Step Up, the ultimate guide to stair running, provides both beginner and ambitious runners with comprehensive ideas and suggestions for training. In addition to theoretical knowledge, it provides exercises and practical tips, all illustrated by photos and explanatory videos accessed via QR codes. Included, too, are exercise variations that help ......
Running: Getting Started is the perfect guide for any person, at any fitness level, looking to start running for the first time, return to running after a break, or reset their training. Running coach and Olympian Jeff Galloway outlines what a person needs to know to get started, such as finding a running store and selecting the best pair of ......
The Tigerbelles tells the epic story of the 1960 Tennessee State University all-black women's track team, which found Olympic glory at the 1960 games in Rome.The author tells an epic story of desire, success and failure-of beating the odds-against the backdrop of a changing America, but tells it in an intimate way. Readers will come to know the ......
A Journey in Running, Courage, and the Search for the American Dream
The inspiring stories of Kenyan-born distance runners Shadrack Kipchirchir and Elvin Kibet and their determination to build meaningful lives as American citizens. Professional distance runners Shadrack Kipchirchir and Elvin Kibet grew up in rural Kenyan villages. Though their lives began in poverty, both were driven to reach their full potential, ......
The Olympic Champion Who Made Track and Field History
Winner, Autobiography/Memoir, International Book Awards, 2023 Winner, Biography/Autobiography, Track and Field Writers of America (TAFWA) Book Award, 2022 A raw, uplifting story from one of the most important hidden figures in track and field history. When Pauline Davis first began to run, it wasn't with any thought of future Olympic glory. A ......
For those who have ever thought they were too old or too unfit to compete in a triathlon, From Couch Potato to Endurance Athlete will prove that it is never too late to compete. This is a story about overcoming life's obstacles. It takes the reader on Hilary's decade-long journey and will move, motivate and inspire readers.
Revolutionizing My Sport, Breaking World Records and Creating a Legacy f
Filbert Bayi changed the way middle-distance runners competed. With his Catch Me If You Can approach, records fell dramatically - including two world records that he held - and he unwittingly ushered in the era of pacemakers. Bayi tells his inspiring story, from overcoming adversity on the track and giving back to his home country of Tanzania.
The Olympic Champion Who Made Track and Field History
The inspiring story of Pauline Davis, a Bahamian sprinter who fought through poverty, inequality, and racism to compete in five Olympic Games and become the first woman from the Caribbean to win Olympic gold. She would inspire an entire nation and go on to become the first Black woman elected to the international governing body of athletics.
Loweswater to Over Water: 105 miles in the footsteps of a legend
In 1983, the legendary Joss Naylor completed the little-known 105-mile Lakes, Meres and Waters route in a staggering 19hr 14min. This book interweaves tales of past and present as Naylor regales his 1983 epic on a re-walk 37 years later. Sure to inspire, it includes practical information for those looking to complete the route themselves.
