Running Sports

When 18-year-old Becky Andrews is diagnosed with the degenerative eye condition retinitis pigmentosa, she finally understands her childhood challenges of softball strikeouts, notorious clumsiness, and why she's never been able to see the stars. As her vision narrows, she must give up driving and accept her need for a mobility cane. In the process, she learns to embrace her new identity as a blind woman, one step at a time.

14 Minutes is the memoir of Alberto Salazar, the most accomplished, charismatic, and controversial marathoner in history. The narrative follows Alberto's boyhood in New England, his rise to stardom at the University of Oregon, his dramatic victories in the New York City and Boston Marathons, his long malaise due to injuries, which resulted in a near-suicidal depression; his resurgence due to intense spiritual experiences and discipline; his close alliance with Phil Knight and the Nike corporation; and describes his numerous near-death experiences.

Donna Deegan was only months from realizing her dream of launching the nation's first national breast cancer marathon when she was diagnosed with the disease for the third time. While still committed to the race, Deegan began searching for answers beyond the conventional. As she opened one door, it led to the next. What started as a quest for a cure became a physical and spiritual rebirth. Deegan takes us along on her journey with great candor and humor.

Discover your dreams and take them from inception to a flourishing finish. Whether you’re competing in an actual race or navigating the marathon of life, developing a strong mental game is vital for your success. In this inspiring audiobook, the author uses examples from her running experience and relating them to success principles that you can apply to any area of your life.

Run Smart: Debunking Marathon Myths uses the latest scientific research to show how preparing for and running marathons can be made easier, and in doing so challenges many of the myths that surround marathon running. The book draws on the author's experience as one of the UK's leading sports scientists, his extensive research background in marathon running and his experience as a marathon runner to provide credible advice to runners to support their preparation for a marathon.

With his trademark rock 'n' roll hair and snakeskin spandex pants, plus a hot rod and a Harley, Lüc Carl fit the part as a bar manager based in New York City's gritty Lower East Side. And life was good for this Omaha, Nebraska, transplant-a talented drummer who originally moved to the big city to pursue his rock 'n' roll dreams-until, suddenly, it wasn't. Fast forward through seven years of working long hours, binging on late-night Chinese food, and drinking excessively; life had found Lüc 40 pounds overweight and completely out of shape.

De Average a Asombroso Maratón es un libro magnífico para cualquier corredor que está buscando mejores resultados. Con la combinación e inspiración perfecta estará en el camino a la grandeza. La autora Mariana Correa es una ex atleta profesional y una nutricionista deportiva certificada que compitió exitosamente en todo el mundo. Comparte sus años de experiencia tanto como una atleta y como entrenadora brindándole una perspectiva insuperable.

Este não é um livro sobre corrida, embora se passe entre treinos e competições. É sobre gente. Na verdade, um tipo muito especial de gente. O esporte é o pano de fundo, mas o que está em jogo é muito mais do que isso. São histórias de competição, superação e camaradagem. Em outubro de 2006, o empresário Amílcar Lopes Jr., o Portuga, realizou um feito memorável ao completar a Maratona de Chicago em 2 horas 43 minutos e 50 segundos. A marca, extraordinária para um amador, fez dele uma espécie de lenda no circuito dos corredores de rua de São Paulo.

Nella prefazione a questo audiolibro, Giacomo Poretti sostiene che ai tempi dei nostri antenati si sapeva già molto del nostro degrado fisico e mentale. Gli australopitechi "intorno ai 20 anni facevano le gare con i giaguari, e spesso li battevano, arrivati ai 40 dopo 200 metri di corsa si fermavano per una birretta, a 60 anni, se ci arrivavi, ringraziavi il dio del Sole e al massimo giocavi a scopone, te ne stavi rintanato nella tua bella grotta perché se per caso incontravi un giaguaro non riuscivi a fare 3 passi di corsa e finivi sbranato.

Born sighted, "blind" Dave Heeley showed athletic promise from an early age, smashing his town's 1500-metre track record aged just 11 years old. However, a devastating diagnosis shattered his sporting dreams, and he hastily gave up on sporting activity. From Light to Dark charts Dave's story and how he rediscovered his boyhood talent for running and went on to undertake some of the world's toughest challenges, including 10 marathons in 10 days and the 2015 Marathon des Sables, dubbed the "toughest footrace on Earth".

At the age of 22, Ben Davis weighed over 360 pounds. Depressed, addicted to food, and morbidly obese, he thought he’d lost all hope. But after a Christmas Eve conversation with his grandmother, Ben promised himself that he would finally take control of his life.

When runners aren't running, they are talking about running, planning their next run, shopping for running. This book contains stories from runners, telling their stories to other runners about. running - how it has changed their lives, their bodies, and their spirits. Runners will love these inspirational stories of fellow runners challenging themselves, recovering from injuries, and staying motivated.

Some people run for weight loss, general fitness, or the ability to eat whatever they want. In The Summit Seeker, Vanessa Runs explores trail and ultra running on an emotional, psychological, and spiritual level. Vanessa started running to battle her demons, to heal her deepest wounds, and ultimately, to find her peace in the mountains. Her vivid descriptions of spectacular trails call you into wild places where you will find rugged beauty, expansive wilderness, and deep personal insights.

For decades, T. J. Bryan devoted herself to her profession, rising upward constantly. Suddenly, after reaching the pinnacle of her career, she was pushed from her lofty position. To save herself from despair, she, at age 64, impulsively decided to become a distance runner. Up to this point, her only athletic success revolved around aerobics classes when she was in her 40s and early 50s.

In this powerful memoir, Tony reveals how he summoned the courage to "run with purpose" during the times when racial tensions ran high as he grew from a boy trapped by the racial divide in Birmingham, Alabama, into a successful man and football hero. Inspirational and uplifting, Touchdown Tony is not only a behind-the-scenes look at a great football player's life and career; it is also a story of redemption and one man's hope to change the future.

Running Smarter will help you improve your running performance with 21 simple habits that you can incorporate into your training plan and life. By fitness author Von Collins, the other of books on exercise nutrition, triathlon training, and workout plans, Running Smarter is intended to help you not only get faster in your running activities, but to stay healthy and injury-free as well.

Doug became an accidental runner in his early 20s, mostly as a way to cope with work and stress. In all the vicissitudes of life - marriage, divorce, career successes and failures, family health crises - running emerges as a constant companion and source of joy. What starts out as a way to just stay in shape becomes a path to an inner life and a guiding light through life’s complications, told through the lens of a lifelong learner.

Are you worried about making and breaking yet another New Year's resolution related to your health and fitness? Or will this year be the year where you finally stick to your diet, persevere with the gym and get the body of your dreams? Who are you kidding? Well what if I told you there was a more effective way of finding balance and achieving health and fitness goals that doesn't rely on that all or nothing approach.

The most popular meditation app, Headspace, speaks about the relation of the link between mindfulness, meditation, and running. These practices rely on repetition as a means of increasing the effectiveness and enhancing the benefits. Repetition is the key to success. Running does wonders for your cardiovascular health and makes your mind less prone to age-related cognitive decline.

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.