Keep Running - by Andrew Kastor (Paperback)

About the Book

Love to run and want to keep at it for life? Stay on track over the years with Keep Running, an up-to-date guide to optimizing your training and lifestyle from your 30s onward. Learn what to expect down the road and how to stay in top form physically and mentally, so you can continue to hit the ground running--in good health and great spirits. Dispelling myths about running at an older age, this essential handbook shows you step-by-step how to run for pleasure or competition as your body changes. You'll discover how to assess your form, prevent common injuries, and cultivate emotional resilience. Updated training strategies, specialized exercises, rest and recovery tips, diet guidelines, and other lifestyle tweaks keep you running your best.

Book Synopsis

Go the distance--your guide to smart, healthy running for life

Love to run and want to keep at it for life? Stay on track over the years with Keep Running, an up-to-date guide to optimizing your training and lifestyle from your 30s onward. Learn what to expect down the road and how to stay in top form physically and mentally, so you can continue to hit the ground running--in good health and great spirits.

Dispelling myths about running at an older age, this essential handbook shows you step-by-step how to run for pleasure or competition as your body changes. You'll discover how to assess your form, prevent common injuries, and cultivate emotional resilience. Updated training strategies, specialized exercises, rest and recovery tips, diet guidelines, and other lifestyle tweaks keep you running your best.

In Keep Running, you'll find:

• Whole body care--Build mobility, stability, and strength with more than a dozen exercises, including illustrations and detailed info to help you keep the correct alignment.
• Fuel for life--Eat for energy and endurance with essential info on runners' nutritional needs, blood sugar tips, and a handy chart of foods to enjoy or avoid.
• Mental wellness--Keep a positive mindset with expert advice for building a morning routine, practicing gratitude, and incorporating powerful tools like yoga and meditation.

With Keep Running, there's no finish line in sight for your time as a runner!

Review Quotes

"Keep Running is a comprehensive guide for the aging runner. Andrew instructs us on what to anticipate as we age and how to manage these challenges. He draws upon his years of coaching experience to help us navigate training as an older athlete while still keeping the enjoyment in our running." --Jen Rhines, 3x US Olympian, US Masters Record Holder 5000m

"From the coaching half of America's premier running couple--Deena and Andrew Kastor--comes a book for the older runner to run their best. Andrew Kastor's Keep Running provides the best realistic strategies to keep running your best and injury free for decades to come." --George Rehmet, President of the Road Runners Club of America

"If you are planning to run through the ages, then this comprehensive book on running is your guide. Just about everything I know about running I have learned from Andrew Kastor over the past 20 years, and it's all right here. --Nancy Fiddler, 2-time Olympian in cross-country skiing

"While it is a fact that we do slow down with age, how much we actually slow down is much more up to us than we ever thought before. Andrew Kastor's coaching experience and detailed tips on training, nutrition, and recovery will help every runner--both young and old--rewrite their running trajectory. It is never too late to stop slowing down. What are you waiting for?" --Terrence Mahon, professional coach, founder of Golden Coast Track Club

About the Author

Andrew Kastor started his running career at the age of 14 and competed in cross country and track while pursuing his college degree in exercise physiology. He has served as coaching director for the L.A. Marathon and is the head coach of the Mammoth Track Club. Andrew lives in Mammoth Lakes, California, with his daughter and his wife, Deena, an Olympic marathon bronze medalist and American marathon record holder.