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Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"If you want to gain insight into the mind of great athletes, adventurers, and peak performers then prepare to be enthralled byAlex Hutchinson'sEndure."--Bear Grylls From the National Magazine Award-winning Runner's World columnist, frequent New Yorker online contributor, and Cambridge-trained physicist: a fascinating and definitive exploration of the revolutionary new science ofendurance and the secrets ofhuman performance. Alex Hutchinson, Ph.D.,revealswhy...
Author
Publisher
Wadsworth/Thomson Learning
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Provides guidelines for beginning a safe and effective walking and jogging regimen and includes information on physical fitness, motivational techniques, prevention of injuries, nutrition, and assessing cardiologist endurance.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Travis Macy has summited glacial peaks in the French Alps, rappelled into limestone caves in China, and raced through parched deserts in Utah. In 2013, he famously won the Leadman Series, a combination of nearly 300 miles of high-altitude trail running and mountain biking over the course of five epic endurance races. Macy achieved all of these victories without elite professional training or even exceptional strength, speed,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
For use in schools and libraries only. While jogging along the Cape Cod shore, a single mother recovering from a difficult divorce stumbles upon a bottle containing a love letter that sends her on an odyssey of self-discovery, renewal, and the possibility of new love.
9) Born to Run
Author
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The astonishing and hugely entertaining story that completely changed the way we run. An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt?
“Equal parts quest, physiology treatise, and running history.... The climactic race reads like a sprint.... It simply makes you want to run.” —Outside Magazine
Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful...
“Equal parts quest, physiology treatise, and running history.... The climactic race reads like a sprint.... It simply makes you want to run.” —Outside Magazine
Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful...
Author
Publisher
NAL, New American Library
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"TRAIN EASIER TO RUN FASTER This revolutionary training method has been embraced by elite runners-with extraordinary results-and now you can do it, too. Respected running and fitness expert Matt Fitzgerald explains how the 80/20 running program-in which you do 80 percent of runs at a lower intensity and just 20 percent at a higher intensity-is the best change runners of all abilities can make to improve their performance. With a thorough examination...
11) Frog knows best
Author
Series
Publisher
Barron's
Pub. Date
c1992
Language
English
Description
A frog in a bog tries to give advice to two joggers about the dangers of jogging in the fog.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2016.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of world-class Ugandan runner Julius Achon, who was kidnapped by the Lord's Resistance Army as a twelve-year-old and forced into fighting and being a soldier, before escaping and discovering his talent for running.
16) Run or die
Author
Publisher
Velo Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The ultrarunner and ski mountaineer discusses his love for the mountains and for pushing himself to the absolute brink of his endurance.
Author
Publisher
Pegus Books
Pub. Date
c2019.
Language
English
Description
An electrifying look inside the wild world of extreme distance running.
Once the reserve of only the most hardcore enthusiasts, ultra running is now a thriving global industry, with hundreds of thousands of competitors each year. But is the rise of this most brutal and challenging sport-with races that extend into hundreds of miles, often in extreme environments-an antidote to modern life, or a symptom of a modern illness?
In The Rise of the Ultra...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
This perfect gift for runners delves into the positive effect of running therapy, including anxiety relief and reduced stress by focusing on the meditative nature of exercise. This running workbook allows you to practice mindfulness in your everyday routine, whether you prefer an afternoon stroll or a morning jog. Movement is medicine. Letting your mind wander as you take a long walk, a slow jog, or a brisk run can give you a powerful, uplifting...
Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"From an Olympic medalist runner and the record-holder in the women's marathon and half-marathon, a lyrical, inspirational memoir on how harnessing the power of the mind can unlock hidden potential Deena Kastor was a star youth runner with tremendous promise, yet her career almost ended after college. Her competitive method--run as hard as possible, all the time--brought her to the brink of burnout and fostered a frustration and negativity that threatened...
Author
Publisher
Older Yet Faster Publications
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Older Yet Faster (with color illustrations and photos, and online lesson and exercise videos) is a manual for teaching runners how to transition to efficient running and to help them to avoid incurring almost all of the common running injuries as they do so. It is ideal for beginners to learn how to run well and for experienced runners to changeover to good technique. Coaches can also use this book as a reference on how to implement technique change...