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Dans PAS, Yves Boisvert, sportif notoirement médiocre de son propre aveu, fait le récit de ses aventures de course à pied. Des premières et laborieuses foulées jusqu'à la qualification pour le marathon de Boston, il nous parle de cette "manière infiniment simple de se promener dans la...

The story of Bobbi Gibb's personal journey - from 1964, when she first saw the Boston Marathon and fell in love with it, through 1966, when she became the first woman to run the historic course. As Bobbi trained for the marathon, she was also traveling on a spiritual and philosophical quest,...

The Mountain Marathon, the ultimate test of the off-road runner's endurance and skill. Whether you compete at the highest level or whether you are competing in your first marathon, the whole event can be a success or failure depending upon your preparation. For the first-timer and the not-so experienced,...

Etrangement, il lui a fallu aller au bout du monde pour que germe cette idée de périple de proximité. Après avoir traversé l’Afrique à tandem avec sa compagne, Olivier Godin a choisi de remonter en selle pour une échappée en solitaire à...

In January 2002 the athlete Dwain Chambers made a serious error of judgement when he succumbed to peer pressure and temptation and took a performance enhancing substance. The inevitable bust, when it happened, came almost as a relief. Nevertheless it would turn his life upside down. Chambers came clean,...

Best Trail Runs Portland, Oregon features forty of the best trail runs within an hour of the city—complete with color photos, maps, and detailed specs and trail descriptions, as well as GPS coordinates for all trailheads. Full of inspirational photos throughout, this book also includes practical maps featuring key information and noting must-see features and attractions along the way.

The Jogging Guide Advice and Tips for Beginners Anyone who is trying to lose weight needs to engage in some kind of aerobic exercise in order to boost the metabolism to burn calories faster. Although a brisk walk will suffice, many people are more comfortable with jogging and feel it...

I wrote this book for all us who neither have the time nor the inclination to read many books these days, yet nonetheless aspire to do something magnificent at least once in our lives, such as completing a full marathon race. We may have even purchased magazines, training guides, athletic gear, and...

Everyone can run a marathon?  Why engage in a similar challenge?  How to do it? In this guide the author shares his personal experiences of participating in dozens of marathons, providing advice to aspiring runners in all aspects that a marathon brings with it. What clothing to choose, how to train, how to eat and when to stop.  A short guide, but with content.

The popularity of the marathon and half marathon continues unabated. Up and down the country people are signing up in their thousands, many to raise money for their favourite charity, others simply as a means of getting fit. Whatever the motive, these are testing endurance events requiring serious...

Back in 2008, when I was still working in the UK Water Industry for United Utilities, I was ‘suckered’ into entering the Great North Run. (Just over 13 miles from Newcastle to South Shields – all uphill.) So that someone would benefit from my pain, other than my sadistic friends, I decided...

Not all victories come with medals. "Negative Splits: A Middle-Aged, Newbie Runner's Journey to the First Marathon" chronicles the author's emergence from a 20-year period of self-imposed athletic exile to first-time combatant with the "26.2-Mile Monster." Employing an engaging "you-are-there" style,...

On March 31, 1929, seventy-seven men began an epic 3,554-mile footrace across America that pushed their bodies to the breaking point. Nicknamed the "Bunion Derby" by the press, this was the second and last of two trans-America footraces held in the late 1920s. The men averaged forty-six gut-busting...

For any runner who loves hitting the pavement and conquering half-, full-, and ultra-marathons, getting injured is a terrifying, and often heartbreaking, setback. Yet, almost three-quarters of long distance runners will suffer from a serious injury several times in their athletic career. Although...