I WANT TO RUN: The Olympic Developmental Training and Nutritional Guide For Young & Teen Track Runners Ages 10 To 18

Book Synopsis: A perfect young runner’s blueprint for you, your coaches, and your parents! You want to be on one of the athletic teams at school. What sport grabs your attention? Track & field seems to be the most popular activity on campus and there are a lot of different events to try. You hurry to find the coach and sign up!

I Want To Run: The Olympic Developmental Training and Nutritional Guide for Young & Teen Track Runners Ages 10 to 18 by Olympic Coach Sue Humphrey is the book for you. Explaining all running, relays, and hurdles, Humphrey provides a general description and basic workout ideas for young athletes ages 10-18. Other vital sections include to get better “off the track” with nutrition ideas, how to warm up and warm down, and how important sleep is to an athlete. The beginner athlete/coach/parent will be introduced to all running events from the 100-meter dash through the 3200-meter run, the variety of the relays run in scholastic meets, and hurdles from the 80-meter race to the 400-meter event.

This youth runners’ blueprint includes:
- Brief history of track as a sport and the Olympic Games
- Description of each event from the 100-meters through the 3200-meters
- What kind of future you can look forward to in the sport
- What opportunities you might have after a college career
- How nutrition plays a part in your success
- How sleep can make you a better runner
- Why you should be sure to warm up and warm down
- And so much more…
Sue’s ability to communicate and connect to young people on their level is the reason why this manual would be a great book to use as a reference and a guide to help the next generation of Olympic hopefuls to become Olympians.” - Jackie Joyner-Kersee, World Record Holder Heptathlon, Olympic Gold Medalist in the Long Jump & Heptathlon, considered the world's greatest female athletes.

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