Jeff Galloway

Jeff Galloway, MA (born 1958in Raleigh, North Carolina), is a former United States Olympian best known as the author of the classic Galloway's Book on Running, which is the best-selling running book in the US. A lifetime runner, he was an All American as a collegiate athlete and a member of the 1972 US Olympic Team in the 10,000 meters. He remains a competive athlete, continuing his legacy through a successful masters running career. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Galloway Productions, which conducts a broad range of training programs and events each year; he also owns two running specialty stores. He has written several books on training and has a monthly column in Runner's World.

Education and collegiate career

In high school, Galloway recorded somewhat modest bests of 4:28 in the mile and 9:48 in the two mile; he became the state champion in the latter event.

Running for Wesleyan University, he blossomed as a competitor, earning All-American honors in cross-country and track, clocking 4:12 in the mile, and even more impressive times of 9:06 in the two mile and 14:10 for three. In 1970, Galloway became the first winner of Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, Georgia. After three years in the United States Navy, he attended graduate school at Florida State University (FSU), where he earned his master’s degree in social studies and met his wife, Barbara, who competed for the FSU women’s track team. While at FSU, he became a member of the legendary Florida Track Club team which was based at the University of Florida in Gainesville and led by Jack Bacheler and Frank Shorter.

Olympian

Galloway, along with his Florida Track Club teammates Shorter and Bacheler, made the 1972 US Olympic team, Galloway in the 10K, Bacheler in the marathon, and Shorter in both events. The three spent two months in the mountains around Vail, Colorado, conditioning themselves for the Olympics. According to noted runner/journalist Joe Henderson, Galloway "should have been an Olympic marathoner," but gave up his shot at a spot in the longer event to help his friend, Bacheler, to make the 1972 team.

In 1973, Galloway set an American 10-mile road race record, posting a time of 47:49, and was a member of the U.S. National Track and Field team in Europe, Russia and Africa. In the mid-1970s he altered his training program to emphasize more rest and less weekly mileage, coupled with a long run every other week. The strategy helped extend his competitive career, and at age 35 he ran the Houston-Tenneco Marathon in 2:16:35. Other marks included 27:21 for six miles and 28:29 for the 10 kilometer event.

Peachtree Road Race and race directing

For many years, Galloway has been a key organizer of the Peachtree 10K, one of the premier road race events in the US. He helped the race achieve its status as a marquee event by bringing together world-class fields which, in 1977, included the likes of Shorter, Bill Rodgers, Don Kardong and Lasse Viren. This success brought international recognition to the race and entries escalated tenfold, from 1200 to 12,000 participants by 1980. As co-founder of the Avon International Women’s Marathon in 1978, he helped bring about the advent of the women’s Olympic marathon. He is also co-director of the Manufacturers Hanover Corporate Challenge.

Collateral endeavors

In 1973, Galloway founded Phidippides, which at one time developed into a nationwide franchise network of 35 running stores. The chain has dwindled in recent years, and as of 2006, Galloway owns only two Phidippides stores in the Atlanta area.[1] In 1975, he started his first vacation fitness camp and there are now three in operation each summer in Colorado, British Columbia, and Squaw Valley, California. Coaches and lecturers have included Runner's World publisher Bob Anderson (runner), Covert Bailey, Joe Henderson, Harry Hlavac, DPM, Joan Ullyot, MD, and the late, great, New Zealand Olympic track coach, Arthur Lydiard.

Galloway Productions conducts fitness seminars, fitness vacation camps, and marathon training groups across the US. His unique training approach has been used by millions of runners around the globe.

Galloway and his wife live with their sons, Brennan and Westin, in Atlanta.

Publications

• 1984, Galloway's Book on Running, ISBN 0-394-72709-6
• Walking: the Complete Book, ISBN 1-84126-170-X
• 1995, Return of the Tribes to Peachtree Street, Galloway Productions, ISBN 0-9647187-0-7
• 2001, Marathon: You Can Do It! , Shelter Publications, ISBN 0-936070-25-0
• 2002, Galloway's Book on Running (revised), 2nd edition, Shelter Publications, ISBN 0-936070-27-7
• 2005, Running: A Year Round Plan, Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH, ISBN 1-84126-169-6
• 2005, Running: Getting Started, Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH, ISBN 1-84126-166-1
• 2005 Running: Testing Yourself, Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH, ISBN 1-84126-167-X
• 2005, Walking: the Complete Book, Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH, ISBN 1-84126-170-X

External links

• JeffGalloway.com - 'Run Injury Free with Jeff Galloway: Your Source for Running and Walking Information for All Abilities' (official homepage)

• RunInjuryFree.com -

• ActiveSalem.com - 'Galloway Training Programs: for the Half Marathon & Marathon' (Fall 2005/Winter 2006)
• AthensMarathon.com - 'Your Coach, Jeff Galloway', Athens Marathon
• CoolRunning.com - 'Training Tips by Jeff Galloway' (December 30, 2004)
• CoolRunning.com - 'Jeff Galloway - Everybody's Mother', Michael Selman (June 2, 2003)
• ShelterPub.com - 'Jeff Galloway’s Biography'