Running Sports

Markus Torgeby was just 20 years old when he headed off into the remote Swedish forest to live as a recluse and dedicate himself to his one true passion: running.... He lived in a tent in the wilderness, braving the harsh Swedish winters - for four years. This is his story. A best seller in Sweden, the audiobook is a powerful exploration of running and personal well-being.

Can’t Nothing Bring Me Down is the memoir of 104-year-old world-record-holding runner Ida Keeling. Miss Ida, as she’s known throughout her Bronx community, isn’t your typical runner. Her fierce independence helped her through the Depression and the civil rights movement. But her greatest trials were yet to come.

Dieses Hörbuch ist für Lauf-Liebhaber und die, die es werden möchten. Insbesondere aber für dich, wenn du den sanften Einstieg hin zum regelmäßigen Laufen mit dauerhafter Freude an der Bewegung erleben möchtest. Mit diesem sehr persönlichen Laufbegleiter bin ich für den gelingenden Einstieg an deiner Seite. Happy Runner geht in die Tiefe und mir liegt am Herzen, dich in diesen zugleich unterhaltsamen 110 Minuten auf all jenen Ebenen abzuholen und mitzunehmen, die gerade für Neulinge besonders wichtig sind.

Raven Kraft has changed the lives of thousands who have run with him - many of them hundreds of times. From all 50 states and dozens of countries, across all age groups and backgrounds, they come to run with Raven, and in the process find friendship, inspiration - and a nickname. Among them is author Laura Lee "White Lightning" Huttenbach, who has logged over 1,000 miles of Raven Runs. Here she explores the stories of dozens of others about why they started running with Raven - and why they keep coming back.

In the late '80s, our Rachel was having a boss time as a podium dancer at the Pleasuredrome, Birkenhead. Fast forward several years, and she's married, with the kids she's always dreamed of, but the body she's always dreaded. To make things worse, her husband, Trevor, begins to show his true controlling colours and Rachel blames herself, spiralling into depression. Until she discovers running.

The hilarious trials and tribulations of stand-up comedian Paul Tonkinson as he attempts to beat the much lauded three-hour mark at the London Marathon. With a supporting cast of fellow comedians, this is a warmly written and wonderfully honest adventure-through-sport that will both entertain and inspire. Along the way, we are introduced to the characters helping Paul with his quest. Celebrity names such as Bryony Gordon, Russell Howard, Roisin Conaty and Vassos Alexander pop up with wit and wisdom....

Wenn aus der verhassten Nervensäge die größte Versuchung wird ... bist du am Arsch, oder? FLYNN. Die Freude über meine Aufnahme ins Trainingscamp der San Antonio Lions währt nur kurz. Als Runningback will ich es endlich der Welt und ganz besonders meinem Vater beweisen, aber gleich am ersten Tag stolpere ich im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes über Rosie Anderson. Ein Riesenfehler, wie ich kurz darauf herausfinden muss, denn ihr Temperament entlädt sich an mir wie an einem Blitzableiter.

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.

Discover the incredible journey of a lifelong equestrian professional who defies age and expectations in Barn Boots to Running Shoes. Prepare to be amazed and moved by this inspiring tale of determination, resilience, and unwavering passion that will leave you ready to chase your own dreams.

Lauftraining. Sie möchten mit dem Laufen durchstarten, aber statt Runner’s High war bei der ersten Joggingrunde eher Hecheln angesagt? Im Park gucken Sie neidvoll auf die Athleten, die mühelos an Ihnen vorbeizuschweben scheinen? Sie wünschen sich nichts sehnlicher, als ebenfalls fit und voll im Flow Runde um Runde drehen zu können? Die tolle Nachricht: Das muss kein Traum bleiben! Denn mit der richtigen Strategie laufen Sie schon nächstes Jahr Ihren ersten Marathon und den einfachsten Weg zu diesem Ziel zeigt Ihnen nun dieser Laufratgeber.

I don't want you to quit running! I don't want you to get injured! These 26 tips will save you time and help you avoid injury along your running career. As a beginner runner, I gathered these tips during my first marathon training. This book is concise and drills down into what to do and what not to do including actionable steps for each tip.

One Small Step chronicles Paul Sinton-Hewitt's journey from personal adversity to spearheading a global fitness revolution with parkrun, detailing the creation and exponential growth of a free, inclusive weekly 5km walking and running community. At its core, parkrun is about community and wellbeing - both physical and mental. And it's the simplicity and accessibility of parkrun that has seen it take off internationally, transforming countless lives along the way.

Rachel marks her cycling sportive debut in style with 110 horrendously hilly miles that are apparently all George’s fault. Now officially a better marathon runner than George - and a rapidly improving cyclist and swimmer - Rachel is pushed to the limits after reluctantly agreeing to an ultramarathon. Did Not Start also features more family camping holidays, a visit to Paris, the arrival of the Beast from the East, and some unexpected news from a former neighbor.

Ali Mazhin wrote The Running Journey to help others find more purpose in their running and health. He is 43 years old and called it The Running Journey because he describes his experience in racing, working two jobs, and how other people can learn, improve, and participate in various running events. He gives examples through his own experience and enjoyment in marathons, his pace, challenges, motivation to succeed, growing up as a kid, racing stories, and health advice, and it's mostly a chronological story.

Scottie O'Doul isn't looking forward to starting her senior year. Last May, her identical twin sister, Cait, died in a car crash involving the school's beloved football coach. There's been no official report on the accident yet, but before she died, Cait told Scottie a disturbing secret. When Scottie reveals this secret, half the town turns against her, certain that Scottie is lying to protect her sister and that Cait deliberately lost control of the car.

Rachel Ann Cullen’s first book, Running for My Life, described her own marathon journey through depression, bipolar disorder and body dysmorphia, and her revelatory discovery that running could transform her physical and mental well-being. Since hearing from people who had read about her experiences, Rachel wanted to tell some stories of other runners from all around the world—ordinary people living with mental health struggles, dealing with grief, cancer, and other unavoidable life events who have relied on running to get them through their worst days and to keep going.

Why do we run? To what end, all the effort and pain? Wherefore this love of muscle, speed, and sweat? The Greeks were the first to ask these questions, the first to suspend war, work, politics, to enjoy public celebrations of athletic prowess. They invented sport and they were also the first to understand how physical activity connected to our mental well-being.

A man takes on the challenge of a lifetime after hitting rock bottom. He finds himself divorced, unemployed, and in a deep depression when a degenerative eye condition renders him blind with limited light perception. Feeling a calling to run across America, he dedicated the next two years of his life to prepare for, and ultimately run, more than 3,000 miles from California to New York in less than 60 days, averaging 51.5 miles per day, to log the seventh-fastest transcontinental foot crossing in the history of the world.

There are people who run occasionally or run as part of another sport, and there are people who need to run for their mental wellbeing. Tom Raffio and Ellen Raffio address the latter group in Stories from the Starting Line. The couple, who met running, runs more than 100 races a year in New Hampshire and Northern New England and uses this depth of experience to write about the diverse runners they meet at races.

Francis Benali is a Southampton Football Club legend and a celebrated charity endurance athlete, and he's ready to tell his story. Francis 'Franny' Benali played football for 20 years for Southampton FC in nearly 400 games, almost his entire career. His utter dedication to the club caused him to be a hero to Saints fans around the world.