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Series
Once a runner novels volume Prequel
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"From the author of the New York Times bestselling Once a Runner--"The best novel ever written about running" (Runner's World)--comes that novel's prequel, the story of a world-class athlete coming of age in the 1950s and 60s on Florida's Gold Coast. Quenton Cassidy's first foot races are with nature itself: the summer storms that sweep through his subtropical neighborhood. Shirtless, barefoot, and brown as a berry, Cassidy is a skinny, mouthy kid...
Author
Publisher
Artisan Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"I Hate Running and You Can Too is a humorous, punchy, motivating guide to running longer distances than some might think sensible-whether that's a 5K or a marathon. Outside magazine columnist, chart-ist, and longtime runner, Brendan Leonard gets real on the love/hate relationship all runners have with the sport. He breaks down running in terms that speak to everyone who has ever struggled to get out the door and go for a run: getting comfortable...
4) The robber
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Deutsch
Description
A champion marathoner leads a double life as a serial bank robber, sprinting between fixes (and away from police cavalcades) as many as three times a day. A lean, visceral study of pathological compulsion from Austrian director Benjamin Heisenberg, featuring a riveting central performance by Andreas Lust (Revanche).
6) The illegal
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2016
Language
English
Description
Forced to flee his native country after his journalist father is murdered for criticizing their tyrannical government, Keita, a talented runner, becomes part of an illegal underground network of athletes who participate in competitions to win survival money.
Author
Publisher
Rodale Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"In his follow-up to the best-selling Ultramarathon man--which Sports Illustrated called 'fascinating' and the New York Times said was 'full of euphoric highs,' world-renowned ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes chronicles his unbelievable exploits and explorations in gripping detail. Karnazes runs for days on end without rest, across some of the most exotic and inhospitable places on earth, including the Australian Outback, Antarctica, and the back alleys...
Author
Publisher
Fair Winds Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Combining the winning elements of proven training approaches, motivational stories, and innovative recipes, No Meat Athlete is a unique guidebook, healthy-living cookbook, and nutrition primer for the beginner, every day, and serious athlete who wants to live a meatless lifestyle. Author and popular blogger, Matt Frazier, will show you that there are many benefits to embracing a meat-free athletic lifestyle, including: Weight loss, which often leads...
10) McFarland, USA
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the 1987 true story, the movie follows novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California's farm-rich Central Valley, as they give their all to build a cross-country team under the direction of Coach Jim White, a newcomer to their predominantly Latino high school. With grit and determination, the unlikely band of runners eventually overcomes the odds to forge not only a championship cross-country team but an enduring...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"In her twenties, Alexandra Heminsley spent more time drinking white wine than she did in pursuit of athletic excellence. When she decided to take up running in her thirties, she had high hopes for a blissful runner's high and immediate physical transformation. After eating three slices of toast with honey and spending ninety minutes on iTunes creating the perfect playlist, she hit the streets--and failed miserably. The stories of her first runs turn...
Author
Publisher
Avery, a member of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"The definitive guide to injury-free running, racing, and marathoning, from top sports medicine specialist Vijay Vad, The New Rules of Running illustrates proper technique, shows step-by-step exercises, and explains how to prevent and treat the most common running injuries to keep you running healthily and happily for life"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life and career of the first American woman to win three gold medals at the Olympic Games, and highlights her efforts with Operation Champ and the Wilma Rudolph Foundation to provide sports training to underprivileged youth.
19) Boston
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
From its humble origins 120 years ago to present day, BOSTON immerses the viewer into the wondrous kaleidoscope of the oldest annually contested marathon in the world. Evolving from a workingman's challenge to welcoming foreign athletes and eventually women, the iconic race paved the way for the modern marathon and mass participatory sports.
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