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Running Until You're 100
: :Every year, thousands of people stop running for enjoyment because they feel they've become too old to continue. Not anymore! 'Running Until You're 100' is the ultimate guide to running in the later years of life. Written by a 60-year old Olympian who hasn't had an injury in 27 years, this volume explains how to take care of your legs and feet, stay motivated, avoid aches and pains, and increase enjoyment. Also included are practical hints and tips on the adjustments that need to be made with age, how to balance exercise ...
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Duel in the Sun: The Story of Alberto Salazar, Dick Beardsley, and America's Greatest Marathon
: :The 1982 Boston Marathon was great theater: Two American runners, Alberto Salazar, a celebrated champion, and Dick Beardsley, a gutsy underdog, going at each other for just under 2 hours and 9 minutes. Neither man broke. The race merely came to a thrilling, shattering end, exacting such an enormous toll that neither man ever ran as well again. Beardsley, the most innocent of men, descended into felony drug addiction, and Salazar, the toughest of men, fell prey to depression. Exquisitely written and rich with human drama, Duel in the Sun brilliantly captures ...
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Extreme Running
: :Running is an inexpensive, practical, and convenient sport, but some take it to the limit. From cold-weather running in Alaska to the intense heat of the Sahara Marathon, athletes attempt to overcome the elements. Extremes of environment, route, and geography are another challenge: trails through dense jungle and over soaring mountain ranges. The rewards are experiences of a lifetime, the sense of having been to largely unexplored places, and realizing unique ambitions. Never before has there been a manual to pull together all the elements of this new but fast-growing sport, touching ...
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Winning Running: Successful 800m & 1500m Racing and Training
: :Sustained success over years at the top of international competition does not come easily in track athletics, and some distances in particular demand higher commitment and total body fitness of the athlete. This is just one of the many aspects assessed in this informative and important new book by Peter Coe, the coach behind his son's success in nine World Records and three World Bests. The 800 and 1500m events are analyzed in detail to provide an understanding of what is required to race and win. All vital components of event training ...
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Kids Running: Have Fun, Get Faster & Go Farther
: :A book about running—written just for kids.Kids Running tells you all you need to know about this wonderful sport: getting started, training, fun runs, races, proper footwear, good eating habits, cross-training, safety, running games, after-school clubs, clothing, mileage tracking, and journal writing. With a lively mix of pictures, information, vocabulary, and some entertaining asides, this book will help channel all that youthful energy toward excellent running, and a lifetime of good health. Recommended for grades 1 through 6.
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Staying The Course: A Runner's Toughest Race
: :For a moment Dick Beardsley became the most famous runner in the world by losing a race. In the 1982 Boston Marathon, Beardsley, foiled by a motorcycle that cut him off, finished two seconds behind Alberto Salazar in one of the most memorable contests in marathon history. Staying the Course recounts that race and the difficult years that followed, including his recovery from a near-fatal farm accident, his subsequent addiction to painkillers, and a public arrest for forging prescriptions. His story of overcoming obstacles speaks to anyone who loves competition, who has ...
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Run Fast: How to Beat Your Best Time--- Every Time
: :Train for Speed...Feel Great! Are you looking for better race times, whether you run 5-Ks or marathons? Searching for that ultimate, exhilarating moment when you're running faster than ever before? Or do you just want to get healthy and have more fun when you run? You can run faster, and this book will show you how. Much more than a training guide, this classic volume-- completely revised and updated for runners of every caliber-- spells out a complete program to help you increase your speed, improve your times, and motivate yourself to ...
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Heart Monitor Training for the Compleat Idiot
: :You have nothing to lose but your old PR's! Attention Runners, Triathletes, Cyclists & Fitness buffs! Do you suspect that your best race or sleekest body is in there somewhere, waiting for the right schedule, coach, or series of workouts to bring it out? The author agrees. He thinks most athletes and fitness buffs train incorrectly. This book is the only one on the market that comes with a guarantee: Use the system for a month and if you're not running or training better than you ever thought possible, return it for ...
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High Performance Sprinting
: :Speed, and how it can be increased, is of prime importance in all sport and, in its purest athletic form, speed is synonymous with sprinting. In this clearly written, well-illustrated, and comprehensive book, the author offers practical advice on the many crucial factors that need to be taken into account in order to maximize the sprinter’s performance. Consideration is given to the development of detailed training programs involving both the lightning pace of the 100m and 200m and the more controlled pace of the 400m.
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Running through My Mind: Confessions of an Every Day Runner
: :Avid runner Scott Ludwig has seen, heard, and experienced firsthand most everything the sport has to offer. Of course, that is to be expected of someone who has run every day for over twenty-eight years. In Running through My Mind, Scott and his friends weigh in, sharing brutally honest, occasionally raw and always entertaining anecdotes to guide you through the physical and mental aspects of running: A teammate on the Atlanta Track Club Men’s Masters Team, discussing a 195-mile relay: How many runners does it take to run Hood-to-Coast? Twelve members of ...
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