2014. — 304 p. — ISBN: 1609619153. The first dedicated book on marathon and half marathon training from the renowned experts at Runner's World Runner's World Big Book of Marathon and Half-Marathon Training gives readers the core essentials of marathon training, nutrition, injury prevention, and more. The editors of Runner's World know marathon training better than anyone on the...
2014. — 304 p. — ISBN: 1609619153. The first dedicated book on marathon and half marathon training from the renowned experts at Runner's World Runner's World Big Book of Marathon and Half-Marathon Training gives readers the core essentials of marathon training, nutrition, injury prevention, and more. The editors of Runner's World know marathon training better than anyone on the...
Lyons Press, 2014 — 296 p. — ISBN: 978-0762796359, eISBN 978-1493007707. 117 years Strong…and Counting! This all-new edition, which follows the Boston Marathon into the 21st century and through the tragedy of the 2013 race, is a colorful and moving portrait of what it feels like to run the world’s oldest annual marathon, escorting the reader through the past, present, and...
Skyhorse Publishing, 2017. — 880 p. — ISBN: 978-1510724280. From running legend Tom Derderian comes a comprehensive look at one of the most storied and celebrated athletic events in the nation, the Boston Marathon. For more than 110 years, the race has been regarded as one of the world’s great racing traditions. From the narrow starting line on Main Street, through the Screams...
Third Edition. — Dennis Publishing, 2011. — 164 p. — ISBN: 1-907779-43-4. Marathon running's allure has grown inexorably in the past 20 years. Whereas, in the early 1980s, there were only a handful of big city races, now you could run a marathon every weekend - providing you were willing to travel a bit! Why the classic 26.2-mile distance should have captured people's...
Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH, 2009. — 196 p. — ISBN13: 978-1841262666. This book has the direct answers to the most frequently asked questions about training for and running a marathon. Author Jeff Galloway knows these questions well, he averages answering over 100 questions a day. Over a million runners have received individual coaching, attended a Galloway...
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2016. — 230 p. — ISBN: 978-1442260528 (hardback), ISBN: 978-1442260535 (ebook). The World Marathon Challenge — seven marathons on seven continents in seven days — is the ultimate race for adventurous runners. It tests the athletes to their limits, going from biting cold Antarctic conditions one day to dry desert heat another. To survive the...
Touchstone, 2011. — 320 p. — ISBN: 1439196125. Get fit, get fast, and go farther with Olympic runner Kara Goucher's comprehensive guide to running for women. Kara Goucher is crazy, madly, head-over-heels in love with running, and she wants to help you feel that love, too. Whether you’re just getting started or already a seasoned runner, this is the book that will take you to...
Human Kinetics, 1997. — 264 p. — ISBN13: 978-0880115919.26.2 miles never seemed so easy as it will when you read and use Marathon Training. The 15-week program and training diary ensure success, whether you want to run your first or fastest marathon. The runners' writer, Joe Henderson, will instruct, equip, inspire, inform, and humor you through a training process that will...
VeloPress, 2016. — 256 p. — ISBN13: 978-1937715489. Run your first marathon or your fastest with Hansons Marathon Method, the revolutionary training program from one of the best running teams in the world, the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project. In Hansons Marathon Method, the coaches of the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project reveal their innovative marathon training program that has...
Hachette Book Group, 2008 — 304 p. — ISBN: 978-0446537896 (ebook). Dean Karnazes has run 350 continuous miles through three sleepless nights, ordered pizza during long runs, and inspired fans the world over with his adventures. So what does a guy like this do when he wants to face the ultimate test of endurance? He runs 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 consecutive days. With...
Allen & Unwin, 2008. — 286 p. — ISBN: 978-1741755596. In 50 Marathons 50 Days, Dean shares his secrets for super endurance. How to adapt quickly to extreme conditions, prevent muscle cramps and overheating, pace yourself when you hit the wall, recover after a gruelling race, and how to stay motivated - against all odds. There's also expert nutrition advice, and a 26-week...
Wiley, 2012. — 360 p. — (For Dummies). — ISBN: 9781118432075. Get ready to run the race of your life Marathons in the U.S. have seen record increases in participation during the past few years. Running a Marathon For Dummies helps aspiring marathon runners prepare to successfully complete their first race, and shows experienced runners how to take their game to the next level....
Rockridge Press, 2018. — 150 p. — ISBN: 1939754305. Andrew Kastor has taken the tried-and-true principles that all us pros follow and made them available and applicable for everyone. Just as Andrew has helped me on my journey, he is sure to help you on yours.•Ryan Hall, US Olympic Marathoner, holder of the US record in the half marathon, and marathon training expert As a...
Rockridge Press, 2018. — 150 p. — ISBN: 1939754305. Andrew Kastor has taken the tried-and-true principles that all us pros follow and made them available and applicable for everyone. Just as Andrew has helped me on my journey, he is sure to help you on yours.•Ryan Hall, US Olympic Marathoner, holder of the US record in the half marathon, and marathon training expert As a...
Koerner H. (Author), Jurek S. (Foreword), Chase A. W. (Contributor) — VeloPress, 2014. — 224 p. — ISBN: 978-1937715229. Ultramarathons don't leave much room for mistakes. Don't learn the hard way: get a jump on training for an ultramarathon with Hal Koerner's Field Guide to Ultrarunning, a comprehensive handbook to running 30 to 100 miles and beyond, written by one of the most...
Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2015 — 288 p. — ISBN: 978-0738218144. 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 mountain...
Skyhorse Publishing, 2014. — 240 p. — ISBN13: 978-1629148175. What will it take to run a marathon in less than two hours? The worlds fastest times for the marathon have been dropping since the distance of 26.2 miles was made official nearly one hundred years ago. But after a noticeable decline that occurred for a half century, the times, while still edging lower, have stalled...
Seal Press, 2016. — 232 p. — ISBN: 978-1580056106, ISBN: 978-1580056113 (ebook). Jen Miller has fallen in and out of love, but no man has been there for her the way running has. In Running: A Love Story, Jen tells the story of her lifelong relationship with running with wit, thoughtfulness, and brutal honesty. Jen first laces up her sneakers in high school, when, like many...
A&C Black, 2009. - 224 p. 'I'd love to do a marathon, but I don't have six days a week to train' 'I'm too old/unfit/overweight to run 26 miles, aren't I?' 'Omigod! I've got a place in the marathon - what next?' If any of these scenarios sound familiar, then this book is for you. You want to run a marathon (or half marathon), but you don't know where to start, how to train, what...
Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd., 2012 — 240 p. — ISBN: 978-1841263625. The main section of the book gives fun runners and ambitious runners alike a knowledgeable introduction, enabling them to draw up a structured training plan for the ultra distances. Runners are provided with plans for 50km 100km, 24hr and multi-day races and shown how to achieve these performances. They are...
Rocky Mountain Books, 2018. — 192 p. — ISBN: 978-1771602990 (paperback), ISBN: 978-1771603003 (ebook). Martin Parnell's third book takes the reader on an inspirational journey into a country once known for political chaos and female oppression, but now striving for women’s rights and equality for all. “The children were stoning us, the people said bad words like ’prostitutes,...
3rd ed. — Human Kinetics, 2019. — 296 p. — ISBN: 978-1492568667 (paperback), ISBN: 978-1492568674 (PDF), ISBN: 978-1492592402 (EPUB). If you’ve set your sights on shaving minutes off your time, it’s time to ramp up your training with Advanced Marathoning, Third Edition. Find the plan that works best for you from the detailed day-by-day training schedules by choosing between 18-...
2nd ed. — Human Kinetics, 2008 — 264 p. — ISBN: 978-0736074605. Shave minutes off your time using the latest in science-based training for serious runners. Advanced Marathoning has all the information you need to train smarter, remain injury free, and arrive on the start line ready to run the marathon of your life. Including marathon-pace runs and tempo runs, Advanced...
Skyhorse, 2019. — 208 p. — ISBN: 978-1510742055 (hardcover), ISBN: 978-1510741706. It’s 2004 and twentysomething Amy Noelle Roe is living by herself in Portland, Oregon, with few friends, little money, and no job. It’s not her year. With lots of free time on her hands, she remembers watching the Boston Marathon years ago and, inspired by that memory, decides to join a marathon...
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018. — 240 p. — ISBN: 978-1472956187 (paperback), ISBN: 978-1472956194 (ebook). The story of Ben Smith, who decided to run 401 marathons in 401 days. People thought he was mad, until they heard his story, then they began to understand. Having endured years of bullying as a child, Ben tried to take his own life. In adulthood, Ben struggled to feel...
Skyhorse, 2014. — 160 p. hould have! Running has become more and more popular in recent years, with thousands of people entering marathons, buying new running shoes with the latest technology, and going for a daily jog. But the joy and thrill of running are often marred by injuries that can bother you for a few weeks or for many years. That’s why every runner needs to have...
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