Gifts Ideas for Runners Who Have Everything - from Jeff Galloway

I'm always looking for gifts - year round I do my Christmas shopping. This came from an eNewsletter from Jeff Galloway.

"Gifts for the runner who has everything"

For the runner who is
* a beginner or has friends/family who want to start a fitness program: Getting Started, Walking, Women's Complete Guide to Walking

* training for their first half or full marathon: Galloway Training Programs & Marathon FAQ
* often injured: Injuries-Treatment and Prevention
* a parent (or grandparent) who runs: Fit Kids/Smarter Kids
* coaching others: Injuries-Treatment and Prevention & Year Round Plan
* in Military/law enforcement and needs to pass the PT test: Testing Yourself

For the runner who needs
* answers to many questions and needs direction: Galloway Running Schools
* a coach: Jeff's Ecoaching program

* motivation: Galloway retreats
* help with their IT Band: foam roller
* help with calf cramps or sore calf muscles: Zensah compression sleeves & The Stick massage tool
* to rekindle their love of running: Blue Mountain Beach & Tahoe Retreats

For the runner who wants
* to enjoy running more: Galloway retreats or Running Schools
* to track their workouts: Jeff's Training Journal

For the runner who is training for a specific event:
* One mile/two miles/5K runners: Testing Yourself
* Marathoners or future marathoners: Galloway Training Programs
* Those who run many races a year: Year Round Plan
* Half Marathoners or prospects: Half Marathon-You Can Do It

* 5K or 10K goal runners: 5K/10K Running
* 10 mile goal runners: Galloway Training Programs

Women Runners--Women's Complete Guide to Running

Walk break runners--Gymboss timer & Timex Ironman watch

Walkers or prospects--Walking or Women's Complete Guide to Walking

For the gadget/gizmo junkie
* Gymboss Timer

* Timex Ironman watch
* The Stick
* Foam Roller
* Zensah compression sleeves
* Fuel Belt

For ALL runners and walkers
* New - Jeff's Marathon Training DVD, featuring video on "acceleration gliders" & "cadence drills"
* "The best week of running all year" (JG): Tahoe Running Retreat--July 2010
* All you need to know about running: motivation, getting faster, nutrition, building endurance, fatburning - Jeff's Running Schools

Eat Your Feelings: Receipes for Self Loathing - gift idea!

This gift idea came from my BFF Lee Ann. It's looks hysterical! Book is by Heather Whaley.

From Amazon:
A riotous and all-wrong collection of real recipes from Heather Whaley- think Amy Sedaris meets a warped Martha Stewart

In this hilarious tongue-in-cheek collection, actress and playwright Heather Whaley reminds us that unlike fair weather friends and reliable sources of income, food will always be there for you- and for each of life's pitfalls she has provided the perfect recipe to cheer you up. Whether you've just been dumped, fired, found naked pictures of yourself online, or are forty-five and living with your parents, Eat Your Feelings will help fill any void.

With a dark comedic edge, this book collects the comfort foods necessary for any emotional rollercoaster: Sky-High Banana Cream Pie Because You're Dating a Married Guy, Lonely Christmas Pudding, Little Sister Earns More Than You Ham-and- Cheese Toastie, and many more. Illustrated with photos that add the perfect punch, this collection confounds life's little dramas with wit and brevity.
-----------

Example of Recipes:
Three Alarm Chili for Bad Mothers
Rainbow Sherbet 'Cause Your Boss is a Pervert
Botox Bologna
PMS Pot Stickers
Stir Fry for Stretch Marks

The American Physical Therapy Association Book of Body Maintenance and Repair

This is a really helpful book. Especially before I became an expert on knee pain from dealing with my own problems! Good to have on hand.

Amazon.com Review

Whether you've been injured or want to avoid injury, the American Physical Therapy Association Book of Body Repair and Maintenance can help you. Part 1 is the first place to go if you've been hurt. It presents nine common injury sites--back, neck, jaw, shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand, hip, knee, and ankle and foot--describing the anatomy and function of that area of the body, what can go wrong, and what to do if you experience pain or injury there. Part 2 explains how to avoid injury through proper posture, gait, body mechanics (how we use our bodies in daily activities), body weight, and footwear. You also get a program of beginning strength training and stretching, plus tips for avoiding injuries in sports, exercise activities, and in the workplace. Part 3 presents 200 clearly illustrated exercises for strength (beginning level) and flexibility that can be done at home. Some require dumbbells or ankle weights; most need no equipment. Many are done seated or lying down, so even if you haven't fully recovered, you can start to rehabilitate those areas that are ready. The illustrations are line drawings, large enough so that you can learn the exercises easily with the book open on the floor. This book is practical and helpful--don't wait until you get hurt to read it. --Joan Price

Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook

This is one of my favorite books!

Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD is an internationally known sports nutritionist and nutrition author. She is a registered dietitian (RD) who specializes in nutrition for exercise, health and the nutritional management of eating disorders. She is board certified as a specialist in sports dietietics (CSSD). Check out her website at www.nancyclarkrd.com.

She also has a blog on active.com which is worth reading.

Anyway, back to this book. The Sports Nutrition Guidebook covers all the nutrition questions you have as an athlete. The chapters include:

• Eating Strategies for High Energy
• Fueling During and After Exercise
• Eliminating the Carbohydrate Confusion
• Protein and Performance
• Balancing Weight and Activity
• Finding a Healthy Body Fat Level
• Losing Weight Without Starvation
• and many more!

Plus the book has fantastic recipes! I'll post my favorite on tomorrow...

Amazon.com Review
What's the best diet for good health and athletic performance? Nancy Clark, M.S., R.D., describes the dietary balance and specific foods shown to be optimal for athletes from recreational exercisers to Olympic hopefuls, citing supporting studies. Refreshingly free of high-protein hype, Clark emphasizes a varied, wholesome, moderate diet high in complex carbohydrates ("without question, wholesome carbohydrates are the best choices for fueling your muscles and promoting good health"), especially whole grains and starches; adequate but not excessive protein; and 20 to 35 percent fat. Learn the components and variables of your ideal diet, with tables of nutritional information and marvelous tidbits, such as calorie/fat counts of various fast foods. Did you realize that an Au Bon Pain pecan roll has 800 calories and 45 grams of fat--double the calories/fat in a serving of KFC's Crispy Strips? Did you know that a Dunkin' Donuts 16-ounce Coffee Coolatta with cream has 410 calories and 22 grams of fat--about equivalent to a McDonald's Quarter-Pounder? Clark, a well-known sports nutrition expert, also covers weight loss, weight gain, eating disorders, and includes 72 recipes. Highly recommended for athletes, exercisers, and average folk who want to understand how to design a personalized diet. --Joan Price

You get get the book on Amazon.com, and most other book sellers.