Running category: 839 books
Ultramarathon Man
Confessions of an All-Night Runner
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2006
In one of his most ambitious physical efforts to date, Dean Karnazes attempted to run 50 marathons, in 50 states, in 50 days to raise awareness of youth obesity and urge Americans of all fitness levels to "take that next step."
"UltraMarathon Man: 50 Marathons - 50 States - 50 Days", a Journeyfilm...
Meb For Mortals
How to Run, Think, and Eat like a Champion Marathoner
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Train like Olympic marathoner and 2014 Boston Marathon winner Meb Keflezighi
With his historic win at the 2014 Boston Marathon, Meb Keflezighi cemented his legacy as one of the great champions of long-distance running. Runners everywhere wanted to know how someone two weeks away from his 39th...
Training Essentials for Ultrarunning
How to Train Smarter, Race Faster, and Maximize Your Ultramarathon Performance
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
When elite ultrarunners have a need for speed, they turn to coach Jason Koop. Now the sport’s leading coach makes his highly effective ultramarathon training methods available to ultrarunners of all abilities in his book Training Essentials for Ultrarunning.
Ultramarathoners have traditionally...
by T. J. Murphy
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
Here T. J. Murphy, a longtime triathlete and Editor-in-Chief of Triathlete Magazine, offers the aspiring triathlete a clear and simple pathway that will guide him or her toward experiencing the ultimate fitness lifestyle, culminating with the successful completion of a first triathlon. Beginning with...
The Ultra Mindset
An Endurance Champion's 8 Core Principles for Success in Business, Sports, and Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
Travis Macy summited glacial peaks in the French Alps, rappelled into vast limestone caves in China, and ran through parched deserts in Utah. Most famously, he won one of the country's marquee ultra-distance events: Leadman, a high-altitude series of super-long-distance races, culminating with a 100-mile...
Marathoning for Mortals
A Regular Person's Guide to the Joy of Running or Walking a Half-Marathon or Marathon
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2003
Once considered a feat for superhuman athletes, the marathon is now within every mortal's grasp. Former couch potato John Bingham has joined forces with coach Jenny Hadfield to create a winning plan that works for every mortal--even you.
In Marathoning for Mortals, you'll find the courage to...
by Jo Pavey
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2016
The inspirational story of athlete Jo Pavey, the runner and mum who ran at a record-breaking fifth Olympic Games at Rio 2016.
'Come-back races? I've had more than a few, the night of 10 May 2014 was the ultimate long shot. I was a forty-year-old mother of two who had given birth eight months...
by Bob Schwartz
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012
Taking a look at the peculiarities and obsessions of runners, I Run, Therefore I AmSTILL Nuts! captures the comedy and the frustrations of the running life like no other book. Humorist Bob Schwartz offers 43 new hilarious and insightful essays interspersed with illustrations that complement the amusing aspects of each story.
by Neil Duncanson
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2011
It takes just under 10 seconds to run, but to the winner of Athletics' men's 100 metres goes the accolade of 'The Fastest Man on Earth'. "The Fastest Men on Earth", first published in 1988 as a tie-in to the "Thames Television" series of the same name, is reissued in a new, exciting format, fully revised...
by Jay Danek
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2013
Strength is said to be found in numbers but when personal tragedy strikes all that matters is the direction you turn. Everyone struggles through the loss of a loved one. For Jay Danek, it was the unexpected loss of his father at the age of 58 on 9-23-2008. Jay sought solace in running to get closer...
by Taryn Spates
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2015
Running 26.2 miles (or more) can be daunting for many, but it is magical for Taryn Spates.In 35 by 35: A Runner’s Quest, Spates takes us on her journey from her first inspiration through her greatest triumph, sharing the peaks and valleys she experiences as she grows from a young college...
by Ray Matthews
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2012
What kind of man runs 100 miles at the age of 70 and what makes anyone want to run 100 miles? Throughout a lifetime, everyone has the opportunity to meet truly exceptional people. Ray is one of them. From being a cocky ginger haired, Yorkshire lad who just wanted to have a go at boxing, to his recent...
Correr de otro modo
Ensayo deportivo
Language: Spanish
Release Date: October 9, 2015
Correr es un reflejo de nuestras propias vidas. Una posibilidad más que tenemos de demostrarnos lo que somos capaces de hacer. Cruzar una meta, ya sea de una carrera de 10 kilómetros o de un maratón completo, te permite comprobar que si te lo propones, puedes alcanzar grandes objetivos.Bajo la batuta...
His Own Man
Otto Peltzer: Champion Athlete, Nazi Victim, Indian Hero
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2016
His Own Man is the story - the first in English - of an unjustly forgotten athlete, who ascended the heights, fell from grace under the Nazis, then achieved redemption coaching street children in India. Born with the twentieth century, Otto Peltzer overcame a lonely childhood, beset by illness, to gain...