Run Forever: Your Complete Guide to Healthy Lifetime Running

This is a book filled with simple and practical running advice that is never preachy. There is no, “buy this,” or “use that” to reach Nirvana on the road or track.Page after page, I got the feeling Amby just wants others to enjoy both a lifestyle and a lifeTIME of running.Wise advice about how to run farther, faster, and safer is found in every well organized chapter. In areas where the author is not an expert, he happily trots out a personal friend who is.The biggest and best point of this conversationally written gem is this: accept your fitness limitations as you age, make adjustments, and keep enjoying the journey.Amby admits, in his early 70’s he’s now twice as slow as he was in his prime. Yet, he happily keeps going—seemingly without shame or regret. As a guy who started running at 48, this is an inspiration.A must read for masters runners like me, but a word to the wise for anyone who wants running to be a journey and not just a destination.

I bought this as a gift for a friend. She liked it but said it lacked a bit in the info department. It was a short read and lacked details at times; especially in places where you want more details. It is a good read though and informative. However if you are into more of the science of running this book is not it.

Amby Burfoot writes about lifetime running to regular people. I gave it five stars, because it is so well written and captures so well the spirit of the love of running that anyone can share. Running isn't complicated, but there is so much depth that a runner can immerse himself/herself in healthy practices that keep a person running for decades and enjoying health benefits from staying fit in old age. I have read plenty of books on running, because I love to read as well. Those books were good. This is the best I've read yet. Read the book!

Really enjoyed reading this book. As an avid runner in her late 50s, I enjoyed the encouragement throughout the book for those of us that still strive for our best but can't run like a 20-something any longer. He very well stated my own personal philosophy about running and that is that "every mile is a gift." At 57, I am fitter than I have ever been in my life. I still strive to challenge myself in my races, but don't beat myself up if I don't make my goal. Life's too short for that and it takes the joy out of the activity. It's an activity that's good for the mind, soul and body. Thanks Amby for the gift of this book to runners of all ages and abilities.

At 58 years of age, I purchased this book in preparation for my first Marathon and referred to it repeatedly during my training. After attempting another Marathon Training Plan, I decided to use the one contained in this book because it was simple and it allowed for adequate recovery time after runs. I did make some modifications to the Plan to include a 20 Mile Run and the Chicago Half Marathon, but otherwise I followed it religiously and I’m thrilled to say that I finished the 2019 Bank of America Chicago Marathon with a time of 4 hours and 42 minutes! So thankful for this book!

Information about running for the new or experienced runners.

This book is pertinent for all runner and was easy to read. Good advice from one of the running legends.

I've read a lot of running books, but this is one of my favorites. It's not so much a "run this training plan" and set a PR as a enjoy running, don't sweat it if you miss a scheduled training run. (I've read most of the major books on how to train for everything from a 5K to a marathon. Run Forever is a nice balance.)If you don't enjoy running, you won't keep up and the important thing to Burfoot is to maintain your health. He mentions several friends who had to give up running outside, so the run on a treadmill. One lost his balance on a treadmill, so now he rides a stationary recumbant bike.

Amby writes in an engaging, relaxed style as if you, the reader, are sitting down for coffee and asked him for some running tips. However, he also backs up his advice with reference to research as well as much anecdotal evidence. Reading this book is like having all the bits and pieces of advice and training plans scattered around the internet pulled together and curated. After reading “Run Forever”, I finally feel that I get how to train progressively, effectively, but most importantly, safely and for a long time.

I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in living a healthier life. The book is full of practical advice for people who are just starting out on the journey to a healthier way of living, and those who now think it's time to stop exercising and retire to the rocking chair.

I had never heard the name of Amby Burfoot. But an FB post caught my attention and I decided to get a Kindle version of the book and read and I finished the book in less than a day.An engaging read from start to finish, it gives simple but time tested suggestions on all aspects of running.The best part is that you are encouraged to keep running throughout your life.

This is a gem. I am no runner but have dabbled with lone runs on and off over the years and this came along as I was starting walk/runs with a few high intensity runs thrown in. I have read more than achieved in the past and there were references to previous good ideas, valuable words of warning, and some great observations on walk/runs and getting started using the 10% technique. The reference to the American military DIME 9 exercise warm up routine for injury prevention has encouraged me to change my exercise warm up routine. As the author mentioned it might be too soon to assess the injury prevention part but it does improve running times and is low impact compared to some routines.

This book is a distillation of years of running experience. Amby Burfoot shows what is important and what is not in simple, but not simplistic, terms. I can see that this book will improve my running already.Highly recommend.