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Sole Sisters: Stories of Women and Running
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Grant Petersen · 256 pages
Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner
Dean Karnazes · 295 pages
Ultrarunning legend Dean Karnazes has run 262 miles-the equivalent of ten marathons-without rest. He has run over mountains, across Death Valley, and to the South Pole-and is probably the first person to eat an entire pizza while running. With an insight, candor, and humor rarely seen in sports memoirs (and written without the aid of a ghostwriter or cowriter), Ultramarathon Man has inspired tens
My Life on the Run: The Wit, Wisdom, and Insights of a Road Racing Icon
Bart Yasso, Kathleen Parrish · 270 pages
My Year of Running Dangerously
Tom Foreman · 288 pages
"CNN correspondent Tom Foreman's remarkable journey from half-hearted couch potato to ultra-marathon runner, with four half-marathons, three marathons, and 2,000 miles of training in between; a poignant and warm-hearted tale of parenting, overcoming the challenges of age, and quiet triumph. As a journalist whose career spans three decades, CNN correspondent Tom Foreman has reported from the heart
The Runner's Guide to the Meaning of Life: What 35 Years of Running Have Taught Me About Winning, Losing, Happiness, Humility, and the Human Heart
Amby Burfoot · 150 pages
Eat Sweat Play: How Sport Can Change Our Lives
Anna Kessel · 276 pages
What does it mean to be a sporty woman in the 21st century? From the launch of Net-A-Sporter, serving up sports clothing for fashionistas, to the introduction of #plankie as the new Instagram selfie for yoga bunnies; exercise for women has finally gone mainstream. But if sweating has never been so hot for female celebrities, then why are there still so many obstacles for girls and women when it co
How Bad Do You Want It?: Mastering the Psychology of Mind Over Muscle
Matt Fitzgerald · 301 pages
"Fitzgerald puts you into the pulse-pounding action of more than a dozen epic races from running, cycling, triathlon, XTERRA, and rowing with thrilling race reports and revealing post-race interviews with the elites. Their own words reinforce what the research has found: strong mental fitness lets us approach our true physical limits, giving us an edge over physically stronger competitors. Each ch
The Runner's Rule Book: Everything a Runner Needs to Know - And Then Some
Mark Remy · 166 pages
To Be a Runner: How Racing Up Mountains, Running with the Bulls, or Just Taking On a 5-K Makes You a Better Person
Martin Dugard · 255 pages
With an exuberant mix of passion, insight, instruction, and humor, best-selling author--and lifelong runner--Martin Dugard takes a journey through the world of running to illustrate how the sport helps us fulfill that universal desire to be the best possible version of ourselves each and every time we lace up our shoes. Spinning colorful yarns of his running and racing adventures on six continents
Runner's World Complete Book of Women's Running: The Best Advice to Get Started, Stay Motivated, Lose Weight, Run Injury-Free, Be Safe, and Train for ... (Runner's World Complete Books (Paperback))
Dagny Scott Barrios · 320 pages
Considers the challenges and problems faced by women when running, from clothing, injuries, safety, and nutrition to running during pregnancy and menopause, and includes expert advice on nutrition, weight loss, and body image for women of all fitness levels.
The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
David Epstein · 338 pages
This book explores the roles of both genetics and training in athletic success, arguing that both are equally necessary components of athletic achievement while considering such topics as race, gender, and genetic testing.We all knew a star athlete in high school. The one who made it look so easy. He was the starting quarterback and shortstop; she was the all-state point guard and high-jumper. Nat
Running on Empty: An Ultramarathoner's Story of Love, Loss, and a Record-Setting Run Across Americ a
Marshall Ulrich
The Cool Impossible: The Coach from "Born to Run" Shows How to Get the Most from Your Miles-And From Yourself
Eric Orton, Richard O'Brien
Running with the Buffaloes: A Season Inside with Mark Wetmore, Adam Goucher, and the University of Colorado Men's Cross-Country Team
Chris Lear · 261 pages
Why We Run: A Natural History
Bernd Heinrich · 304 pages
In Why We Run, biologist, award-winning nature writer, and ultramarathoner Bernd Heinrich explores a new perspective on human evolution by examining the phenomenon of ultraendurance and makes surprising discoveries about the physical, spiritual -- and primal -- drive to win. At once lyrical and scientific, Why We Run shows Heinrich's signature blend of biology, anthropology, psychology, and philos
Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer
Lynne Cox, Martha Kaplan · 360 pages
- At age fourteen, she swam twenty-six miles from Catalina Island to the California mainland.- At ages fifteen and sixteen, she broke the men's and women's world records for swimming the English Channel--a thirty-three-mile crossing in nine hours, thirty-six minutes.- At eighteen, she swam the twenty-mile Cook Strait between North and South Islands of New Zealand, was caught on a massive swell, fo