Running Jogging category: 839 books
Fat Man to Green Man
From Unfit to Ultramarathon
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
An honest and light-hearted chronicle, Fat Man to Green Man is the tale of a forty-something man's journey from fat to fit, culminating in running the Green Man ultramarathon. It is a story of fields and friendships; mud and maps and learning how to push yourself to achieve what you never believed you could - and how to deal with the consequences
by Chris Spriggs
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2015
How do people come together when tragedy tries to tear them apart?
When 39-time marathon runner Andrew Spriggs was diagnosed with motor neurone disease he knew his running days were over. But a surprise message from his nephew Chris, offering to push him in his rickety wheelchair in one last...
FitOldDog's Plantar Fasciitis Treatment
This System Is Based On An Understanding Of The Dynamic Nature Of Fascia
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
This ebook provides an approach to the resolution of runners plantar fasciitis based on improved body awareness and the dynamic nature of fascia. FitOldDog’s bout of runner’s plantar fasciitis-induced heel and foot pain resulted from his tendency to lean forward whilst standing, compounded by a tense...
by Pieter Peereboom
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2013
The Marathon des Sables is billed as the toughest footrace on Earth. It consists of around 150 miles of running across scorching desert plains and peaks, in temperatures soaring above 40 degrees C. As if the distance, the heat and the terrain were not enough, the whole race must be completed carrying...
The Lure of Long Distances
Why We Run
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
Robin Harvie was a fairly ordinary runner. He ran his first marathon after a bet. Then he found that although he couldn’t run fast, he could run long distances—very long. A casual hobby turned into a 120-miles-a-week obsession, and a training route along the River Thames morphed into a promise...
The Extra Mile
One Woman's Personal Journey to Ultrarunning Greatness
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2007
One year after her astonishing victory at the Badwater Ultramarathon, Pam Reed again made distance running history when she braved the hottest weather in years—135 degrees—to successfully defend her title. How does this 100-pound mother and stepmother of five muster the endurance and courage for...
by Kilian Jornet
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Shortlisted for the 2014 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award
National Geographic Adventurer of the Year 2014
"The most dominating endurance athlete of his generation." -- The New York Times
An exceptional athlete. A dominating force. An extraordinary person.
Kilian...
Ultramarathon Man
Confessions of an All-Night Runner
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2006
In one of his most ambitious physical efforts to date, Dean Karnazes attempted to run 50 marathons, in 50 states, in 50 days to raise awareness of youth obesity and urge Americans of all fitness levels to "take that next step."
"UltraMarathon Man: 50 Marathons - 50 States - 50 Days", a Journeyfilm...
Meb For Mortals
How to Run, Think, and Eat like a Champion Marathoner
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Train like Olympic marathoner and 2014 Boston Marathon winner Meb Keflezighi
With his historic win at the 2014 Boston Marathon, Meb Keflezighi cemented his legacy as one of the great champions of long-distance running. Runners everywhere wanted to know how someone two weeks away from his 39th...
Training Essentials for Ultrarunning
How to Train Smarter, Race Faster, and Maximize Your Ultramarathon Performance
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
When elite ultrarunners have a need for speed, they turn to coach Jason Koop. Now the sport’s leading coach makes his highly effective ultramarathon training methods available to ultrarunners of all abilities in his book Training Essentials for Ultrarunning.
Ultramarathoners have traditionally...
by T. J. Murphy
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
Here T. J. Murphy, a longtime triathlete and Editor-in-Chief of Triathlete Magazine, offers the aspiring triathlete a clear and simple pathway that will guide him or her toward experiencing the ultimate fitness lifestyle, culminating with the successful completion of a first triathlon. Beginning with...
The Ultra Mindset
An Endurance Champion's 8 Core Principles for Success in Business, Sports, and Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
Travis Macy summited glacial peaks in the French Alps, rappelled into vast limestone caves in China, and ran through parched deserts in Utah. Most famously, he won one of the country's marquee ultra-distance events: Leadman, a high-altitude series of super-long-distance races, culminating with a 100-mile...
Marathoning for Mortals
A Regular Person's Guide to the Joy of Running or Walking a Half-Marathon or Marathon
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2003
Once considered a feat for superhuman athletes, the marathon is now within every mortal's grasp. Former couch potato John Bingham has joined forces with coach Jenny Hadfield to create a winning plan that works for every mortal--even you.
In Marathoning for Mortals, you'll find the courage to...
by Jo Pavey
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2016
The inspirational story of athlete Jo Pavey, the runner and mum who ran at a record-breaking fifth Olympic Games at Rio 2016.
'Come-back races? I've had more than a few, the night of 10 May 2014 was the ultimate long shot. I was a forty-year-old mother of two who had given birth eight months...