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THE JOY OF RUNNING

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To Fiona, Megan and James.
Thank you for explaining apostrophes. My head hurts.
I'm going for a run.

CONTENTS

Introduction
Chapter One – A Brief History of Running
Chapter Two – Why do we Run?
Chapter Three – Training
Chapter Four – Gear and Gadgets
Chapter Five – Running Clubs
Chapter Six – Inspirational Runners
Chapter Seven – The Sub-Four-Minute Mile
Chapter Eight – Cheaters and Rule Benders
Chapter Nine – Types of Running Races
Chapter Ten – The 5s and 10s
Chapter Eleven – Half Marathons
Chapter Twelve – Marathons
Chapter Thirteen – Mad, Bad and Dangerous Races
Chapter Fourteen – Ultras
Chapter Fifteen – Stats
Conclusion