Field Sports category: 236 books

Cover of Walking Tall
by Rob Heffernan
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016

Deemed too small for his school Gaelic football team at the age of fourteen, Rob Heffernan took up race walking on a whim. Driven by a fiercely competitive nature and a dogged desire to be the best, he strode his way to the pinnacle of the sport, winning bronze in the London 2012 Olympics and becoming...
Cover of Strength Training for Triathletes

Strength Training for Triathletes

The Complete Program to Build Triathlon Power, Speed, and Muscular Endurance

by Patrick Hagerman, EdD, FNSCA
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014

Strength Training for Triathletes offers a comprehensive strength training program for triathlon that will help triathletes build power, speed, and muscular endurance for faster racing over any race distance. Certified USA Triathlon coach and NSCA Personal Trainer of the Year Patrick Hagerman,...
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Endurance

The Extraordinary Life and Times of Emil Zátopek

by Rick Broadbent
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2016

Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year "A runner must run with dreams in his heart." Emil Zatopek. In the summer of 1952 Emil Zatopek became the king of the running world with an unprecedented distance treble at the Olympic Games in Helsinki. Together with...
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Harriers

The Making of a Championship Cross Country Team

by Joseph Shivers, Paul Shivers
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008

A fresh perspective enlivens this classic story about a losing team with an energetic new coach. Written by two Ohio teenagers about their high school's cross-country team, this account offers engaging portraits of the kids and their coach, passes on lessons of hard work and sacrifice, and follows...
Cover of Little Book of Eventing
by Julian Seaman
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013

With guidance and tips on modern tackle, fly lines and flies, and many delightful photographs, Little Book of Fly Fishing for Salmon will help you to improve your tactics, techniques, and your catches.
Cover of 2013 Boston Marathon
by Heather Williams
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018

Most of the time sports are seen as the height of competition, but often they also bring people together in times of cultural, social, and political upheaval. 2013 Boston Marathon explores the way the athletes and spectators at the famous race came together after a terrible tragedy. Includes ties to 21st Century themes, as well as infographics, timelines, glossary, and index.
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Amped

A Soldier's Race for Gold in the Shadow of War

by Kortney Clemons, Bill Briggs
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2008

"When above-the-knee amputeeswalk, we generate seven to nine times the force of our body weight right into the point where the prosthesis meets our residual leg. For me, that's almost 1,500 pounds slamming into that socket." For any amputee, learning to walk with a prosthetic leg...
Cover of Triathlon - the Go Faster Guide

Triathlon - the Go Faster Guide

How to Make Yourself a Quicker Triathlete

by Mr Mark Barfield
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013

Whether you've completed a single discipline, a few events or are already a seasoned triathlete, your goal is the same - to be better. Triathlon - the Go Faster Guide will smarten up your training, improve your technique and help you set out a plan to bring down your race times. Learn how to: goal...
Cover of Triathlon Training Bible

Triathlon Training Bible

A Triathletes Book Covering The Sports Diet/Food, Techniques, Gears, Ironman Exercises & More...

by Daisy K. Edzel, Daisy Edzel
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017

SLOW AND BARELY ABLE TO FINISH A RACE? RIGHT AND WRONG TRIATHLON HABITS --- AND LITTLE POINTERS THAT WILL INCREASE YOUR SPEED AND ENDURANCE Are you a beginner, or someone in intermediate level who's going to compete in a major triathlon event soon? Full or Half Iron Man perhaps? Or maybe...
Cover of Little Book of Badminton
by Julian Seaman
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013

Badminton Horse Trials is the world famous annual sporting event that tests the skills of the ultimate horse and rider. It consists of Dressage, Cross Country and Show Jumping. With a crowd of up to 150,000 over the long weekend of competition, the Event, started in 1949, has produced stars such as...
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East African Running

Toward a Cross-Disciplinary Perspective

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Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2007

What makes East African middle and long distance runners the best in the world? How should contemporary academia approach this question? The success of East African distance runners has generated a plethora of studies but much of the 'evidence' presented to support hypotheses is anecdotal,...
Cover of Little Book of Burghley
by Kate Green
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013

Richard Duplock produced and directed one of the first and most successful series of instructional fly fishing videos. He has fished for salmon for more than 30 years, in the company of some of the sport's great anglers and true characters, and on some of the finest waters in Britain and abroad. Here he shares much of what he has learned.
Cover of The Runner's Guide to Healthy Feet and Ankles

The Runner's Guide to Healthy Feet and Ankles

Simple Steps to Prevent Injury and Run Stronger

by Brian W. Fullem
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016

In the sport of running, there is no more important piece of equipment than your feet. In The Runner’s Guide to Healthy Feet and Ankles, distinguished sports physician Brian W. Fullem provides with you essential information on how to best take care of these important appendages. With sections on...
Cover of Pédagogie sportive
by Pierre de Coubertin
Language: French
Release Date: December 31, 2017

Pédagogie sportive est un livre écrit par l'historien et pédagogue français Pierre de Coubertin (1863 – 1937). Ce livre numérique présente l'édition intégrale et comporte une table des matières dynamique. Il est parfaitement mise en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique. **Extrait...
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