Joe Henderson (runner) 4144142 172328456 2007-11-18T19:18:25Z Waacstats 1951353 Category:American long-distance runners '''Joe Henderson''' (b. [[June 3]], [[1943]], [[Peoria, Illinois]]) is an [[United States|American]] runner, running coach, writer, and former chief editor of ''[[Runner's World]]'' magazine. He currently writes for ''[[Marathon & Beyond]]'' magazine, and since 1982, a weekly column entitled "Joe Henderson's Running Commentary". He has authored and coauthored more than two dozen books about the sport of [[running]] and fitness, including the best-selling ''[[Marathon Training]]''.<ref>author biography Human Kinetics</ref> ==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 [[Athletics (track and field)|track]] and [[Cross-country running|cross country]] champion.<ref>[http://www.humankinetics.com/products/showproduct.cfm?isbn=0736045104 Author bio] Accessed September 24, 2006</ref> He ran for [[Drake University]], then started his writing career at the ''[[Des Moines Register]]'' in 1966. He wrote for ''[[Track and Field News]]'' from 1967 to 1969. In 1970, Henderson joined [[Bob Anderson (runner)|Bob Anderson]] as chief editor for ''[[Runner's World]]'' magazine. He brought aboard [[George A. Sheehan|Dr. George Sheehan]] as the magazine's medical editor, after being introduced to him by [[Hal Higdon]] during the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] (Higdon was writing features for ''Runner's World'' at the time).<ref>http://www.halhigdon.com/Articles/40yearsrunnersworld.htm Accessed September 18, 2006</ref> Henderson wrote articles for ''Runner's World'' for 33 years. He was Bob Anderson's first full-time employee.<ref>[http://joehenderson.com/archive/home.php?article=2062 archive] accessed October 4, 2006</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.eugenerunningcompany.com/2006/guest-appearances.htm www.eugenerunningcompany] Accessed September 14, 2006</ref> He currently teaches running classes at the [[University of Oregon]], and he coaches [[marathon]] training teams in [[Eugene, Oregon]]. ==Books== * ''[[Long, Slow Distance]]'' (1969), Tafnews Press, ISBN 0-911520-12-0 * ''Road Racers and Their Training'' (1970), Tafnews Press, ISBN 0-911520-14-7 * ''Thoughts on the Run'' (1970), Runner's World, ASIN B0006CKG2O * ''Run Gently, Run Long'' (1974), Anderson World, ISBN 0-89037-040-0 * ''The Long Run Solution'' (1976), Anderson World, ISBN 0-02-499300-X * ''Jog, Run, Race'' (1978), Anderson World, ISBN 0-89037-122-9 * ''The Running Revolution'' (1980) Gemini Books, ASIN B0006XOC82 * ''Running, A to Z'' (1983), Stephen Greene Press, ISBN 0-8289-0504-5 * ''Running Your Best Race'' (1984), W.C. Brown Publishers, ISBN 0-697-00458-9 * ''Running for Fitness, for Sport and for Life'' (1985), W.C. Brown, ISBN 0-697-00144-X * ''Joe Henderson's Running Handbook'' (1985), W.C. Brown, ISBN 0-697-00795-2 * ''Run Farther, Run Faster'' (1985), Anderson World, ISBN 0-02-028240-0 * ''Total Fitness'' (1988), W.C. Brown, ISBN 0-697-00240-3 * ''Think Fast: Mental Toughness Training for Runners'' (1991), Plume, ISBN 0-452-26610-6 * ''Masters Running and Racing'' (with [[Bill Rodgers (athlete)|Bill Rodgers]] and [[Priscilla Welch]]) (1995) Rodale Books, ISBN 0-87596-330-7 * ''Fitness Running'' (with Richard L. Brown) (1994), 1st edition, Human Kinetics Publishers, ISBN 0873224515 { * ''Running Injury Free'' (with Joe Ellis) (1994), Rodale Books, ISBN 0-87596-221-1 * ''Fitness Running'' (with Richard L. Brown) (2003), 2nd edition, Human Kinetics, ISBN 0-7360-4510-4 * ''Did I Win?'' (A Farewell to [[George Sheehan]]) (1994), WRS Publishing, ISBN 1-56796-066-9 * ''Better Runs'' (Foreword by [[Jeff Galloway]]) (1995), Human Kinetics, ISBN 0-87322-866-9 * ''Road Racers and Their Training'' (1995), 2nd edition, Tafnews Press, ISBN 0-911521-44-5 * ''Marathon Training'' (1997), 1st edition, Human Kinetics, ISBN 0-88011-591-2 * ''Coaching Cross-Country Successfully'' (with Joe Newton) (1997), Human Kinetics, ISBN 0-88011-701-X * ''Best Runs'' (1999), Human Kinetics, ISBN 0-88011-896-2 * ''Running 101'' (2000), Human Kinetics, ISBN 0-7360-3056-5 * ''The Running Encyclopedia'' (with [[Richard Benyo]]) (2001), Human Kinetics, ISBN 0-7360-4510-4 * ''Fitness Running'' (with Richard Brown) (2003), 2nd edition, Human Kinetics, ISBN 0-7360-4510-4 * ''Marathon Training'' (2004), 2nd edition, Human Kinetics, ISBN 0-7360-5191-0 * ''Run Right Now'' (Foreword by [[Richard Benyo]]) (2004), Barnes & Noble, ISBN 0-7607-5462-4 * ''Run Right Now Training Log (2005)'', Barnes & Noble, ISBN 0-7607-7236-3 ==Video/DVD== * ''Running and Racing with Joe Henderson'', (2003) ==References== <div class="references-small"><references/> ==See also== * [[Paul Reese]] ==External links== * [http://www.joehenderson.com/ JoeHenderson.com] - Official website * [http://www.marathonandbeyond.com/ MarathonAndBeyond.com]] - ' ''[[Marathon & Beyond]]: Run Longer, Smarter, Better' {{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, Joe}} [[Category:1943 births]] [[Category:American non-fiction writers]] [[Category:American long-distance runners]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Eugene, Oregon]] [[Category:People from Peoria, Illinois]]