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3) Patina
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 2
Language
English
Description
"A newbie to the track team, Patina "Patty" Jones must learn to rely on her family and teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons"--
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Language
English
Description
"Once the reserve of only the most hardcore enthusiasts, ultra running is now a thriving global industry, with hundreds of thousands of competitors each year. But is the rise of this most brutal and challenging sport, with races that extend into hundreds of miles (often in extreme environments) an antidote to modern life, or a symptom of a modern illness? In The rise of the ultra runners, award-winning author Adharanand Finn travels to the heart of...
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Language
English
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Description
Part memoir, part scientific investigation, Racing the Clock is the book biologist and natural historian Bernd Heinrich has been waiting his entire life to write. A dedicated and accomplished marathon (and ultra-marathon) runner who won his first marathon at age thirty-nine, Heinrich looks deeply at running, aging, and the body, exploring the unresolved relationship between metabolism, diet, exercise, and age. Why do some bodies age differently than...
7) Heartbeat
Author
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Annie ponders the many rhythms of life the year that her mother becomes pregnant, her grandfather begins faltering, and her best friend (and running partner) becomes distant.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"The stories and lessons in this raw, revealing, unflinching memoir offer the reader a blueprint they can use to climb from the bottom of the barrel into a whole new stratosphere that once seemed unattainable. Whether you feel off-course in life, are looking to maximize your potential or drain your soul to break through your so-called glass ceiling, this is the only book you will ever need."--Back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
"A powerful, breathtaking memoir about a young man's descent into madness, and how running saved his life. J.M. Thompson, now a successful psychologist, retraces the path that led him from despair to wellness, detailing the chilling childhood trauma that caused his depression, and the unorthodox treatment that saved him"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When 39, 195 competitors thunder over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to begin the thirty-eighth running of the famed New York City Marathon, they experience one of the most exhilarating moments in sports. But as they cross five towering bridges and five distinct boroughs, carried 26. 2 miles by the cheers of two million fans and by their own indomitable wills, grueling challenges await them. New York Times sportswriter Liz Robbins brings race day to...
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Language
English
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Description
"For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare. Poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a U.S. Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force Tactical...
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Language
English
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Description
In this energetic and ever-so-fun nonfiction picture book about the world's most famous race, readers follow runners from all over the world as they stretch, make their playlist, eat a spaghetti dinner, and then pound, pound, pound through the five boroughs of New York City, all the way to the finish line.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 30
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Geronimo Stilton is entered in the Mouse Island Marathon by his friend Champ Strongpaws who then forces him to train for it.
17) All you need is rhythm & grit: how to run now -- for health, joy, and a body that loves you back
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Language
English
Description
"An infectiously positive and inclusive guide to running from everyone's favorite Apple Fitness+ and Nike trainer, coach Cory Wharton-Malcolm. Think running isn't for you? Cory Wharton-Malcolm challenges this idea head-on with this joyful love letter to running and a motivational guide for everyone. Advocating running as an inclusive and community-focused activity, Cory shows us how to celebrate the incredible mind-body connection by getting your...
18) Ghost
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 1
Language
English
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Description
"Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
In Why We Run, biologist, award-winning nature writer, and ultra-marathoner Bernd Heinrich explores a new perspective on human evolution by examining the phenomenon of ultra-endurance 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 philosophy, infused with his passion to discover how and...
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