This handbook for the runner contains information on equipment, training, nutrition, diet and injury prevention. Its contributors come from a wide variety of athletics coaching and medical bodies under the imprimateur of the Amateur Athletics Association. The guide addresses the issues relevant to the amateur runner, which include: getting started in the sport; running equipment, with the latest in shoe design and technology; racing and competition; marathon running; training for the club athlete; physiology; nutrition and diet; injuries; and road racing.