Running Jogging category: 839 books
The Road to Sparta
Reliving the Ancient Battle and Epic Run That Inspired the World's Greatest Footrace
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
The Road to Sparta is the story of the 153-mile run from Athens to Sparta that inspired the marathon and saved democracy, as told—and experienced—by ultramarathoner and New York Times bestselling author Dean Karnazes.
In 490 BCE, Pheidippides ran for 36 hours straight from Athens to Sparta...
Duel in the Sun
Alberto Salazar, Dick Beardsley, and America's Greatest Marathon
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2007
The 1982 Boston Marathon was great theater: Two American runners, Alberto Salazar, a celebrated champion, and Dick Beardsley, a gutsy underdog, going at each other for just under 2 hours and 9 minutes. Neither man broke. The race merely came to a thrilling, shattering end, exacting such an enormous...
C.C. Pyle's Amazing Foot Race
The True Story of the 1928 Coast-to-Coast Run Across America
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2013
Among the runners of C. C. Pyle's First Annual International Transcontinental Foot Race were an assortment of underdogs, including twenty-year-old Oklahoman and part Cherokee Andy Payne, who wanted to win over the girl of his dreams and pay off the mortgage on his family's farm; Paul "Hardrock"...
Spartan Fit!
30 Days. Transform Your Mind. Transform Your Body. Commit to Grit.
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2016
From the best-selling author of Spartan Up! a complete 30-day workout and diet plan to help you reach peak performance
Joe De Sena designed the Spartan races to test overall conditioning: strength, flexibility, endurance, and speed. His signature take-no-prisoners approach to achieving physical...
Obstacle Race Training
How to Beat Any Course, Compete Like a Champion and Change Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
If you are stuck in a cubicle or trapped in an urban jungle, congested traffic and crowds are your daily obstacles. The beauty of obstacle course racing is that it gets you out of your everyday routine.
Margaret Schlachter, the creator of the Dirt In Your Skirt blog, is one the leading competitors...
52 IM
52 Ironman en 52 semanas: historia de un desafío solidario
Language: Spanish
Release Date: March 4, 2014
El Ironman está considerado como una de las pruebas deportivas más arduas del planeta. Es la modalidad más exigente del triatlón y, para realizarla, uno tiene que nadar 3,8 km, después subirse una bicicleta y pedalear 180 km y, por último, calzarse las zapatillas y correr 42 km; todo en un mismo...
by John Cameron-Dow
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
It is the world's largest and oldest ultramarathon race. It is a festival celebrating the triumph of human spirit over adversity. It has a camaraderie that enables ordinary mortals to overcome human fragility and perform beyond their wildest expectations. In the words of Comrades marvel Bruce Fordyce,...
by Richard Moore
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
Like football evokes Texas in Friday Night Lights, so does the speed and drama of sprinting provide a unique view into Jamaica—home to the mighty Usain Bolt and the fastest runners in the world.
Beijing 2008: Usain Bolt slows down as he approaches the finish line of the the 100-meter finals....
7 Weeks to a 10K
The Complete Day-by-Day Program to Train for Your First Race or Improve Your Fastest Time
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
10 kilometer races are incredibly popular from coast to coast with many races, such as Atlanta’s Peach Tree 10k boasting over 50,000 finishers each year
Competitive titles with similar time-frame approaches sell tens-of-thousands of copies
Includes a step-by-step schedule detailing...
by P.A. McAllister
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
Life is full of surprises and challenges, none more so for John and his wife Pat when an accident changes John's life forever. For Brad, Ed, Jack and Bugsy the forthcoming marathon will define them as runners. Follow these characters on their roller-coaster ride of life.
by Helen Croydon
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
If you had told Helen two years ago that she would be getting up at 6 a.m. on Sundays to swim in a freezing reservoir and spending her Saturday nights unshowered and covered in mud in a pub, she would have spat out her champagne. But when everyone around you starts settling down, what else is a glamorous...
by Rob Hadgraft
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
British author Rob Hadgraft specialises in biographies of marathon and ultra-distance runners. All are available worldwide as ebooks. His five subjects to date are:1. The Little Wonder: The Untold Story of Alfred Shrubb - World Champion Runner.2. Beer and Brine: The Making of Walter George - Athletics'...
by Rob Hadgraft
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
British author Rob Hadgraft specialises in biographies of marathon and ultra-distance runners. All are available worldwide as ebooks. His five subjects to date are:1. The Little Wonder: The Untold Story of Alfred Shrubb - World Champion Runner.2. Beer and Brine: The Making of Walter George - Athletics'...
From Last to First
How I Became a Marathon Champion
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2011
Charlie Spedding describes himself as ‘ not particularly talented’ – at least, compared to the group of people he had chosen to find himself among. These were the athletes in the Olympic marathon. So how did he end up with a bronze medal? How did he win the London Marathon? And why does he still...