About the Book Whether youre a seasoned marathon runner or just looking to start hitting the pavement now, ultramarathon runner Robin Arzaon gives you the inspiration--and tough love--you need to get out there and go. Filled with colorful photographs, essential training tips, and motivational quotes, youll discover everything from practical gear recommendation and post-race recovery advice to suggested music playlists and the perfect snacks to carry with you on long runs. With detailed training plans that help prepare you for your first 5K to training for a 50-mile ultramarathon, as well as customizable journal pages scattered throughout, get ready to hustle,--page [4] of cover. Book Synopsis An ultra marathoner and running coach captures the energy and joy of running in this illustrated, full-color motivational interactive fitness guide and journal that will inspire every type of runner--from beginner to experienced marathoner--to shut up and run. Running isnt just an activity, its a lifestyle that connects runners with the world around them, whether theyre pounding the pavement of crowded big city streets or traversing trails through quiet woods and fields. Reflecting the excitement, color, and focus of the running experience, Shut Up and Run offers tips, tricks, and visual motivation to help every runner cultivate miles of sweat, laughter, swagger, and friendship. Combining a fitness manual, training program, and self-help advice book in one, this gorgeous, four-color book--filled with anecdotes and stunning action imagery, and supported by graphic inspirational quotes--contains essential training tips for every level, including meditation and visualization techniques, that address a runners body and mind. Robin Arzon offers unique style tips and practical gear recommendations to help you show off your best stuff mile after mile, and tells you everything you need to know, from how to pick the best running shoes to how to get off that sofa and go. No detail is left to chance; Shut Up and Run is loaded with information on every aspect of the runners world, from gear and music to training for a half marathon and post-race recovery tips. Robin includes space at the end of each chapter to track your progress as you build up to your first marathon or other running goals. Designed to help readers find the information quickly and easily, loaded with practical advice, style, and attitude, this practical guide--written by a runner for runners--makes it clear that to succeed, all you need to do is shut up and run! Review Quotes Inclusive, highly relatable, and downright fun, its the running primer weve all been waiting for. -- Rich Roll, bestselling author of Finding Ultra Shut Up and Run will inspire and connect with anyone and everyone who reads it. Through Robins unique perspective, she will motivate you to find the time for yourself and to put away any excuses holding you back. -- Kara Goucher, American long-distance runner and Olympic medal winner If realness had a queen her name would be Robin. Shes raw. Shes fierce. She runs the world (literally). And she wants us all to lace up and join her in the streets. -- Shauna Harrison, PHD, yoga instructor Empowering fitness personality Robin Arzn rewrote the script of her life to overcome challenges and inspire others. -- Competitor Magazine Like a 200-page invitation to put on your sneakers and follow her in living an endorphin-filled existence, where the next finish line is always within reach (if you just push). -- Well+Good.com