Running category: 839 books

Novice runners are hungry for good nutrition information. They have lots of food questions: What should I eat before I run? What about sports drinks? How much protein should I be eating? How can I lose weight and have energy to exercise? Is it normal for runners to get dizzy at the end of a run?Nancy...

In the increasingly popular sport of parkour, athletes run, jump, climb, flip, and vault through city streetscapes, resembling urban gymnasts to passersby and awestruck spectators. In Parkour and the City, cultural sociologist Jeffrey L. Kidder examines the ways in which this sport involves a creative...

Una aventura épica que comenzó con una simple pregunta: ¿Por qué me duele el pie? Aislados por las peligrosas Barrancas de Cobre en México, los apacibles indios Tarahumara han perfeccionado durante siglos la capacidad de correr cientos de millas sin descanso ni lesiones.    En este fascinante...

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Generations of exercisers and athletes have struggled with the motivation to get out the door, to continue on tough days or to push through the final barrier of discomfort to the long awaited goal. This book describes the source of problems, how to diffuse them, with methods that can keep one motivated....

Description A 'spit-your-drink-out' funny, brutally honest account of being married to an ultra - runner, all the while doing The Thirties as a mom of 3 young children. Stories that'll make you snort, as she overshares on what everyone thinks but few would EVER publicize. If you...

El proyecto hanson-brooks de corredores de fondo ha barrido el panorama del atletismo de EE.UU. como un huracán, convirtiéndose su grupo en uno de los equipos de atletismo de mayor éxito. Proyecto conocido por su talento irreverente y por una carrera larga de 25,6 kilómetros muy poco convencionales,...

Author of the best-seller Marathon You Can Do It!, Galloway now offers together with his wife a state-of-the-art book on the highly popular half-marathon distance especially for women. Jeff's trademarked run-walk-run method has helped hundreds of thousands of average people to get off the couch, train...

A comprehensive guide to get you ready for race day. According to the rule books, a marathon is 26.2 grueling yet exhilarating miles. Millions of people run marathons around the world. Many more millions dream of doing it. But novice or veteran runners, marathons require training and plenty...

The biggest dream of every ambitious athlete is to win an Olympic Medal. Healthy Intelligent Training is the ultimate training guide for athletes and their coaches on their way to Olympic Gold. Athletes and coaches find straightforward answers to all training issues such as training intensity, overtraining...

The physical fortitude to run 40 miles is in itself a laudatory feat. Repeating that performance 100 consecutive times, from one coast of the country to the other, is a spectacle. Doing it all as a recovering alcoholic fighting a debilitating intestinal disease would be impossible without one vital...

Up-to-date nutrition advice for runners, based on the latest science Runners have different nutrition and recovery needs than other endurance athletes. Yet until now, they've had no nutritional resource specifically addressing their concerns. This comprehensive guide distills the newest...

If you really want to get your body in shape, aerobics is the way to go. It is one of the most popular exercise formats that you can use to get flexible and increase the strength in your muscles. Aerobics will also help you to increase your metabolism and have more energy. There are several...

The ideal resource for athletes age forty and older who seek faster times and fewer injuries