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Author
Publisher
Barron's
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First edition for North America.
Physical Desc
159 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Whether new to marathons or an expert runner, this guide will help the reader choose from courses worldwide. The marathons described embrace far-flung corners of the globe and encompass every continent.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
208 p.
Language
English
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...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st Vintage Books ed.
Physical Desc
287 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
McDougall reveals the secrets of the world's greatest distance runners--the Tarahumara Indians of Copper Canyon, Mexico--and how he trained for the challenge of a lifetime: a fifty-mile race through the heart of Tarahumara country pitting the tribe against an odd band of super-athletic Americans.
Author
Publisher
Lioncrest Publishing
Pub. Date
c2018
Physical Desc
363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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.
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The inspiring true story of Fauja Singh, who broke world records to become the first one hundred-year-old to run a marathon, shares valuable lessons on the source of his grit, determination to overcome obstacles, and commitment to positive representation of the Sikh community.