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Joe Puleo is the head men’s and women’s cross-country and track and field coach at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey. He is also the head running coach for Cadence Cycling and MultiSport Center, a premiere training center in Philadelphia featured in the New York Times, Outside, Men's Journal, Men's Health, Shape, GQ, and Triathlete Magazine. His responsibilities as lead instructor include coaching the United States Marine Corps global running program.

His previous 20 years of experience include coaching multiple high school state champions in track and field; NCAA Division III All-Americans in the 100-meter, the 800-meter (indoor and outdoor), and cross-country; male and female winners at the prestigious Penn Relays and NYRRC Marathon Tune-Up races; the 2008 USAT amateur duathlete of the year; and an Olympic Trials qualifier in the marathon. Puleo has also coached three World Championship teams for the United States Armed Forces, two marathon teams, and a cross-country team.

Formerly a nationally ranked age-group triathlete, Puleo has competed in over 100 multisport events and over 300 cross-country, track, and road races since 1985. Puleo lives in Phoenixville and Mt. Gretna, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Lyndi, and their three children.

Patrick Milroy has been the chief medical officer for the Road Runners Club in Great Britain since 1998. From 1991 to 2007, he was a medical advisor and contributor to Runner’s World Magazine and for 10 years before was similarly involved with its precursors Jogging Magazine and Running Magazine. While working in general medical practice, Dr. Milroy was chief medical officer and sole medical practitioner for the North Cheshire Sports Injuries Clinic from 1984 to 2002.

Dr. Milroy has received the award of fellow twice from the Institute of Sports Medicine in 1999 and from the UK Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine in 2006. He has served as a medical officer for many athletic events, including the World Half Marathon Championships, Commonwealth Games, Team England Commonwealth Games (four times), British Athletics Federation, and Great Britain team at the World Junior Championships (three times) and European Junior Championships (two times).

Dr. Milroy is the author of Sports Injuries, coauthor of the AAA Runner’s Guide, and author of numerous other articles on sport and exercise topics for journals, magazines, and newspapers. He is also an accomplished runner as winner of the World Medical Games 5000 meters and half marathon in 1980, 1982, and 1984 and winner of the European Medical Games 20K, 5K, and 1500 meters in 1983. His personal best in the marathon is 2 hours 26 minutes.

In Running Anatomy, detailed four-color anatomical illustrations are combined with text to show step-by-step exercises that convey proper form as well as the link between muscle development and the runner in motion. It includes rehabilitation exercises for common running injuries and an in-depth look at how shoes and orthotics affect a runner’s motion.

Chapter 1 The Evolution of the Human Runner

Chapter 2 The Cardiovascular and Cardiorespiratory Component

Chapter 3 The Runner in Motion

Chapter 4 Adaptations for Speed and Terrain

Chapter 5 Upper Torso

Chapter 6 Arms

Chapter 7 Core

Chapter 8 Upper Leg

Chapter 9 Lower Leg and Foot

Chapter 10 Examining Common Running Injuries

Chapter 11 The Anatomy of Footwear

Chapter 12 Full Body Conditioning