Running Until You're 100: A Guide to Lifelong Running

Bottom Line: Jeff Galloway's tips, advice, and techniques are both outstanding and thorough. This book is an invaluable resource for those just beginning running late in life and who also don't already own any of Galloway's other books. Much of his guidance on things such as pacing and nutrition may seem like common sense, but sometimes you need to hear it from an expert-and there's also bad advice out there. Read "the low carbohydrate scam." Galloway is well known in the running community for his run, walk, run, method, and it is covered here as well as techniques such as his "magic mile." The purpose of this book is as clear as it is necessary for older people to internalize- get moving. Galloways states, "Unfortunately many people over the age of 50 believe they cannot, or should not increase their level of exercise." I hear it myself. This book debunk that thinking, and I believe, will motivate the skeptic and the sedentary to beginning a new, healthy way of life. I know I want to not only live longer but live healthier and more active as well. Buy this book, then get moving.

Galloway’s extensive coaching and running of seminars has given him a depth of practical knowledge that few possess; there is wisdom from seeing thousands of runners try different training methods. I enjoyed the practicality of this book on the subjects that you can see in the table of contents. I will reread this book every year or two to remember wonderful points about cross training, fueling, the Magic Mile, and other topics discussed by Jeff.

Book is to enhance my running moving forward as I am getting older.

I am not particularly in agreement with some of his advice in this book. The running guidance is pretty basic and just common sense, but he takes it to an OCD level with his ratios and formulas and such. Don’t listen to any of his guidance on diet and nutrition. He is off target. Rather seek guidance from a functional medicine practitioner. Not impressed with this book and mad at myself for buying it.

I bought this book for a stubborn senior citizen in my life who wouldn’t listen to just data on things like bone density loss and declining muscle mass in relation to aging. We both agreed that It’s not impossible to stay active as you age, but this book provided him with the tools and mindset to shift his training methods. Instead of running his body into the ground (literally) he’s now enjoying other forms of cardio and noticing the benefits from these changes in his runs. This book is perfect for somebody who doesn’t want to hear about the science of aging from someone who hasn’t aged to that point yet. Jeff is the perfect messenger to deliver the message that you can remain active as you age

I started jogging because of his run walk interval approach, It made running less intimidating and less elitist. I really like his books and have done 2 marathons and 8 half marathons using his method. He has a free app that is a nice interval timer to implement this method.

This book is extremely basic, and I would only recommend it to somebody who is brand new at running. If you have even a couple years of running experience than you probably don't need this book.

I have been running for over 20 years. I am now 71 and am running about 25 miles per week. I've read more than 20 books on running. This book is the most encouraging and the most practical. If you're over 50 and want to keep running or to start running. Get this book, unless you have an excellent personnel running coach.

Tem boas dicas. O principal do livro é reforçar o run-walk-run e não forçar muito para evitar lesões, o que é muito importante principalmente pra quem passou dos 40 ou 50 de idade. Dá algumas orientações de treino e tem bastante auto propaganda. Esse autor deve ter mais de 10 livros sobre o mesmo tema - corrida. E constantemente ele faz referências aos outros livros. Na minha opinião um único assunto como ‘corrida’ não dá pra gerar tanto livro assim. A não ser que ele se repita com frequência e/ou deixe de dizer tudo em um livro pra falar no outro.

I discovered Jeff Galloway through his Run-Walk-Run method. which keeps the fun of running long distances without the pressure. This book is very good as it explains what happens to our bodies as we age, it demystifies how to deal with it from a runner's point of view, and it gives good advice on how to adapt. It provides a lot of useful information I will start putting in practice now, and hopefully in the decades to come. I just ran a 25k distance with this approach, and do not feel the worse for wear on the following day.

Several runners recomended the Jeff Galloway run walk run method. Had to get the book to see for myself. Quite expensive and how good it is for you depends on where you're at with your running eg fast/ slow, older/ younger...

Helpful hints and tips and helps you realise it’s not just you.

I asked for this book plus The Run Walk Run Method but found them both to be repetitive and with the assumption that you live in the US and already run. References to studies carried out +30 years ago didn’t add to my enjoyment. This book is for Galloway disciples rather than someone looking to start.