Running Sports

Ever been tempted by running a marathon? Maybe you’re well on your way to conquering the iconic distance. In any case, you’ve come to the right place! This book explains exactly why we shouldn’t be afraid of attempting the 26-mile stretch, once and for all.

A compelling, pause-resisting account of recreational marathon runner Kay Bretz’s transformation into one of the best ultra runners in the world. The listener follows the author during his physical, mental, and professional challenges and celebrates his hard-fought wins as he discovers the motivation to succeed, leaving behind his former motivation to avoid failure.

As Moire charts the first harrowing year after Pete’s death - the shock, the loneliness and the difficulties of single parenting two young children - she also experiences glimpses of hope and acceptance as she trains to become a mountain leader. The people she meets through the mountains, as well as the peace and wild beauty of the Mournes, help Moire discover her inner strength and prove she is not alone in her struggles.

There is a cure for anorexia, but it’s not a medication, a 12-step method, or a psychological realization; it’s a journey of self-learning, challenge, passion finding, soul searching, never-ending support, belief, and triumph (after failure). This story acknowledges the most difficult parts of the struggle, offers hope in the journey, and ends in victory over the disease.

Ob Sie blutiger Anfänger sind und sich schon seit längerer Zeit vorgenommen haben, mit dem Laufen zu beginnen, oder nach einer längeren Pause nun wieder einsteigen möchten - mit diesem Ratgeber möchte ich Ihnen mittels der nötigen Motivation und Information den Startschuss zu Ihrem Lauftraining geben.

Wenn man an einen Marathon denkt, dann hat man gleich die Bilder von den großen Veranstaltungen in New York, Chicago, London oder Berlin im Kopf, bei denen mehrere Tausend Teilnehmer durch die Straßen dieser Metropolen laufen und noch mehr Zuschauer am Rand der Strecke stehen und mit Plakaten und Anfeuerungsrufen versuchen, die Läufer zu motivieren und sie bei ihrem Vorhaben zu unterstützen. Was muss das für ein Gefühl sein, Teil dieser Läufer zu sein und von den Zuschauern lautstark angefeuert zu werden?

Schaffst Du es, Deine Bestleistung abzurufen, wenn es darauf ankommt? Das ist die große Herausforderung jedes Leichtathleten im Wettkampf. Aber nicht immer gelingt das. Und meistens sind die Gründe dafür in der Einstellung, der Vorbereitung oder der mentalen Stärke zu suchen. In diesem Hörbuch lernst Du viele Methoden kennen, die Dich in Deinem mentalen Training unterstützen und Dir bei der optimalen Vorbereitung auf die Wettkampfsituation helfen.

In 1967, a 13-year-old girl named Maureen Wilton set the women's world marathon record, running 26.2 miles in 3:15:23. Nicknamed “Little Mo” by her track teammates, Wilton was already a headline-making athlete. But her accomplishment was greeted with controversy and misogynistic accusations of cheating. Wilton receded into the background, left the sport, and kept her achievement secret. This is the story of what happened and how Maureen found her way back to the sport decades later as the mother of a young runner herself.

Are you running the right way? Thanks to Christopher McDonald's book, Born to Run, we now know there is a right way and wrong way to run. Are you unsure if you're landing the right way, stretching right, or even wearing the right kind of shoes for your feet? It's time you learn. How to Run is a concise book that will teach you how to run better, safer, and faster.

El nuevo libro de Santiago García, referente del running en la Argentina, propone una guía para retomar esta disciplina que no para de crecer, tras la pausa impuesta por la pandemia y el confinamiento, atento a las ansiedades de esta época.

Soon to turn 40, George and Rachel decide to take a break from the usual organized events, instead seeking adventure elsewhere. Two different cycling adventures in France follow. One a race against time. The other a race against wine. To celebrate his milestone birthday, George and Rachel take on their longest run yet - 40 miles along Britain’s oldest road. There’s yoga, a funeral, self-imposed running and swimming challenges, and a marathon with the hangover from hell.

Despite the trauma of the previous year’s Dartmoor Classic, George and Rachel sign up again. This time the weather takes a turn for the worse and Rachel is forced to make some creative wardrobe improvisations. Having completed several long bike rides, George now considers himself a relatively experienced cyclist. On the road.

After signing his wife Rachel up for her first marathon without her knowledge and living to tell the tale, George is now struggling to keep up with her. He risks her wrath once again by entering her into a half-Ironman triathlon against her will: a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride and a 13.1-mile run. Did Not Try sees George and Rachel travel to Barcelona, Cornwall and the Cotswolds, and helps answer the age-old question: what happens when you are bursting for a wee while riding your bike, but an injured ankle means you can’t unclip your cycling shoes?

Un libro de running único que alterna el intenso relato en primera persona de las ultramaratones de 200 millas que Sofía Cantilo corrió en la Argentina y el mundo con su experiencia como madre sola; una historia plagada de desafíos narrada en un estilo confesional, honesto y con una contundente perspectiva de género.

What’s the best way to get fitter? Running of course! Maybe you have recently decided you want to get in shape, and you need some motivation to get started? Perhaps you have been in good shape in the past, and you are keen to get back to that same level of fitness, or even fitter than before? Well, now you have all the tools that you need to make your fitness journey a success! Move to Live, Live Your Love, Become Your Dreams! is packed with everything you need to start running more and enjoy the process of getting fitter!

When Michael Stocks stands at the starting line of a 24-hour race on an athletics track in South London, it is noon and rain is beginning to fall. His aim is to run more than 150 miles by noon the following day, in order to fulfil his dream of being selected to run for Great Britain. He is 49 years old, and it will require the performance of a lifetime. One Track Mind tells the story of these 24 life-changing hours. It reveals the mental tools that make it possible to run six marathons in a single day, and how they can be applied to other parts of life.

Do you play sports? Maybe you dream about scoring a goal on the soccer field or hitting a home run in baseball. Perhaps you're thinking about trying a new sport, but you're still not sure. In We Got Game! you'll meet 35 female athletes who played hard, broke records, and inspired girls around the world. Some of these athletes have retired. Others are still competing. But they have one thing in common: They all got game!

Still living in the shadow of a global pandemic, George and Rachel attempt some of their toughest events so far. Rachel decides to sign up to her first iron-distance triathlon. But a broken bone threatens to derail George’s chances of joining her. They take on their longest ever run, most challenging swim, their first swim-run event, and a backyard ultra—a race that can only have one finisher. Ludo—the family’s hairy four-legged friend—gets in on the action as an official competitor in a muddy fun run.

I wanted to be a distance god. There. I said it. I would've broken out of the lead pack and surged away, thrown down some impossible splits, devastated the elites as I stretched my lead, merciless, alone...almost floating. The field would've strung out and withered behind me as I burned and buried the best runners on the face of the planet. I would've become immortal. Was that too much to ask? See, running consumed me - sometimes like love, sometimes like cancer.