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Train for your next race with the man who has been called “the
world’s best running coach.” With more than 55 years of
experience, Jack Daniels is a legendary figure in the running
community. Named the National Coach of the Year by the NCAA and
honored as the Division III Women’s Cross Country Coach of the
Century, Daniels has mentored some of the greatest names in
running, including Jim Ryun, Ken Martin, Jerry Lawson, Alicia Shay,
Peter Gilmore, Magdalena Lewy-Boulet, and Janet Cherobon-Bawcom. In
Daniels’ Running Formula, he has shared training advice with
hundreds of thousands of runners. Now in this updated—and
definitive—fourth edition, he again refines his methods and
strategies to help you run faster and stronger. Building upon his
revolutionary VDOT system, Daniels incorporates new insights gained
from studying participants in his unique Run SMART Project.
You’ll be guided through the components that make the training
formula work and then learn different types of training—including
treadmill training, fitness training, and training at altitude or
in other challenging environments—along with age-related
modifications for runners from ages 6 to 80. Everything comes
together with expert advice on event-specific training
ranging—for runs ranging from 800 meters to ultradistance events
and triathlons. You will find advice on setting up your own
seasonal plan, or you can follow one of Daniels’ 31 proven
training plans and workouts. You’ll even find four fitness
running plans, from novice level to elite level, to get in shape or
regain conditioning after injury. Join the thousands of runners who
have relied on Jack Daniels to help them reach their peak running
performance. Using the programs outlined in Daniels’ Running
Formula, you too can achieve the results you seek every time you
train and race.
Traceless takes inspiration from the Lake District, the Gerry
Charnley Round and Gerry Charnley himself. Charnley is little
remembered, but was a prolific fell runner, orienteer and climber
who founded the Karrimor International Mountain Marathon (KIMM),
now the OMM. In his early 50s he tragically died on Helvellyn, his
namesake Round was established in his memory by his friends. The
ethos of the Round is on self-sufficiency and leaving no trace -
the runner is encouraged to plan their own route to visit all the
checkpoints, then navigate that route, creating their own line from
multiple route choices. Inspired by the concept of the Gerry
Charnley Round and its journey over the Lakeland fells, runners
Geoff Cox and Heather Dawe have each spent time exploring and
running the route. They are poets, writers and artists as well as
fell runners and Traceless is a collaboration between them that
celebrates their love for the fells and how spending time in them
inspires them creatively.
Are you a triathlete, runner, cyclist, swimmer, cross-country
skier, or other athlete seeking greater endurance? The Endurance
Handbook teaches athletes how to stay healthy, achieve optimal
athletic potential, and be injury-free for many productive years.
Dr. Philip Maffetone's approach to endurance offers a truly
"individualized" outlook and unique system that he has refined over
three decades of training and treating athletes, ranging from world
champions to weekend warriors. Maffetone's training and racing
philosophy emphasizes building a strong aerobic base for increased
fat burning, weight loss, sustained energy, and a healthy immune
system. Good nutrition and stress reduction are also key to this
common-sense, big-picture approach. Dr. Maffetone also dispels many
of the commonly held myths that linger in participatory sports and
which adversely impact performance and explains the "truths" about
endurance, such as: The need to train slower to race faster will
enable your aerobic system to improve endurance Why expensive
running shoes can actually cause foot and leg injuries The fact
that refined carbohydrates actually reduce endurance energy and
disrupt hormone balance How overtraining can be avoided in its
earliest stages And much more! If you are looking to increase your
endurance and maximize your athletic potential, The Endurance
Handbook is your one-stop guide to training and racing effectively.
Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, is
proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in
sports books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro
and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about
your sport or your team. In addition to books on popular team
sports, we also publish books for a wide variety of athletes and
sports enthusiasts, including books on running, cycling, horseback
riding, swimming, tennis, martial arts, golf, camping, hiking,
aviation, boating, and so much more. While not every title we
publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national
bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that
are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose
work might not otherwise find a home.
From Hopkinton to Boylston Street, the beloved 26.2 miles of the
Boston Marathon mark historic moments and memories dating back to
1897. Town by town and step by step, follow author, journalist, and
runner Paul C. Clerici as he goes deeper into each town and city
along the route with firsthand descriptions of the course from the
uphill climbs to the spirited sprints. Insightful anecdotes, from
the naming of Heartbreak Hill to the incorporation of women
runners, reveal meaningful racing heritage along the route. This
comprehensive and unique journey also explores the stories behind
notable landmarks, statues, and mile markers throughout the course.
Woven into the course history is expert advice on how to run each
leg of the race from renowned running coach Bill Squires. Whether
you're a runner, spectator, or fan, "Boston Marathon History by the
Mile" has it all.
An inspiring story of fatty to fitty and the power of the mind.
Aged 30, Ben had a routine medical and was told he wouldn't see 40
unless he changed his lifestyle. An overweight, sedentary smoker,
Ben had a young family and busy career with little time for
anything else. 10 years later having completed many of the world's
toughest ultra marathons including the Western States 100, the
Ultra Trail of Mont Blanc and the Marathon Des Sables, he was hit
with life-changing news when one of his daughters was diagnosed
with Type 1 Diabetes. Ben decided to undertake his toughest
challenge yet: to prove to her that anything was possible. One
evening, departing from the bright lights of Monte Carlo he headed
towards the mountainous terrain behind the Cote d'Azur to run an
unsupported 100km / 62.5 miles trail run. For most hardened
ultra-marathon runners this would be a feat in itself, but for Ben
he had something to prove: choosing to descend the rugged terrain
he had already climbed and run the Cro Trail - a 130k / 81 mile
mountain trail ultra race. A thrilling and yet down to earth
account, detailing a young, working family man's journey to fitness
- his love of nature and travel evolves - these stories can only
inspire and motivate any reader.
The 40 routes in this guidebook offer some of the best trail
running, fell running and sky running routes in the Lake District
National Park, one of the world's great mountain running regions.
Each route has been carefully graded to indicate terrain and
difficulty so that the runner can select a route that suits their
ability or aspirations for the day. Routes range from 5 miles to 21
miles, and include classics such as the Helvellyn skyline, Langdale
Horseshoe, Borrowdale and Scafell Pike direct. Detailed route
descriptions and OS map extracts accompany each route, along with
key facts, including distance, ascent, descent, timings, maps,
transport and parking. There is a useful introduction explaining
the history of trail and fell running in the Lake District, along
with advice about the best bases for a trail running holiday,
equipment and adapting to running off road. There is a rich history
of mountain running in the UK, and for many the Lake District is
the spiritual home of fell running. Whether you want to follow the
course of some of the classic fell races, or explore some of the
quieter corners of the national park, the aim of this book is to
inspire you to enjoy this thrilling sport in one of its greatest
playgrounds.
In It for the Long Run is ultrarunner Damian Hall's story of
running a first marathon aged thirty-six, dressed as a toilet, and
representing Great Britain four years later. His midlife-crisis
running problem escalated to 100-mile ultramarathons and
record-breaking bimbles, culminating in his 261-mile Pennine Way
run in July 2020. In 1989, Mike Hartley set a record/Fastest Known
Time (FKT) for the Pennine Way, running Britain's oldest National
Trail in two days and seventeen hours, without stopping for sleep.
Hartley's record stood for thirty-one years, until two attempts
were made on it in two weeks in the summer of 2020. First, American
John Kelly broke Hartley's record by thirty-four minutes. Then Hall
knocked another three hours off Kelly's time. Hall used his
record-bothering run to highlight concerns for our climate and
ecological emergency: his attempt was carbon negative, he created
no plastic waste, and he and his pacing runners collected litter as
they went, while also raising money for Greenpeace. A vegan, Hall
used no animal products on his attempt. Scrawled on his arm in
permanent marker was 'F F F', standing for Family, Friends, Future.
Packed with dry wit and humour, In It for the Long Run tells of
Hall's nine-year preparation for his attempt, and of the run
itself. He also gives us an autobiographical insight into the
deranged, custard-splattered, hedgehog-dodging world of
ultramarathon running and record attempts.
Going Down Slow, The Times of an Old Man Who Runs. The word "runs"
appears in the subtitle of this memoir, and the act of running
spans the breadth of it. So it is perhaps fair if some call this a
running book. Running, however, is not the main topic. Adventure
is. Author Dallas Smith is drawn to the adventure his hobby brings.
Running is indeed a constant presence in the stories, but mostly as
a current that sweeps him along, the reason he encounters the
places he describes, the people he meets, and the adventure he
finds. Running connects him to everything and everyone. Events and
episodes vary widely, as do the locales where they play out,
stretching from the urbane glamor of Stockholm, Sweden to Spain's
El Camino de Santiago to the tussocks of the Arctic tundra to a
flood-scoured gorge in Tennessee-and places in between. A run
through Central Park suddenly shifts and takes the reader on a
fishing trip where three adolescent boys of a distant time and
place pulled sagging carp out of a muddy swamp and lugged their
haul home. Smith finds adventures and brings them home. This
sprawling story delights and surprises readers. Smith brings
observation, insight, and wit. His narrative flows like the smooth
stride of a fast runner and makes the reader feel as if he, too,
were there experiencing the color and danger of these episodic
adventures.
The Looniness of the Long Distance Runner is one comparatively
unfit 39-year old Londoner's humorous account of his attempt to run
the New York marathon from scratch. (He chose the pre-Thanksgiving
race in the Big Apple to avoid adding to his ordeal by having to
train during the British winter.) Inspired by the charity running
of friends, Russell Taylor set himself the challenge of doing what
Pheidippides first had done. But to spare himself the post-event
trauma of trying to extract money from the reluctant grasp of his
sponsors, he decided to write a book about his experiences and
donate the royalties to charity instead. This book follows our
intrepid road-runner from the treadmills of a north London
gymnasium via his first tentative fun run to the mean streets of
the Bronx, Queens and Manhattan. Along the way, we encounter
indescribably tasteless isotonic drinks, sweaty singlets, sports
injuries, personal bests, split times, anxious queuing for the
public toilets and an unfeasibly large quantity of bananas. We also
discover what lurks within the breast of the endurance athlete: an
unreasonable hatred of his fellow runner (except the nubile females
of the species), a contempt for the idiocy of stadium announcers
and a strange fear of spectators who line the route inanely
shouting "Keep Going!" by way of encouragement. The narrative is
interspersed by jocular reviews of films about running - not least
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner - and a tongue-in-cheek
description of the history of the marathon from its Ancient Greek
origins to its modern-day revival as an Olympic event. Written with
considerable panache and a self-deprecating sense of humour, this
illuminating tale of obsessive and foolhardy sporting endeavour
will make entertaining reading for (in descending order of athletic
accomplishment) manic ultra-marathon runners, dedicated pavement
pounders, occasional joggers and the simply curious alike.
Harold Watkins gets a wake-up call after his annual physical. He
is out of shape, inactive and almost needs to go shopping for a
coffin. The grim reaper is out looking for him. He could try and
hide.
Instead, he decides that drastic changes are needed in his life
and so he enlists the help of two friends and sets out on a long
journey to fitness through the unlikely (for him) sport of running.
He soon discovers that there is a lot more to life than sitting in
front of a television set and chomping down on burgers and
fries.
Throughout the journey Harold experiences every emotion possible
from the pain and low esteem of the early beginnings, to the sheer
joy and satisfaction of achieving long term goals he had not
thought previously possible.
Harold's helpers turn out to be his best friends as well as two
very good coaches and have many hilarious runs and training
incidents on the way. Harold pushes the word friendship to the
limit. At the end of the journey he emerges a completely
transformed and totally different person with a whole new outlook
on life.
Anyone who runs, or is thinking of taking up running, needs to
read this book and use Harold's motivation and perseverance to help
with their own personal journeys. If Harold can do it, so can
you.
Despu s del diagn stico m dico desalentador y saber que poco a poco
perder a la movilidad en todo mi cuerpo, aceptar y asumir la
dolorosa enfermedad y comprender el gran valor que tiene el dar un
paso, s lo un paso a la vez y decidir que mientras pudiera y Dios
me lo permitiera me mantendr a en movimiento corriendo, trotando o
caminando, comienza una aventura en kil metros, que a n a contra
diagn stico me ha ayudado a mejorar por mucho mi estado de salud,
encontrando a lo largo de este reto, lecciones de vida que deseo
compartir contigo en estas p ginas, con el nico fin que t, amigo
lector, encuentres una esperanza, una motivaci n o una puerta
abierta hacia el poder del movimiento, la convicci n, el esfuerzo,
la buena actitud ante las circunstancias y de fe. Tambi n con el
fin de que esto te lleve a lograr tu propio prop sito, a disfrutar
y hacer de cada momento de tu vida, el paso peque ito que te llevar
a tu propio gran marat n.
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