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Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Whether running is your recreation, your religion, or just a spectator sport, Adharanand Finn's incredible journey to the elite training camps of Kenya will captivate and inspire you. Part travelogue, part memoir, this mesmerizing quest to uncover the secrets of the world's greatest runners--and put them to the test--combines practical advice, a fresh look at barefoot running, and hard-won spiritual insights. -- Provided by publisher.
102) My way
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Korean
Description
Jun Shik, who works for Tatsuo's grandfather's farm while Korea is colonized by Japan, becomes rivals with Tatsuo over their mutual desire to become marathon runners, but when war breaks out both are forced to enlist in the army and embark on separate journeys.
Author
Series
Mia Mayhem volume 3
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mia and her best friends are up against a major super bully in this third adventure of the Mia Mayhem chapter book series!When a super annoying villain (whos actually another superhero) arrives at THE PITS and accuses Mia of not belonging, Mia doesnt know what to do. Will she be able to hold her ground when she goes up against the Super Bully?With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Mia Mayhem chapter books are perfect...
104) Team Steve
Author
Series
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
It's time for the annual Race-a-thon, and Steve the horse is excited! He knows he'll win. He wins every year! And no wonder, Steve's body is built for running. He's got a big chest for deep breaths, powerful hindquarters to propel him forward and the longest legs in the forest. But when he goes to sign up, Steve finds out the rules have changed, and his confidence starts to waver. Because this year, the Race-a-thon is going to be a relay race, which...
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Ryan Hall is an Olympic athlete and American record holder in the half marathon (59:43). But as a kid, Ryan hated running. He wanted nothing to do with the sport until one day, he felt compelled to run the 15 miles around his neighborhood lake. He was hooked. Starting that day, Ryan felt a God-given purpose in running. He knew he could, and would, race with the best runners in the world and that his talent was a gift to serve others. These two truths...
106) The running dream
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
When a school bus accident leaves sixteen-year-old Jessica an amputee, she returns to school with a prosthetic limb and her track team finds a wonderful way to help rekindle her dream of running again.
108) First degree mudder
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
109) Boris for the win
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
School field day is coming up and Boris and his friends are practicing hard because they are determined not to let Eddie win again, but on race day Boris is forced to choose between winning and friendship.
110) Ghost
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Description
"Ghost wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school track team, but his past is slowing him down in this first electrifying novel of a brand-new series from Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award-winning author Jason Reynolds. Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team-a team that...
Author
Publisher
Mountaineers Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"WIFE AND MOTHER. Teacher and musician. Marathoner and rock climber. At 66, Dierdre Wolownick became the oldest woman to climb El Capitan in Yosemit--and in [this book], she shares her intimate journey, revealing how her climbing achievement reflects a broader story of courage and persistence. Dierdre grew up underthe watchful eyes of a domineering mother and realized early on that her parents' plans for her future weren't what she wanted for herself....
112) Running past dark
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
High school senior Scottie O'Doul searches for the truth behind the deadly car crash that claimed the lives of her twin sister and the high school football coach.
A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti meets Amber Smith’s The Way I Used to Be in this young adult mystery following a teen searching for the truth behind the deadly car crash that claimed the lives of her twin sister and the high school football coach. What happens to the twin...
113) Tyson's run
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
An unathletic boy with autism strives to become an unlikely marathon champion giving his unfulfilled father purpose and a second chance at putting his family first.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In the tradition of Wild and H Is for Hawk, an Outside magazine writer tells her story of fathers and daughters, grief and renewal, adventure and obsession, and the power of running to change your life. Im running to forget, and to remember. For more than a decade, Katie Arnold chased adventure around the world, reporting on extreme athletes who performed outlandish featswalking high lines a thousand feet off the ground without a harness, or running...
Series
Walt Disney animation collection volume Volume 4
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Join in the excitement as unlikely competitors Max Hare and Toby Tortoise challenge each other to a foot race. Max is confident he will win, so he takes time out to flirt with some cute bunnies, he shows off his skills in other sports and takes a break for a nap. But when he hears the crowd roar for Toby, who has slowly and steadily kept to the course, Max must make a last-minute dash for victory.
116) On the run
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
When a persistent youth offender is caught yet again, he is sentenced to community service as the partner to a blind runner.
117) Auma's long run
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
When AIDS devastates thirteen-year-old Auma's village in Kenya during the 1980s, Auma must choose between staying to help her family and working toward a track scholarship that will take her away from home.
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Followed by Grandpa Ed in his RV and backed by her brother and friends, Annabelle, eighteen, runs from Seattle to Washington, D.C., becoming a reluctant activist as people connect her journey to her recent trauma.
Author
Publisher
NAL, New American Library
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"TRAIN EASIER TO RUN FASTER This revolutionary training method has been embraced by elite runners-with extraordinary results-and now you can do it, too. Respected running and fitness expert Matt Fitzgerald explains how the 80/20 running program-in which you do 80 percent of runs at a lower intensity and just 20 percent at a higher intensity-is the best change runners of all abilities can make to improve their performance. With a thorough examination...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Running for her life could leave her breathless. A former reporter for the Los Angeles Times, Aloa Snow knows what it means to be down and out. Once highly respected, she's now blackballed, in debt, and dealing with the echoes of an eating disorder. Until she gets one more shot to prove that she has what it takes--with a story some would die for...After the body of a promising young athlete, Hayley Poole, is recovered in the Nevada desert, authorities...
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