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CNN correspondent Tom Foreman's remarkable journey from half-hearted couch potato to ultra-marathon runner, with five half-marathons, three marathons, and 2,000 miles of training in between; a poignant and warm-hearted tale of parenting, overcoming the challenges of age, and quiet triumph.

Nothing makes a runner feel quite so alive as the pre-race jitters. Racing is when you find out what works for you and what holds you back, when you find out how you stack up-and where you want to go next. Whether your next race is a 5K or an ultramarathon, the Compete Training Journal will transform your approach to competing and make sure that race day brings out the best in you. New racers will get a fast-track road map to racing success while experienced competitors will deepen all aspects...

Grand Trail shares the stunning beauty and raw emotions of ultrarunning, paying tribute to the passion and splendor of the sport and lifestyle. Filled with powerful photographs and intimate stories, Grand Trail portrays ultramarathon champions and their extraordinary world. Grand Trail features the icons of ultrarunning--people, places, and races--in spectacular color and black-and-white photography by Alexis Berg. Exploring iconic courses like Western States, Hardrock, Marathon des Sables alo...

The Amazing Story of One Man, His Passion, and the Community He Inspired. In 1975 Robert "Raven" Kraft, a high school dropout and aspiring songwriter, made a New Year's Resolution to run eight miles on Miami's South Beach each evening. Over 125,000 miles later, he has not missed one sunset. Along the way, Raven has changed the lives of thousands who have run with him-many of them hundreds of times. From all fifty states and dozens of countries, across all age groups and backgrounds, they come to...

Offers several fourteen-week programs to train for a half-marathon, providing warm-up exercises, information on nutrition, and advice on choosing a training program.

It's inevitable that all runners who have been pounding the pavement for a very long time will eventually slow down. Having run every day since November 30, 1978, Scott Ludwig certainly falls into this category. Considering that he can no longer run a single mile in the pace he ran 26 of them when he set his first marathon best many years ago, Ludwig finds he is ready to accept the reality of slowing down with age. Now that he has entered the ranks of the "grizzled veterans," he seeks to off...

Learn how to run your best marathon and get the most out of your training. There’s no shortage of advice out there on how to run a marathon and yet it can be hard to know what exactly will work best for you. Run Your Best Marathon is here to change all that with the expertise of Sam Murphy, a life-long runner and running coach. Whether you’re looking to step up to the marathon for the first time, or aiming to better previous performances over distance, Sam has been there and can show you how...

This manual for beginners and improvers covers all aspects of the training required in the "run up" to the marathon. Both authors share the the running wisdom they have learned along the way, using their contrasting experience to offer a rounded manual. Liz McColgan is the experts expert whilst Cathy Shipton is truly "one of us" - a total beginner, starting from scratch and going on to complete her marathon. This comprehensive guide covers all areas of running and marathon preparation including:...

See what it takes to maximize running strength, speed, and endurance! Running Anatomy will show you how to improve your performance by increasing muscular strength, optimizing the efficiency of your running motion, and minimizing your risk for injury. Running Anatomy features 50 of the most effective strength exercises for runners, each with clear, step-by-step descriptions and full-color anatomical illustrations highlighting the muscles in action. But you'll find much more than exercise...

" With nearly a million acres of beautiful parklands, countless breathtaking mountain and canyon trails, spectacular cityscapes around every corner, and hundreds of miles of gorgeous coastline, the toughest part of running in San Francisco may be deciding on a route to explore first. San Francisco Running Guide was written to help make the difficult decision of where to run in the Bay Area an easy one. The book introduces local and visiting runners alike to 35 of the best running routes, plus i...