Joe Henderson (runner)

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Joe Henderson (b. June 3, 1943, Peoria, Illinois) is an American runner, writer, and former chief editor of Runner's World magazine. He currently writes for Marathon & Beyond magazine, and he writes a weekly column titled Joe Henderson's Running Commentary, which he has written since 1982. He has authored and coauthored more than two dozen books about the sport of running and fitness, including the best-selling Marathon Training.^[1]

Contents 1 Life and work 2 Books by Joe Henderson 3 Video/DVD 4 References 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Life and work

Joe Henderson was born in Illinois, but raised in Iowa. He became an avid runner at age 14, and was an Iowa state high school track and cross-country champion.^[2] He ran for Drake University, then started his writing career at the Des Moines Register in 1966. He worked for Track and Field News from 1967 to 1969.

In 1970, Henderson joined Bob Anderson as chief editor for Runner's World magazine. He brought on George A. Sheehan as medical editor for the magazine after being introduced to him by Hal Higdon during the 1968 Olympics. (Higdon was writing features for Runner's World at the time) ^[3]Henderson wrote articles for Runner's World magazine for 33 years. He was Bob Anderson's first full-time employee.^[4]

In 2001, Henderson co-authored The Running Encyclopedia with Richard Benyo. He appears as a keynote speaker at running expos and events, and is recognized as one of the world's foremost authorities on running.^[5]

He currently teaches running classes at the University of Oregon, and he coaches marathon training teams in Eugene, Oregon.

[edit] Books by Joe Henderson

• Long, Slow Distance (1969), Tafnews Press, ISBN 0911520120
• Road Racers and Their Training (1970), Tafnews Press, ISBN 0911520147
• Thoughts on the Run (1970), Runner's World, ASIN B0006CKG2O
• Run Gently, Run Long (1974), Anderson World, ISBN 0890370400
• The Long Run Solution (1976), Anderson World, ISBN 002499300X
• Jog, Run, Race (1978), Anderson World, ISBN 0890371229
• The Running Revolution (1980) Gemini Books, ASIN B0006XOC82
• Running, A to Z (1983), Stephen Greene Press, ISBN 0828905045
• Running Your Best Race (1984), W.C. Brown Publishers, ISBN 0697004589
• Running for Fitness, for Sport and for Life (1985), W.C. Brown, ISBN 069700144X
• Joe Henderson's Running Handbook (1985), W.C. Brown, ISBN 0697007952
• Run Farther, Run Faster (1985), Anderson World, ISBN 0020282400
• Total Fitness (1988), W.C. Brown, ISBN 0697002403
• Think Fast: Mental Toughness Training for Runners (1991), Plume, ISBN 0452266106
• Masters Running and Racing (with Bill Rodgers and Priscilla Welch) (1995) Rodale Books, ISBN 0875963307
• Fitness Running (with Richard L. Brown) (1994), 1st edition, Human Kinetics Publishers, ISBN 08732244515
• Running Injury Free (with Joe Ellis) (1994), Rodale Books, ISBN 0875962211
• Fitness Running (with Richard L. Brown) (2003), 2nd edition, Human Kinetics, ISBN 0736045104
• Did I Win? (A Farewell to George Sheehan) (1994), WRS Publishing, ISBN 1567960669
• Better Runs (Foreword by Jeff Galloway) (1995), Human Kinetics, ISBN 0873228669
• Road Racers and Their Training (1995), 2nd edition, Tafnews Press, ISBN 0911521445
• Marathon Training (1997), 1st edition, Human Kinetics, ISBN 0880115912
• Coaching Cross-Country Successfully (with Joe Newton) (1997), Human Kinetics, ISBN 088011701X
• Best Runs (1999), Human Kinetics, ISBN 0880118962
• Running 101 (2000), Human Kinetics, ISBN 0736030565
• The Running Encyclopedia (with Richard Benyo) (2001), Human Kinetics, ISBN 0736045104
• Fitness Running (with Richard Brown) (2003), 2nd edition, Human Kinetics, ISBN 0736045104
• Marathon Training (2004), 2nd edition, Human Kinetics, ISBN 0736051910
• Run Right Now (Foreword by Richard Benyo) (2004), Barnes & Noble, ISBN 0760754624
• Run Right Now Training Log (2005), Barnes & Noble, ISBN 0760772363

[edit] Video/DVD

Running and Racing with Joe Henderson (2003)

[edit] References