Running Jogging category: 839 books
The Great Grete Waitz
Inspiration, Hero, Champion: The Woman Who Transformed Running
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2011
In The Great Grete Waitz, Runner's World has published a moving tribute to the humble marathon legend who changed the landscape of running forever. The editors of the magazine have gathered a collection of the best stories about Grete from the last 30 years, providing a revealing glimpse into the...
Go Father, Go Daughter
One Family's Pursuit of the World's Greatest Foot Race
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2012
For a large portion of the road racing community, qualifying to run in the Boston Marathon represents a signifi cant achievement. Actually running in the Boston Marathon itself is a thrill that the recreational runner remembers for a lifetime.
Go Father, Go Daughter: One Familys Pursuit of...
Reborn on the Run
My Journey from Addiction to Ultramarathons
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Aside from her rock star looks, Catra Corbett is a standout in the running world on her accomplishments alone. Catra is the first American woman to run over one hundred miles or more on more than one hundred occasions and the first to run one hundred and two hundredmiles in the Ohlone Wilderness,...
by Paul Owen
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2013
This pocket-sized miscellany, packed with fascinating facts, handy hints and captivatingstories and quotes from the world of running, is perfect for anyone who knows theincomparable joy and freedom of lacing up your trainers and hitting the road.
by Andy Milroy
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
North American Ultrarunning: A History explores the rich heritage of ultradistance running stretching back thousands of years; the Americas were originally peopled by nomads on foot. The book documents ultradistance feats by Native Americans, the earliest European explorers and settlers, before recording...
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The Story of America's Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2012
The story of America's greatest running legend.
For five years, no American runner could beat him at any distance over a mile. But at the age of 24, with his best years still ahead, long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine finally lost. Driving alone at night after a party, Prefontaine crashed...
The Long Run
A New York City Firefighter's Triumphant Comeback from Crash Victim to Elite Athlete
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
A New York City firefighter's emotional and inspiring memoir of learning to run again after a debilitating accident
On the morning of December 22, 2005, Matt Long was cycling to work in the early morning when he was struck by and sucked under a 20-ton bus making an illegal turn. The injuries...
by Pieter Peereboom
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2013
Get ready to run the race of your life!
People already think you’re crazy for running marathons, and now you tell them you want to run an extreme (ultra) marathon!
How to train for an extreme (ultra) marathon, that is the question. This eBook ‘How To Train For Your Extreme (Ultra)...
by Pat Tyson, Doug Binder
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
In Coaching Cross Country Successfully, Pat Tyson shares his secrets to building one of today’s elite cross country programs. While there are many instruction books on running, only Coaching Cross Country Successfully provides a blueprint to building a successful team:
• Establishing and...
by Paul Cirrincione
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2017
When two 60+ running partners, Norm Carbone and Felix Morales, sign up for a midnight 6.66k race on Friday the 13th, they get a hell of a lot more than they bargained for. They unwittingly sign an entry form with the Devil's agent, encounter an unusual cast of celebrity runners, and are left unconscious...
Running the Highway to Hell
The 28th Sultan Marathon des Sables
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2013
‘Great little book’, ‘Well written’, ‘A fantastic read’
“What’s it like to run 150 miles across the Sahara desert carrying all of your kit on your back?”
Graeme Harvey award winning trainer, speaker, coach and pretty average endurance athlete. Graeme challenges his clients...
by Ray Charbonneau
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2013
Overthinking the Marathon is an intimate look at one man's preparation for his 21st marathon.Reading Overthinking the Marathon is like having Ray as your partner for a season of training, 17 weeks that culminate in the 2012 Cape Cod Marathon. Some days Ray talks about the nitty-gritty...
by Ray Charbonneau
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2011
F is for Fun in this lighthearted lexicon that spells out what it means to be a runner. It's 26 smiles of running enjoyment!An inexpensive gift for the road warrior, trail trotter, or weekend jogger!
No Need for Speed
A Beginner's Guide to the Joy of Running
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2002
"You don't have to run fast to be a real runner!"
John Bingham, "the patron saint of the back of the pack," commands "The Penguin Brigade"-- those thousands of dedicated runners who have learned that the greatest joy in their sport comes not from how fast they...