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1.		4 Months to a 4 Hour Marathon from Perigee Price: £9.49 Customer Review: I finished reading this book in a little over an hour. There's very little of substance here. If you're a decent runner to start with it has schedules and minimal dietary information, but few alternatives to the food suggested. If you're a beginner, try something else.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

2.		Zest: Running Made Easy (Zest Magazine: Made Easy) from Anova Price: £5.89 Customer Review: I've been running for a couple of months now and even tho I was told that running was a case of...well, just running, I always felt a bit out of my depth. Being a very competitive person I thought the best thing was to run till I thought I would die, then try and run harder the next day. In the end,... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

3.		The Marathon and Half Marathon: A Training Guide from The Crowood Press Ltd Price: £10.49 Customer Review: This book is well written, with good photos giving the runner an indepth guide on how to train for a marathon or half marathon. In my case I used it's information and running schedules to aid me to train for running my first half marathon and as a result I succeeded all my expectations. Thanks	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

4.		First Marathons: Personal Encounters with the 26.2-Mile Monster from Breakaway Books Price: £9.82 Customer Review: Everytime I pick this book up and read each persons account of their first marathon it brings tears to my eyes. Well written easy to read, containing lots of short stories, so it's easy to dip in and out of if you are a busy person. Inspiring and at times tear jerking. These are real people old,... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

5.		Runner's World: Training Diary from John Wiley & Sons Price: £5.49 Customer Review: I am newish to running and although I enjoy it, I have issues with migranes etc. By keeping this training log, I am hoping to see an improvement in my condition and maybe find triggers which I can eventually avoid. I like this diary because its simple and you can be as complex or as simple as... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

6.		Marathon Training for Dummies (For Dummies) from John Wiley & Sons Price: £7.17 Customer Review: This book has lots of information on marathon running but is very much the authors opinion. The problem with this is that the author is a professional runner and most of the dummies who are trying to do a marathon are juggling work and so on. It is very intensive with 5-6 runs per week and very high... more info	Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

7.		The Runner's Handbook: The Best-selling Classic Fitness Guide for Beginner and Intermediate Runner from Penguin Price: £6.99 Customer Review: 'The Runners Handbook' is a comprehensive book covering nearly all aspects of running. It stretches to just over 700 pages, which is a lot of information about this sport. The topics it covers are extremely varied and include, reasons to exercise, getting started and maintaining motivation, training... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

8.		Garmin Forerunner 305 Wrist Worn GPS Personal Training Device (With Heart Rate Monitor) from Garmin Price: £132.72 Customer Review: Garmin Forerunner 305 Wrist Worn GPS Personal Training Device (With Heart Rate Monitor)Took my new toy for Its first run today did not lose the signal even in a deep wood covered valley .It does every thing I wanted it to Plus a lot more .	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

9.		Marathon Running for Mortals: An Ordinary Mortal's Guide to the Joy of Running or Walking a Marathon or Half-marathon from Rodale International Ltd Price: £7.49 Customer Review: When I said I was going to attempt a marathon a friend recommended this book and said "You will need no other book" and she was right. Yes, the style can be irritating and it's not a book for seasoned runners BUT for the absolute beginner, like me, it is great. I did as I was told by the book and I... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

10.		Nonrunner's Marathon Guide for Women: Get Off Your Butt and on with Your Training from Avalon Group Price: £7.69 Customer Review: Even if you're not into running, you'll still appreciate the humour in this book (she may even turn you into a runner!). If you ARE into running then you'll find this extremely entertaining as well as informative. I love that it's written from the perspective of a non-addicted, non-competitive... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

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