Part adventure story, part extreme sports, "Born to Run" is a riveting story about one journalist's quest to discover the secrets of the world's greatest distance runners--a reclusive Indian tribe living deep in the Copper Canyon of northern Mexico.
There are 30 million runners in the U.S. today. Marathons have become increasingly popular and are no longer the exclusive domain of a few elite runners. In 1998, most Fall marathons closed registration early due to overwhelming participation. There has also been a recent explosion of women runners in the U.S. In response to these changes in the ...
Every day scientists learn more about how the body adapts to the stress of running-and how various body systems contribute to running performance. Leading the charge is a fresh generation of brilliant young exercise physiologists including Ross Tucker and Jonathan Dugas, whose work has demolished many long-standing beliefs about running. Now ...
David Whitsett's book stresses the idea that people create their own reality, so the key to the successful running of a marathon becomes not just training but creative visualization. This is a 17-week guide that takes would-be marathoners from the "can I do this?" couch-bound stage all the way to the "I just ran the marathon, what do I do now?" ...
Hailed by the "Wall Street Journal" and featured twice in six months in cover stories in "Runner's World" magazine, First's unique training philosophy makes running easier and more accessible, limits overtraining and burnout, and substantially I cuts the risk of injury-while producing faster race times.The key feature is the "3 plus 2" program, ...
Olympic athlete Jeff Galloway shows how amateur runners can use the same training principles followed by world-class runners. He tells beginners how to get started, explains his ideas on stress and rest, and reveals secrets for running better. In this new edition, Galloway includes training schedules for 5k, 10k, and the increasingly popular half ...
As "Runner's World's" columnist and poster child for adult-onset athletes, John "the Penguin" Bingham offers the ultimate introduction to long-distance running and walking.
More than 10 million women now identify themselves as regular runners. In response to the dramatic increase in the number of women in the sport, Dagny Scott Barrios and the experts at Runner's World have created this singular guide - now updated with 25 percent new material - where women will discover how to: train for any race, from a 5K to a ...
Danny Dwyer's book sets a land speed record for packing in worthy facts and hints to help runners avoid injury, get marathon-ready mileage from their run, and obtain even higher "runner's highs." As the title might suggest, the focus here is on harnessing "chi," which means inner energy (or life force) in Eastern medicine, and using the whole body ...
Danny Dwyer's book sets a land speed record for packing in worthy facts and hints to help runners avoid injury, get marathon-ready mileage from their run, and obtain even higher "runner's highs." As the title might suggest, the focus here is on harnessing "chi," which means inner energy (or life force) in Eastern medicine, and using the whole body ...
This is a friendly sourcebook for both beginning and experienced women runners. It covers training, nutrition, injury prevention, motivation, racing and includes advice from experts and other women runners. It acknowledges the fact that women have different running need from men, and addresses the physical, psychological and social difference that ...
Marathon running is a sport that many consider too daunting, better in the viewing than the doing. Olympian Jeff Galloway dispels such notions in a book that takes the mystery -- and misery -- out of distance running. Marathon! shows how just about anyone can run a marathon and, given the right attitude and training, finish the race. Galloway has ...
Join 200,000 other runners in using the bestselling training diary from the world's leading running magazine! Runner's World Training Diary Even if you've read Bill Rogers, George Sheehan, or Jim Fixx and have benefited from the advice of running experts, you can gain even more knowledge by keeping and studying your own personal running record. ...
Moore, a marathon runner and one of Bill Bowermans Oregon men, tells the story of his mentor and hero, drawing on years of taped interviews and the full cooperation of the Bowerman family and Nike, the company that Bowerman helped to found.
Designed for every level of runner, from recreational beginners to competitive runners, this book, written by a senior writer at "Runner's World" and a marathoner himself, tells exactly what to eat, what to wear, what to expect, and how to train.
Whether the reader is a beginner or veteran runner, this classic offers the advice--both timeless and cutting-edge--guaranteed to maximize performance and running pleasure.
Dawn Dais hated running. And it didn't like her much, either. Her fitness routine consisted of avoiding the stairs in her own house, because who really has the energy to climb stairs? It was with this exercise philosophy firmly in place that she set off to complete a marathon. The Nonrunner's Marathon Guide for Women is a fun training manual ...
Based on new research in exercise physiology, author and running expert Matt Fitzgerald introduces a first-of-its-kind training strategy that he's named "Brain Training." Runners of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels can learn to maximize their performance by supplying the brain with the right feedback. Based on Fitzgerald's eight-point brain ...
Virtually encyclopedic, "The Complete Book of Running" covers every aspect of the sport, from getting started and what gear to buy to preparing for a race and coping with minor injuries. An inspiring book that is both a great introduction for beginning runners as well as a helpful resource for seasoned racers, this is quite simply the most popular ...
Dean Karnazes has run 350 miles through 3 sleepless nights, ordered pizza during long runs and inspired fans the world over with his adventures. So what does such a man do when he wants the ultimate test of endurance? He runs 50 marathons, in 50 states - in 50 consecutive days. Armed with a road map, a caravan of fellow runners and a dedicated ...
In this completely revised and expanded edition of the must-have runner's reference book Bob Glover and Shelly-Ann Florence Glover outline everything you need to train successfully. From the official training program for the New York City Marathon to specific training programs for all levels of runners. Sections on how to prepare your own training ...
This text provides an in-depth look at the physiological and psychological aspects of running with strategies and tools for maximizing the mental side of performance. Linking the mental with the physical, it can provide runners of all levels with a path to create an enjoyable experience.
When 39,195 competitors thunder over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to begin the thirty-eighth running of the famed New York City Marathon, they experience one of the most exhilarating moments in sports. But as they cross five towering bridges and five distinct boroughs, carried 26.2 miles by their own indomitable wills, grueling challenges await ...
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