Running category: 839 books
by Justin Lagat
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2015
It is undisputed that the country of Kenya is a haven to many great destinations for long distance athletes to train. The factors that make this country so lies on its great climatic conditions throughout the year, the places on high altitudes, the availability of many groups of athletes to train...
by Roger Bannister
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2004
"Bannister writes in much the same fashion as he runs-with rippling smoothness, eye-catching grace, and spectacular effectiveness." -The New York Times "It is strange that the intrinsically simple and unimportant act of placing one foot after another for 1,760 yards, as fast as possible, should become...
by Bobbi Gibb
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2016
26.2 Essays is a collection of essays on a broad range of topics as seen through the eyes of Bobbi Gibb. the first woman to run the Boston Marathon.Bobbi applies the insights she developed through decades of living, loving, and running to a multitude of human endeavors, including economics, politics,...
by George Sheehan
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 1, 2016
"… cuando tengo un problema, salgo a correr con él… Sólo me ocupa la carretera que absorbe mi percepción. Soy un flujo constante, un movimiento puro, totalmente concentrado. Me siento cómodo, en calma, relajado, dominado por la acción de correr. Podría seguir corriendo así toda mi vida…"...
El corredor
Edición bicolor
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 22, 2017
Si quieres correr más lejos, más rápido y sin lesiones, existe una forma mejor de entrenar que sumar kilómetros. Este práctico manual presenta las últimas investigaciones sobre fisiología del atletismo para abordar todos los componentes que intervienen en cada zancada, como los músculos, el...
parkrun
much more than just a run in the park
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
parkrun – a stunningly simple concept. Every Saturday morning, tens of thousands of people, all ages and sizes, gather at their local park to run, jog or walk five kilometres.
parkrun is about taking part, no matter how fast you go or how long it takes you to finish. parkrun is open to all,...
Halbmarathon & Marathon
Das beste Training für jeden Lauftyp
Language: German
Release Date: May 2, 2016
Für die verschiedenen Lauftypen – das ganze Wissen des Laufspezialisten
Die Distanzen für Halbmarathon und Marathon erfreuen sich bei Laufsportlern immer größerer Beliebtheit. Doch wie lässt sich die Strecke von ca. 21 oder 42 Kilometern tatsächlich bewältigen? Was muss beim Training,...
by Hector Sanmiguel Vallelado
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 19, 2015
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 19, 2015
Un viaje, un descubrimiento. Letras a medio camino entre la ironía y el romanticismo. Situaciones y sentimientos encontrados corriendo en las montañas del Pamir (Himalaya), y en el camino hacia ellas. Correr como viaje al infinito y a nosotros mismos. A través de diferentes textos,...
100 km für ein Bier
Meine härtesten Ultra- und Trailrunning-Läufe in aller Welt
Language: German
Release Date: March 15, 2016
In 70 Bildern und erlebnisreichen, spannenden, lustigen Texten erzählt Joe Kelbel von seinen Läufen aus aller Welt. Trainings- oder Ernährungspläne sind für Joe Kelbel tabu. Seitdem der Börsianer seinen Job und sein Geld verloren hat, genügen ihm zwei Füße, eine Pizza und ein Kasten Bier,...
In the Long Run
A Father, a Son, and Unintentional Lessons in Happiness
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2011
It's 2008. Jim Axelrod—once among the most watched correspondents on network news and the first television reporter to broadcast from Saddam International Airport in 2003—is covering the final stages of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. He's forty-five years old and thirty pounds...
For the Glory
The Untold and Inspiring Story of Eric Liddell, Hero of Chariots of Fire
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
The untold and inspiring story of Eric Liddell, hero of Chariots of Fire, from his Olympic medal to his missionary work in China to his last, brave years in a Japanese work camp during WWII
Many people will remember Eric Liddell as the Olympic gold medalist from the Academy Award winning film...
by Rob Hadgraft
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
British author Rob Hadgraft specialises in biographies of marathon and ultra-distance runners. All are available worldwide as ebooks. His five subjects to date are:1. The Little Wonder: The Untold Story of Alfred Shrubb - World Champion Runner.2. Beer and Brine: The Making of Walter George - Athletics'...
El Deporte Mi Pasión
Experiencias de Mi Vida Deportiva
Language: Spanish
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Esta es mi historia puede sonar a telenovela pero no, así es mi vida y de todos los trancazos que me tuve que meter para entender que lo que estaba haciendo no me llevaba al camino del bien y claro ¿Por qué no hacer la primera reflexión de tu vida cuando estas embarazada en el año 2009 a tus...
Today We Die a Little!
The Inimitable Emil Zátopek, the Greatest Olympic Runner of All Time
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2016
For a decade after the Second World War, Emil Zátopek-"the Czech Locomotive"-redefined his sport, pushing back the frontiers of what was considered possible in terms of training, record-setting, and medal winning. He won five Olympic medals, set 18 world records, and went undefeated over...