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Rosen Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
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Provides an introduction to training for long distance running, covering such topics as choosing running shoes, balancing dietary needs, using warm up exercises, protecting oneself from injury, and running schedules with different levels of difficulty.
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Especially in tough economic times, running offers an affordable and positive way to relieve stress and gain a sense of accomplishment. Marathons andmore than everhalf-marathons are the ultimate achievement for runners and have experienced an unprecedented boom in the last several years. New hunger for reliable information on marathon and half-marathon training, as well as new technologies that have revolutionized ordinary people's ability to train...
7) Do life: the creator of my 120-pound journey shows how to run better, go farther, and find happiness
Author
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Author
Publisher
VeloPress
Language
English
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Jay Dicharry distills cutting-edge biomechanical research into 15 workouts any runner can slot into their training program to begin seeing real results in about 6 weeks. For better or worse, your body drives your running form. Running Rewired will show you how to shed old injuries, mobility problems, weaknesses and imbalances and rewire your body-brain movement patterns. Youll rebuild your movement and transform your running within one season. Through...
11) Running science
Author
Publisher
Human Kinetics
Pub. Date
[2013.]
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive guide to all things running explains running physiology, biomechanics, medicine, genetics, biology, psychology, training, and racing.
Author
Publisher
Seal Press
Language
English
Description
Dawn Dais hated running. And it didn't like her much, either. Her fitness routine consisted of avoiding the stairs in her own house, because who really has the energy to climb stairs? It was with this exercise philosophy firmly in place that she set off to complete a marathon. The Nonrunner's Marathon Guide for Women is a fun training manual for women who don't believe that running is their biological destiny but who dream of crossing the finish line...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Provides both beginner and experienced runners with all the information they need to run more efficiently and with better biomechanics and to minimize strain and potential injury by describing the best type of shoes and the safest type of foot strike, in a book that includes more than 100 instructional photos and a four-week training program.
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Publisher
Victory Belt Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Discusses how to develop the proper combination of motor control skills and ranges of motion to enhance running ability and avoid injury.
Are you ready to run? Is there a bridge from the injury-ridden world of the modern runner to the promised land that barefoot running and Born to Run have led us to believe exists? Can we run faster, longer, and more efficiently? Dr. Kelly Starrett has focused his movement and mobility philosophy on the injury-plagued...
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2015].
Language
English
Description
Meb For Mortals describes in unprecedented detail how three-time Olympian Keflezighi prepares to take on the best runners in the world. More important, the book shows everyday runners how to implement the training, nutritional, and mental principles that have guided him throughout his long career, which in addition to this year's Boston win includes an Olympic silver medal and the 2009 New York City Marathon title.
20) Yoga for runners
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Publisher
Human Kinetics
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Practical and accessible, this guide shows runners how to incorporate yoga into their routine to improve breathing, strength, flexibility, endurance, mental sharpness and overall athletic performance. It describes 88 poses in detail to ensure readers are able to gain the full benefit whilst at the same time decreasing the risk of injury.
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