The Competitive Runner's Handbook: The Bestselling Guide to Running 5Ks through Marathons

The Competitive Runner's Handbook: The Bestselling Guide to Running 5Ks through Marathons
by Bob Glover, Shelly-Lynn Florence Glover
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For both runners entering that first neighborhood race and elite marathoners, trainers Bob and Shelly-lynn Florence Glover's completely revised guide is the book on training to compete. A book that's already sold close to 200,000 copies, The Competitive Runner's Handbook will now offer all the latest information needed to design basic training programs; special workouts to increase strength, endurance, and power; schedules and worksheets to develop individual goals; and specifics on preparing for all kinds of races?with an emphasis on the 10K and the marathon.

Informed by their over thirty years of coaching experience, the Glovers give winning tips on alternative training, footwear and diet, and common injuries and illnesses, as well as sensible advice on balancing running with work and home life.

• Rank: #179640 in Books
• Published on: 1999-04-01
• Released on: 1999-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.80" h x 1.14" w x 5.08" l, 1.02 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 688 pages

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

by

Christopher McDougall

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An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt?
 
Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful Tarahumara Indians have honed the ability to run hundreds of miles without rest or injury. In a riveting narrative, award-winning journalist and often-injured runner Christopher McDougall sets out to discover their secrets. In the process, he takes his readers from science labs at Harvard to the sun-baked valleys and freezing peaks across North America, where ever-growing numbers of ultra-runners are pushing their bodies to the limit, and, finally, to a climactic race in the Copper Canyons that pits America’s best ultra-runners against the tribe. McDougall’s incredible story will not only engage your mind but inspire your body when you realize that you, indeed all of us, were born to run.

• Rank: #169 in Books
• Brand: Random
• Published on: 2011-03-29
• Released on: 2011-03-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.00" h x .90" w x 5.21" l, .69 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

• Tarahumara Indians
• Copper Canyon
• Running race
• Long-distance running
• mexico

Going Long: Legends, Oddballs, Comebacks & Adventures

Going Long: Legends, Oddballs, Comebacks & Adventures

by Editors of Runner's World, David Willey
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For more than 40 years, Runner’s World magazine has been the world’s leading authority on running—bringing its readers the latest running advice and some of the most compelling sports narratives ever told. From inspirational stories such as "A Second Life"(the story of Matt Long, the FDNY firefighter who learned to run again after a critical injury) to analytical essays such as "White Men Can’t Run" (a look at what puts African runners at the front of the pack), the magazine captivates its readers every month.

Now, for the first time, the editors of Runner’s World have gathered these and other powerful tales to give readers a collection of writing that is impossible to put down.

With more than 40 gripping stories, Going Long transcends the sport of running to reach anyone with an appetite for drama, inspiration, and a glimpse into the human condition.

• Rank: #100459 in Books
• Published on: 2010-03-30
• Released on: 2010-03-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.02" h x 1.02" w x 5.98" l, 1.18 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages