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Fifty runners-from the world's elite to passionate amateurs-share the races they'll never forget. Every runner that enters a race has a unique reason for competing: racing for the challenge, for the achievement, for the health benefits, or for more personal reasons. But whether they are twenty-mile-a-day elite marathoners or twenty-mile-a-week recreational runners, each of them can invariably point to a singular performance as "the best race I ever...
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The authors of Run Like a Mother share a collection of inspiring and insightful stories from women who discovered their own power through running.
Every mother runner has a tale to tell. A story about how she discovered the fierce and confident athlete inside her. Maybe it's about setting a seemingly impossible goal-and then exceeding it. Maybe it's about finding friends who are also allies, cheerleaders, and reality checks. Or maybe it's just a...
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For any runner who loves hitting the pavement and conquering half-, full-, and ultra-marathons, getting injured is a terrifying, and often heartbreaking, setback. Yet, almost three-quarters of long distance runners will suffer from a serious injury several times in their athletic career.
Although it may be impossible to completely avoid injury, The Long Distance Runner's Guide to Injury Prevention and Treatment is a vital source to help those who...
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With over 3,000 pieces of wit and wisdom from runners famous and humble, here is an important running resource and a great gift for any runner. George Sheehan, a celebrated running writer, philosopher, and physician, once wrote, "The more I run, the more certain I am that I am heading for my real goal: to become the person I am." Today, many runners-whether they are training for the Olympics or whether they fit runs into their lunch hours-would agree...
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So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Born to Run tells you what you need to know-before or after you read Christopher McDougall's book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of Born to Run by Christopher McDougall includes: Historical context; Chapter-by-chapter overview; sDetailed timeline of key events;...