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A practical, illustrated, and scientifically grounded guide to
improving your running technique and preventing injury, written by
a kinesiologist In North America alone, thirty-seven million people
run regularly, and most suffer at least one running-related injury
a year. Run Better sets out to help runners of all abilities run
smarter and injury-free by reviewing the proper mechanics of
running and the role of shoes; providing training programs (from 5K
to marathon distances) that promote rest and cross-training for
adequate recovery; offering 90 running-specific exercises and
technical drills to build strength, reinforce proper posture,
encourage flexibility, improve mobility, and optimize breathing;
and explaining 42 common running injuries and the ways to prevent
and alleviate them. Illustrated with more than 150 color
photographs, 50 black-and-white line drawings, and 20 charts and
tables, Run Better is an easy to use and authoritative running
handbook for anyone who wants to improve their running efficiency
and decrease their risk of injury.
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The winner of three gold medals in track at the 1960 Olympic Games
in Rome, Wilma Rudolph has been portrayed and remembered across a
wide range of settings and sites over the past half-century. As an
African American female born into poverty whose childhood
disability left her temporarily unable to walk without the aid of a
leg brace, Rudolph captured our attention then and continues to
fascinate new generations of children and adults alike. The markers
of Rudolph’s identity, joined with her athletic success, create a
quintessential ragsto-riches tale, one repeatedly narrated over the
decades. (Re)Presenting Wilma Rudolph explores the major episodes
and sites of memory across the track legend’s life and death.
Analyzing newspaper and magazine accounts, dozens of children’s
books, and a television movie, among other materials, Liberti and
Smith highlight the range of ways meaning was constructed around
Rudolph and her accomplishments on the track. Rather than
atraditional biography, this book unpacks the collective memories
we create and share about the Olympian. A close reading of the
stories that are remembered and circulated about Rudolph not only
underscore the athlete’s agency but simultaneously minimize and
even erase the ways in which racism and sexism impacted her life.
The memorials honoring Rudolph tell us far more about the moment of
their creation and the storytellers than they do about the track
great.
In the early 1900s, the Olympic Games track and field throwing
events were dominated by a group of Irish-born weight throwers
representing the United States. These athletes came to be known as
the "Irish Whales"-primarily because of their immense size and
larger-than-life presence. The Irish Whales: Olympians of Old New
York shares the untold story of these Irish American athletes who
competed with unparalleled distinction for the United States. James
Mitchell, John Flanagan, Martin Sheridan, Pat McDonald, Paddy Ryan,
and Con Walsh won a total of eighteen medals in the Olympic Games
between 1900 and 1924 and completely dominated the world stage in
their chosen athletic disciplines. They were lionized in the
American and Irish press and became folk heroes among
Irish-American immigrant communities. Almost all of these men were
further distinguished by their membership in the fabled Irish
American Athletic Club of New York and careers with the New York
Police Department. The story of the Irish Whales is the very
embodiment of the American Dream and exemplifies the triumph of
many Irish emigrants in the New World. Featuring a wonderful
collection of original photographs, The Irish Whales tells the
dramatic stories of these international athletes and their
extraordinary sporting successes.
Tony Robinson-Smith could hardly imagine that he, his wife, ten
Bhutanese college students, and a stray dog would end up running
578 kilometres (360 miles) across the Himalayas. In early 2006, he
arrived in the Kingdom of Bhutan to work as a university lecturer.
A casual conversation with his wife led to the creation of the
"Tara-thon," a sponsored run to send village kids to school for
Tarayana, the Queen Mother's non-profit foundation. In Bhutan-the
country that originated the concept of Gross National
Happiness-Robinson-Smith discovered he had much to learn. His
memoir portrays Bhutan and its people in rich detail at a
transformative moment of the Kingdom's history. Touching and
insightful, The Dragon Run is the perfect book for inveterate
explorers, adventure sports enthusiasts, and armchair travellers
alike.
Spend two hours with Pete Magill's Fast 5K and you'll know how to
run your fastest 5K. In his fast-paced, ultimate guide to 5K
running races, celebrated running coach Pete Magill reveals the 25
crucial keys to setting your next 5K PR. Magill shares hard-earned
lessons he gained while leading 19 teams to USA national
championships and setting multiple American and world age-group and
masters records. Fast 5K shares Magill's essential keys to finding
your fastest running fitness and race readiness. The 25 keys
include optimal training mileage, effective tempo runs, VO2 max
workouts, hill repeats, plyometrics that work, ways to prevent
injuries, recovery tips, guides to diet and racing weight, choosing
racing flats, and much more. Offering three 12-week and one 16-week
5K training plans, Fast 5K is the key to your best 5K running
times. Pete Magill is a world-class 5K runner, personally holds
multiple American and world age-group records in track & field
and road racing and is a 5-time USA Masters Cross Country Runner of
the Year. Now in this distilled guide, you can get world-class
advice on how to run your fastest 5K ever.
A new edition of a sports icon's memoir, coinciding with the 50th
anniversary of Kathrine Switzer's historic running of the Boston
Marathon as the first woman to run. In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was
the first woman to officially run what was then the all-male Boston
Marathon, infuriating one of the event's directors who attempted to
violently eject her. In one of the most iconic sports moments,
Switzer escaped and finished the race. She made history-and is
poised to do it again on the fiftieth anniversary of that initial
race, when she will run the 2017 Boston Marathon at age 70. Now a
spokesperson for Reebok, Switzer is also the founder of 261
Fearless, a foundation dedicated to creating opportunities for
women on all fronts, as this groundbreaking sports hero has done
throughout her life. Kathrine Switzer is the Susan B. Anthony of
women's marathoning.-Joan Benoit Samuelson, first Olympic gold
medalist in the women's marathon
The Science of Sport: Sprinting examines the scientific principles
that underpin the preparation and performance of athletics at all
levels, from grassroots to Olympic competition. Drawing on the
expertise of some of the world's leading coaches and sport science
professionals, the book presents a detailed analysis of the latest
evidence and explores the ways in which science has influenced, and
subsequently improved, the sport of sprinting. By providing an
overview of the principles of sport science and how these are
applied in practice, the book is essential reading for students and
academics, coaches and performers, physiotherapists, club doctors
and professional support staff working in the sport.
On April 23, 1929, the second annual Transcontinental Foot Race
across America, known as the Bunion Derby, was in its twenty-fifth
day. Eddie "the Sheik" Gardner, an African American runner from
Seattle, was leading the race across the Free Bridge over the
Mississippi River. Along with the signature outfit that earned him
his nickname-a white towel tied around his head, white shorts, and
a white shirt-Gardner wore an American flag, a reminder to all who
saw him run through the Jim Crow South that he was an American and
the leader of the greatest footrace in the world. Kastner traces
Gardner's remarkable journey from his birth in 1897 in Birmingham,
Alabama, to his success in Seattle, Washington, as one of the top
long-distance runners in the region, and finally to his
participation in two transcontinental footraces where he risked his
life, facing a barrage of harassment for having the audacity to
compete with white runners. Kastner shows how Gardner's
participation became a way to protest the endemic racism he faced,
heralding the future of nonviolent efforts that would be
instrumental to the civil rights movement. Shining a bright light
on his extraordinary athletic accomplishments and his heroism on
the dusty roads of America in the 1920s, Kastner gives Gardner and
other black bunioneers the attention they so richly deserve.
How much power does your human engine have? How much power do you
need for running in different conditions? How can you optimize your
training and racing performance? How can you use power meters to
improve your results? What are the ultimate limits of human
performance?The Secret of Running answers all of these questions.
All factors determining the performance in running (from 800-meter
race to marathon) are explained step by step: training, nutrition,
body weight, running form, wind, hills, temperature, running gear,
power meters and much more. Written in a crystal-clear and lively
style, this book is a wealth of information for every ambitious
runner. This title also contains brand new insights on how the
balance of the power of your human engine and the power requirement
for running in different conditions determines your performance. It
shows how power meters can be used to optimize your training,
running economy and race result. This book is lavishly illustrated
and packed with useful data. Being already a bestseller in the
Netherlands and Belgium, The Secret of Running can be considered
the ultimate textbook for all serious runners and their coaches.
Although running is becoming one of the most popular sports,
learning to run properly can take time, energy and consistency. You
need to do it regularly to become good at it and until you have
achieved a certain level of competence, it is unlikely that you
will enjoy it very much, or for very long. For many runners
physical and mental barriers can stop progress. This book's
ultimate aim is to help you enjoy to run - to enjoy the feeling of
movement, to overcome inertia, to renew yourself and to boost
energy as a result. Master the Art of Running is based on the
proven principles of the Alexander Technique that encourage good
body use and greater awareness of the way your body functions and
moves. The technique teaches you how to release tension from your
back and neck and how to run without suffering from injuries. The
authors' perspective on the sport takes them into areas rarely
touched on in conventional manuals. Instead of placing importance
on speed, targets and goals it emphasises the importance of the way
you run so you can transform your training and performance.
Sustained success over years at the top of international
competition does not come easily in track athletics, and some
distances in particular demand higher commitment and total body
fitness of the athlete. This is just one of the many aspects
assessed in this informative and important new book by Peter Coe,
the coach behind his son's success in nine World Records and three
World Bests. The 800 and 1500m events are analysed in detail to
provide an understanding of what is required to race and win. All
vital components of event training are included from fitness
testing; mental conditioning and multi-pace training to post-event
analysis. For anyone involved in coaching middle distance running
this book will help separate the winners from the losers and
develop the conditions for successful running. There is a foreword
by Sir Roger Bannister.
Guardian's Best Sports Books of 2014 SHORTLISTED FOR THE CROSS
BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2015 LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL
SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2015 In Chase Your Shadow, journalist
and author John Carlin tells the gripping story of Oscar
Pistorius's tragic journey from sporting icon to accused murderer.
Before Valentine's Day of 2013, Pistorius was best known as an
extraordinary athlete, the 'Blade Runner' who became the first
amputee in history to compete in the Olympics. Everything changed
after he shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead in the early
hours of 14 February. Overnight, the Olympian's status as a role
model was replaced by tales of erratic behaviour and a violent dark
side. With unique access to Pistorius himself, as well as to his
friends and family, Carlin paints a portrait of a complex
personality, a man whose heroic rise and even more dramatic fall is
one of the most remarkable sports stories ever told.
Since the outstanding success of his New Zealand athletes Snell,
Halberg, and Magee at the 1960 Rome Olympics, Arthur Lydiard’s
name has been synonymous with the best training methods used by the
world’s top middle- and long-distance runners. Arthur Lydiard’s
methods are just as relevant today as they were 60 years ago and
are still used by top athletes looking to enhance their
performance. This new edition presents Lydiard’s high-performance
training techniques and includes systematic, detailed training
programs based on his definition of fitness. Each runner can tailor
the programs to his or her goal. Also included are tips for the
best running gear, nutrition, preventing injury, and therapy, and
the book even delves into the relationship between the coach and
the athlete—making it a must-have for all runners and coaches
Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements,
cutting-edge science, and, most of all, pure inspiration, "Born to
Run "is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: "Why
does my foot hurt? "In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall
sets off to find a tribe of the world's greatest distance runners
and learn their secrets, and in the process shows us that
everything we thought we knew about running is wrong.
Isolated by the most savage terrain in North America, the reclusive
Tarahumara Indians of Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons are custodians
of a lost art. For centuries they have practiced techniques that
allow them to run hundreds of miles without rest and chase down
anything from a deer to an Olympic marathoner while enjoying every
mile of it. Their superhuman talent is matched by uncanny health
and serenity, leaving the Tarahumara immune to the diseases and
strife that plague modern existence. With the help of Caballo
Blanco, a mysterious loner who lives among the tribe, the author
was able not only to uncover the secrets of the Tarahumara but also
to find his own inner ultra-athlete, as he trained for the
challenge of a lifetime: a fifty-mile race through the heart of
Tarahumara country pitting the tribe against an odd band of
Americans, including a star ultramarathoner, a beautiful young
surfer, and a barefoot wonder.
With a sharp wit and wild exuberance, McDougall takes us from the
high-tech science labs at Harvard to the sun-baked valleys and
freezing peaks across North America, where ever-growing numbers of
ultrarunners are pushing their bodies to the limit, and, finally,
to the climactic race in the Copper Canyons. "Born to Run" is that
rare book that will not only engage your mind but inspire your body
when you realize that the secret to happiness is right at your
feet, and that you, indeed all of us, were born to run.
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