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Always the last pick for team sports because of his small stature, David McGillivray drove himself to excel at individual sports. When he was 16, he set himself up for the one "failure" that would motivate the rest of his life. He attempted to run in his first Boston Marathon - without training for the event. Not crossing the finish line could have been a crushing blow. Instead, he went on to complete 115 marathons and eventually to become the Boston Marathon's race director. At age 23, McGilliv...

Maximum intensity, maximum results, maximum fitness—a former Navy SEAL introduces the most effective workout ever developed Has your current fitness routine lived up to your expectations? Probably not. Join Stewart Smith, former Navy SEAL Stew Smith and fitness professional, as he takes your fitness to the max with his workout guide, featuring the 52-Week Maximum Fitness Workout. Maximum Fitness is the first complete year-long cross-training program designed to make you physically the absolu...

Marathon and half-marathon participation is exploding, with the number of marathon finishers up 10 per cent and half-marathon finishers up 32 per cent over the past 5 years. And, while there have been other books on marathon training, nutrition, and racing, none of them comes backed with the authority of Runner's World and the firsthand experience of a Boston Marathon winner. Now, in what is sure to be a category-killing, instant go-to guide, Runner's World veteran Amby Burfoot brings novice and...

Learn how to run faster, unlock your potential, and reach peak performance with training advice from a former Olympic trials marathoner and coach to Olympians like Dathan Ritzenhein. Hudson is the most innovative running coach to come along in a generation. Until now, only a handful of elite athletes have been able to benefit from his methods. Now Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon shows all runners how to coach themselves as confidently and effectively as Brad coaches his world-class athle...

A narrative account of the 2007 New York City marathon interweaves the stories of professional and amateur participants, from Great Britain's world-record holder Paula Radcliffe and Latvian two-time winner Jelena Prokopcuka to South African former champion Hendrick Ramaala and a young cancer survivor running his first race.

Get into Running will enable you to enjoy a manageable training programme that fits into your lifestyle. It will improve your technique, focus your mind and inspire a nutritious diet. Packed full of essential advice on everything from kit and route planning to technique and psychology, this invaluable guide will motivate you take up running ...and stick with it.NOT GOT MUCH TIME?One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.AUTHOR INSIGHTSLots of instant help with c...

Robin Harvie was a fairly ordinary runner. He ran his first marathon after a bet. Then he found that although he couldn't run fast, he could run long distances-very long. A casual hobby turned into a 120-miles-a-week obsession, and a training route along the River Thames morphed into a promise to himself that he would tackle the oldest and toughest footrace on earth: the Spartathlon from Athens to Sparta. This race, a recreation of Pheidippides's legendary journey, is 150 miles long, crosses two...