"We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to enjoy something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon." --Emil Zatopek For a decade after the Second World War, Emil Zatopek--"the Czech locomotive"--redefined the sport of distance running, pushing back the frontiers of what was considered possible. He won five Olympic medals, set eighteen world records, and went undefeated in the 10,000-metre race for six years. His dominance has never been equaled. In the darkest days of the Cold War, he stood for a spirit of generous friendship that transcended nationality and politics. Zatopek was an energetic supporter of the Prague Spring in 1968, championing "socialism with a human face" in Czechoslovakia. But for this he paid a high price. After the uprising was crushed by Soviet tanks, the hardline Communists had their revenge. Zatopek was expelled from the army, stripped of his role in national sport, and condemned to years of hard and degrading manual labor. Based on extensive research in the Czech Republic, interviews with people across the world who knew him, and unprecedented cooperation from his widow, fellow Olympian Dana Zatopkova, journalist Richard Askwith's book breathes new life into the man and the myth, uncovering a glorious age of athletics and an epoch-defining time in world history.

Andre Diamond is the best high school track athlete in his state. Bread off his coach's philosophy of "Work hard Win right" things change when he moves to a new school in a new state with a new track team ( one of the best in the nation ) and his best is not good enough. He is confronted with a coach that has a system of winning that shakes the very foundation of what he believes about what it takes to be a champion. If Andre does not figure out a way to improve his track performance he will lose his opportunity to be a high school state champion in track something that would be a loss of honor to his family and worse a loss of belief in himself. With this being his senior year of high school time is running out in this inspirational story of what it really takes to be a champion in track as well as life.

The 15th IAAF World Athletics Championships were held in August 2015 in Beijing, with 1781 athletes from 205 countries and territories taking part in 47 events. This book contains every result in all the heats and finals, details of previous World Championship records and gold medal marks, plus a comprehensive athlete index with information on every participant and their appearances history in the Championships.

Running can be a method of discovering new physical, mental, and emotional limits. Seeking a new way to test those limits, Ryan Chukuske set off on a 100 mile race. During the race, he discovered a new appreciation for himself and for life in general. This is a recollection of his thoughts during the race and how running can be translated to lessons anyone can live by. Finding change through pain and humility, and a touch of humor, he discovered that life is not about the running. Life is about the journey.