Posted: October 24, 2007

Athletics: Announcing The Total Guide For Women On The Run

Over the past four years, 75 percent of the new subscribers to Runner’s World magazine, the country’s largest running magazine, have been women. The 1998 San Diego Rock ‘n Roll Marathon was the first marathon where more women participated than men. Ten million women across the country identify themselves as regular runners. These statistics are evidence of a major boom in the popularity of running—a boom fueled by women runners. In response, Dagny Scott teamed up with the experts at Runner’s World magazine to create the RUNNER’S WORLD COMPLETE BOOK OF WOMEN’S RUNNING (October/ 2007), a guide specifically aimed at this large and growing segment of the running world. More than one hundred experts were interviewed on the unique problems and challenges women face when running, including clothing, injuries common to women, running during pregnancy and menopause, safety and nutrition. With clear photographs, running sidebars and testimonials from women runners of all ages and abilities, the RUNNER’S WORLD COMPLETE BOOK OF WOMEN’S RUNNING provides the most up-to-date, practical advice for women runners of all levels. About the Author: Dagny Scott is the editor-in-chief of Women’s Sports and Fitness magazine and the former editor of Women Outside and Running Times magazines. She is also a contributing editor for Shape magazine. She lives in Boulder, Colorado. RUNNER’S WORLD COMPLETE BOOK OF WOMEN’S RUNNING By Dagny Scott Rodale Books/ Paperback/ $16.95/ October 2007 6” X 9”/ 320 pages/ 100 black-and-white photographs ISBN: 1-57954-466-5 Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest