Books by author: Shelly-lynn Florence Glover

I started running last Fall but had to take a break from it because some alignment issues in the bone structure of my right foot caused an painful injury that took me several months to recover from. After my podiatrist recommended "SuperFeet" over-the-counter orthotic insoles, I was able to run again — without pain.

A couple of months later, I started getting more serious about running, and I went looking for advice about building a training program and learning to run longer distances. Bob Glover's book was the most promising guide I could find on Amazon.

It's a solid, though overly long, reference. It probably has everything you'd ever need to know about running, but it's not the most accessible guide.

[Note: By September, 2007, I was up to running six miles at a 9:30 pace. Unfortunately, a four-month-long antibiotic-resistant sinus infection knocked me out of my exercise program.]