Running category: 839 books

The power of running to alleviate our suffering and frailties Whether you’re a novice runner making your way from the couch to your first 5K race, or an elite runner toeing the line at the start of the Olympic marathon, you soon discover that within the beauty of movement, there comes a...

Running Fitness presents a structured and practical training guide aimed at a large portion of the running community, including beginners and those looking to improve in the sport. Author David Ross, a runner of many years experience, provides a training path that develops running capability from...

This handy, accessible book provides literally all the information you need to know to gain a new hobby or understand a difficult topic. From gentle jogs to intense marathons, Running will help you to choose the right equipment, get going and keep going, train safely, and meet your running and racing...

In 2006 Stephen Legault experienced a period of tremendous upheaval, the result of bad decisions and a lifetime of anger and fear that left him in a deep depression, struggling to come to terms with the choices he had made. While running on a sun-dappled trail around Victoria’s iconic Mount Doug...

It is inevitable that all runners who have been pounding the pavement for a very long time will eventually slow down. Having run every day since November 30, 1978, Scott Ludwig certainly falls into this category. Considering that he can no longer run a single mile in the pace he ran 26 of them when...

Are you struggling to step up to the starting line? Discover a 12-week program that will shape your body and mind for your first half marathon. Are your running shoes gathering dust? Do you think you're too unfit or too old to enter a competitive race? Is a marathon on your bucket list, but...

Are you a new runner and don't know where to start? Why New Runners Fail, outlines 26 ultra tips to help you avoid injury and common mistakes new runners make These 26 tips will save you time and help you avoid injury to your running career. As a beginner runner, I gathered these tips during my first...

How to cross-train to improve running times and prevent overuse injuries--whether you are participating in your first 10-K or competing to win a marathon or triathlon If you want to enjoy a long, successful life of running, it's essential to incorporate non-running activities into your training...

Millennial's are the biggest generation since the baby boomers, over 80 million in the U.S, born 1980-2000. Known as the super mom's and dad's, they are the digital educators, bankers, marketers, project managers, organic gardeners, international travelers, technology driven, social...

Do you know… • Who holds the world record for the fastest marathon run in flip flops, or dressed as a beer can? • The stories behind the running legends known as ‘Grandma’ and ‘The Buckeye Bullet’? • Why a race in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is known as the Trail of Tears? Running...

From an easy to follow explanation of sprint techniques to advice on how to warmup correctly, "Running Like the Pros" takes you through a whole host of drills, exercises, movements and stretches that are guaranteed to help you improve your  form, power, speed, agility while warding...

A book for runners, marathoners, and joggers! Runners will enjoy this fun and lighthearted look at running enthusiasts who, of course, resemble them in many ways. This is both a send-up of runners and an affirmation of certain aspects of the running life. While laughing at this satire of the...

You don't have to wonder what to do each day. This book will organize your running life, telling you how to run (with other optional exercises) throughout the year to prepare for the goal of your choice - even if you want to be a more consistent runner. With each week's workouts, you'll receive a...

From the lead author of Build Your Running Body (“the best running book ever”—Runner’s World founder Bob Anderson), a one-of-a-kind guide for everyone who wants to run but feels they can’t As a drug-addled young man, Pete Magill once found himself in the ER, with his body telling...