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A Runner's Guide

to 30 years of Off The Road

Russ Ebbets

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English
Off the Road Press
24 October 2019
A Runner's Guide blends local flavor with a personal touch to address universal themes all runners and athletes face. Russ Ebbets draws on a lifetime of experiences detailed through selected essays from 30] years of training columns in the Hudson-Mohawk Road Runners Club's Pace Setter Magazine. Whether it be thoughts on training and competition, growth and development or health and history, Ebbets creates a rich mosaic of the sport that offers something for everyone, be they athlete, coach, spectator or parent.

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Imprint:   Off the Road Press
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 14mm
Weight:   318g
ISBN:   9781950647156
ISBN 10:   1950647153
Pages:   270
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Russ Ebbets has taught in the USATF Coaching Education for over 35 years, speaking at Level 1, 2 and 3 schools and the High Performance Summits on distance running. He has served as the US National Team chiropractor to three IAAF World Championships. His documentation and standards of care for on-site sports chiropractic have been adopted nationally. He has directed complimentary chiropractic care at over 250 events, 25 national championships and overseen the treatment of some 15,000 athletes at events ranging from local 5k's to Friehofer's Run for Women, Utica's Boilermaker and the Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden. Since 1999 he has been editor of Track Coach, the technical journal of USATF. Track Coach enjoys a worldwide circulation and is seen as one of the leading training journals of the sport. Ebbets has lectured throughout the US, in Canada, Scandinavia and the Caribbean. Since the fall of 1983 he has contributed regularly to Pace Setter Magazine with his Off The Road column. Ultimately, he has proved Bill Reynolds right, one thing has led to another.

Reviews for A Runner's Guide: to 30 years of Off The Road

Very well written book by a dedicated coach. A great book for a coach or athlete to develop insight into becoming better. Reading The Runner's Guide will challenge the coach and athlete to consider new options and how they can be applied to the discipline. Coach Ebbets presents logical information backed up by simple science. He uses real athletic situations to illustrate what has worked for him and his athletes. A must read for all. - Harry Marra, IAAF World Coach of the Year 2016, Nike Coach of the Year 2012 The Truth is finally here...this Runner's Guide to 30 Years of Off The Road is a masterpiece for all athletes, coaches and parents who want to discover and understand the various levels of athletic development. In every chapter the wonderful stories of excellence and the journey to the Top of the Mountain are both inspiring and intriguing. Get ready to be motivated! - Coach Tim St. Lawrence, Warwick Valley Flying Circus Pole Vault Academy From the author of Supernova and Time and Chance comes a must read collection of training tips, stories and great advice. There are kernels of wisdom on running and life from Russ's trips to Russia and from the trial and error of living life to the fullest. This compilation reflects that. You won't be able to put it down! -- Mark Mindel, 1979 Montreal Marathon Champion, Founder Stockade-athon


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