Embrace the process -- Know your why -- Power yourself with kindness -- It's not all puppies and unicorns -- Principle 1: easy means easy, not the absence of pain -- Principle 2: learn how to run fast before you practice running hard -- Principle 3: build strength from speed -- Principle 4: specificity matters, but less than you may think -- Principle 5: healthy running is active and earned -- Conclusion: you are awesome

"The Happy Runner breaks down the science of performance psychology, introduces training principles, and provides real-world stories to show how runners can successfully apply the authors' Some Work, All Play (SWAP) principles into their daily running routines"--