This guide provides a training system for improving performance in only five to nine hours of workouts a week. By working out for short periods at threshold level, athletes build a conditioning base that translates into faster times in swimming, cycling and running. Features in this resource include complete sample workouts for three weeks of swim, bike or run emphasis; a chapter on improving form; a section of quick tips and training drills; and a two-week crash training schedule.
THANKS AND NO THANKS MR HITLER! The Dorothy Odam-Tyler Story
by Mike Fleet
Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year In the summer of 1952 Emil Zátopek became the king of the running world with an unprecedented distance treble at the Olympic Games in Helsinki. Together with his wife Dana, who won another gold medal in the javelin, they were the embodiment of sporting romance. Born on the same day, they were champions on the same day too. Yet in 1968 this affable but eccentric Czech solider was betrayed by his Communist paymasters and cast out into wilde...
The World Track and Field Athletics Teams World Cup Series (Track and Field Athletics, #1)
by Joseph Oakwood
Andrew Murray has been running since 2005 when he realised that it might be a good way to see a bit of the world. Since then he has been placed first overall in races in the Arctic, the Sahara, Outer Mongolia and the jungle, amongst others. But in 2010 he devised a challenge that put all his previous attempts in the shade - to run from Scotland to the Sahara in one continuous push with no rest days! It is 2,659 miles from John O'Groats at the northern tip of mainland Britain to Merzouga in Moroc...
How to be prepared no matter where running might take you Millions of runners around the US are interested in special experiences, whether it means running a bucket-list event like the Boston Marathon, or competing in beautiful and challenging locales such as Rome or Death Valley. Whatever race you choose, there is no one better to guide you on your journey than Bart Yasso, chief running officer at Runner’s World magazine. Over the past 40 years, Yasso has run more than 1,000 races, across all...
the main personalities and the most memorable battles in international competitions - plus full results of all Olympic and World Championships as at the end of 2010. The text is also interspersed with asides on peculiar stories from the career of great athletes.