Running category: 839 books
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...
by Jeff Galloway
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2011
Any woman at any fitness level can enter into the running lifestyle. This book is specifically designated to meet the needs and concerns of women. All of the exercises can fit into the busiest lifestyle - to improve attitude, relieves stress and enjoy a greater sense of vitality
Don't Stop Me Now
26.2 Tales of a Runner’s Obsession
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2016
This is a celebration of running - and what lots of us think about when we run. Part escape, part self-discovery, part therapy, part fitness. Part simple childlike joy of running when you could be walking.
Vassos Alexander shares the highs and lows of falling in love with running, from his first paltry...
by The Blokehead
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
If you are a runner and you choose not to do any form of strength training then you are going to increase the chances of having to stop as you develop some kind of injury.Many runners that do not believe that lifting weights is crucial are sadly mistaken. In fact even though running itself may not...
by Lydiard, Arthur
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
Lydiard presents his techniques in middle and long distance running. His description of a systematic, detailed training program for beginners and top-runners is based on a clear defined conception of fitness. Beneath detailed schedules for the training, the book includes tips concerning equipment and...
by Shanti Sosienski
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2010
Women run for all kinds of reasons. We run for health, to ease tension, for strength, to challenge ourselves, to be social with friends, as professional athletes or the dream of being one, to turn our minds on, and to turn them off. Whether running a marathon, taking a quick jog around the neighborhood,...
The Untitled Journals of Steve Donovan's Marathon Training
The Journals of Steve Donovan's Marathon Training
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2005
Steve Donovan liked smoking a lot, but he liked his wife and daughter more. When he started running to help himself quit smoking, he entered into a whole new culture.
Donovan's competitive spirit leads him to train for the Chicago Marathon to break the four-hour mark. During that time, he kept...
Running 5K and 10K
A Training Guide
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Today's runners are bombarded with 'expert' opinion on how to run faster and often spend more and more money on trying to do so. Running 5K and 10K: A Training Guide is an accessible, jargon-free guide for all distance runners committed to improving their times. It doesn't offer any quick and easy...
The Nonrunner's Marathon Guide for Women
Get Off Your Butt and On with Your Training
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
Anyone can run a marathon. Dawn Dais makes it a little more bearable--and a lot more fun
Dawn Dais hated running. And it didn't like her much, either. Her fitness routine consisted of avoiding the stairs in her own house, because who really has the energy to climb stairs? It was with this exercise...
Runner's World Race Everything
How to Conquer Any Race at Any Distance in Any Environment and Have Fun Doing It
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
How to be prepared no matter where running might take you
Millions of runners around the US are interested in special experiences, whether it means running a bucket-list event like the Boston Marathon, or competing in beautiful and challenging locales such as Rome or Death Valley. Whatever...
Instant running
Tips and techniques to get you moving
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2012
This book is all about running, health and fitness. The information is broken down into easy, bite-sized chapters that take you through your first few runs and on as far as you want to go. We begin with the basics, such as kit, and then give you hints on the right food to fuel your training along with...