

Running Healthy

  1. I’ve Tried Everything
  2. Training Smart
  3. It’s Never Too Late To Try Something New
  4. Running For Fat Loss
  5. Having A Healthy Relationship With Food
  6. What A Runner Needs To Eat
  7. What Do I Eat
  8. Alcohol
  9. Fueling Your Runs
  10. Running In A Fasted State
  11. Staying Hydrated On Your Runs
  12. Sleeping Well
  13. Improving Your Sleep
  14. Daily Health Monitoring
  15. Give The Health Monitoring Check list To Someone Else
  16. Summing Up

Running Strong

  1. Strength Training For Runners
  2. Feeling Intimidated Running Or Training At The Gym
  3. Strength Training In Small Bites
  4. Repeats, Sets and Rests
  5. Always Use A Little Caution
  6. Cross Training For Runners
  7. Running Form
  8. Injury Prevention For Runners
  9. Do Not Delay On Getting Help
  10. Stretching For Runners
  11. Summing Up

Running Improved

  1. Run Training Is Endurance Training
  2. Aspects Of Training
  3. Racing Pace Vs Training Pace
  4. Training For Running Endurance
  5. The Long Run
  6. Benefits of a coach
  7. Summing Up

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