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Setting the Pace

Sue E. Jones - Author

Readers get a practical introduction to planning a running week, alongside guidance on nutrition, stretching and preparing for race day.

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With all the books about running and training on the market, there is now one designed specifically with the young runner in middle and high school in mind. In this easy-to-read book, author, Sue E. Jones, describes the phases of a training plan and how to set up a running week. She discusses proper nutrition, stretching, and gives you a step-by-step race day scenario. While initially intended for the young runner, this book is useful to the beginning runner of any age. Interspersed throughout are stories from Jones's personal running experience, which spans over 32 years of running and 180 races. Many of these stories provide useful tips, ranging from cold weather running to what to eat before a race. Don't get left behind. Come along on the journey and train to be your best!

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Training plans· ExplainedRunning week· ExplainedRace day· Explained

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Beyond the Cover

training plansrunning weekrace day

Non-fiction

Themes in Context

Training and race preparation

The guide sets out phases of a training plan, how to organise a running week and a step-by-step race-day scenario.Exploratory / explanatory

How the book presents it: It presents these subjects as practical running guidance, rather than as a story; the stated aim is to help young and beginning runners pursue their goals.

Talk about: Which parts of a training plan would you want to understand before trying them?

Why It May Be Worth Reading

Personal running stories are interspersed with the instruction, offering examples and tips drawn from the author's running experience.

What Deserves Attention

The guide addresses physical training and food choices around running. A parent may want to check that its advice fits the reader's individual needs.

A Conversation Worth Having

Which part of preparing for a run feels most useful to you, and what would you like to understand better about training or race day?

Reading Approach

Read it alongside a real or imagined running goal: pause at the weekly-plan and race-day sections, and consider which ideas need tailoring to the runner.

Confidence & Basis

Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. Only part of the book information was available, so some details remain unconfirmed.

What remains unconfirmed

Training and race preparation: The specific exercises, recommended workloads and detail of the plan remain unclear.

Setting the Pace: Peak Performance for Young and Beginning Runners - Sue E. Jones - Google Books

Limited information

Checked: 1 October 2026.

Relevant to: Training and race preparation

Setting the Pace by Sue E. Jones | Open Library