'Truly inspirational' The SunSabrina Pace-Humphreys is a 44-year-old mother of four and grandmother of three, an award-winning businesswoman, an ultrarunner, a social justice activist and a recovering alcoholic.
Redemption: From Iron Bars to Ironman is the fascinating, frightening, and inspirational autobiography of former career criminal, now world-record holder and endurance athlete John McAvoy.
It's now a common sight to see people of all ages and abilities running through our towns, parks and rural areas; but it can still be surprising where the running journey can take us.
Running Everest tells the story of a group of adventurers from around the globe who embark on a remarkable journey through the Khumbu Valley of Nepal, battling altitude sickness, deplorable sanitary conditions, freezing temperatures.
Since the outstanding success of his New Zealand athletes Snell, Halberg, and Magee at the 1960 Rome Olympics, Arthur Lydiard's name has been synonymous with the best training methods used by the world's top middle- and long-distance runners.
Seit einigen Jahren begeistert der ambitionierte Hobby-Triathlet Andi Peichl, in der Szene weithin als "Der Weiße Kenianer" bekannt, fast täglich Blogleser mit der selbstironischen und unterhaltsamen Dokumentation seiner mitunter selbstzerstörerischen Trainings- und Wettkampferlebnisse.
Born with the 20th century, Otto Peltzer overcame a lonely childhood, beset by illness, to gain a doctorate in sociology and multiple world records on the running track.
Run or Die by Kilian Jornet - the autobiography of the world's most dominating athlete in ultra runningShortlisted for the 2014 William Hill Sports Book of the Year AwardNational Geographic Adventurer of the Year 2014Marca Legend Award 2014 'This man can run 100 miles.
The 30-Minute Runner takes a simplified approach to training, which is to break down everything into one thirty-minute session per daya manageable segment for first-time runners and those who may be in decent shape but lead incredibly busy lives.
The book chronicles the author's journey (the training, the races and the people he met along the way) to complete his personal quest of running four major ultramarathons: The JFK 50-Mile Run, Badwater Ultramarathon, Western States Endurance Run, and the Comrades Marathon.
Running every day for 45 years (Mark Covert)Winning the Badwater Ultramarathon twice (Pam Reed)Running 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days (Dean Karnazes)Setting four world records for most marathons in a calendar year (Larry Macon)Finishing the Badwater Ultramarathon with a prosthetic leg (Amy Winters-Palmiero)These are just some of the incredible and inspiring achievements of the endurance athletes profiled in this book.
Running Repairs is a handbook for everyone who runs - fromthose training for a one-off charity event, through those who run tokeep fit to experienced club runners who regularly race.
The book chronicles the author's journey (the training, the races and the people he met along the way) to complete his personal quest of running four major ultramarathons: The JFK 50-Mile Run, Badwater Ultramarathon, Western States Endurance Run, and the Comrades Marathon.
Running Repairs is a handbook for everyone who runs - from those training for a one-off charity event, through those who run to keep fit to experienced club runners who regularly race.
Since the outstanding success of his New Zealand athletes Snell, Halberg and Magee at the 1960 Rome Olympics, Arthur Lydiard's name has been synonymous with the best training methods used by the world's top middle- and long-distance runners.
