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Reflections of a Runner

Author : Tiffani Collins
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 138751959X
Total Pages : 684 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book Reflections of a Runner written by Tiffani Collins and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-12-18 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Danny North Star and Alice Sinclair are two women living in two alternate realities but who share the same fight to win the freedom to live their own lives and choose their own fates. As Alice battles with herself over whether she's as crazy as everyone says she is or if it's the world she lives in that's insane, she loses herself in Danny's story, told to her through an enchanted journal only she can read. It's a cautionary tale of just how far those in power will go to keep their place on top - and the steep cost to be paid by those the powerful exploit who strive to change their fate. Reading Danny's accounts of enslavement and torture at the hands of one magical society, Alice realizes she shouldn't be asking herself if she was crazy or sane... ...but whether or not madness was better than the alternative.

A Runner's Memories, Dreams, Reflections

Author : Tom Bulger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781614686088
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book A Runner's Memories, Dreams, Reflections written by Tom Bulger and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book represents the author's 40 years of writing about distance running. As a runner and coach himself, he has tried to bring up different topics and stories that would be of interest to distance runners. The book includes descriptions of various races, local, national, and international; brief portraits of a variety of distance runners; advice about training and recovering from injury; and a host of other issues relating to distance running. The overarching purpose of the book is how distance running remarkably parallels one's existence, and is a metaphor for an individual's life.Tom Bulger is a native of troy, new york. After high school, he attended and graduated from the University of Notre Dame, 1974. After that, he got a masters in English literature from the University at Albany (1976), and a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Rochester (1986). He was a professor of English literature at Siena College for 30 years until his retirement 10 years ago. At Siena, he was also dean of the Arts Division for 5 years, and he was the founder and first coach of the women's cross country team for 5 years. Prior to that, he was also Bob Reilly's assistant coach of the men's cross country team for 3 years. In addition to coaching at Siena, he also was the first coach of the Willow Street Athletic Team, and was a running coach for Team in Training.He has been writing about running for over 40 years. For 6 years, he was the Troy Times Record running columnist. He also wrote quite a bit for the Hudson Mohawk Road Runner's magazine The Pacesetter. He has been very active with the HMRRC, being its president (1992-3) and as a volunteer at races. He is a member of the HMRRC Hall of Fame. He ran in hundreds of races, with a marathon best of 2:28.

Once a Runner

Author : John L. Parker
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416597913
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Once a Runner written by John L. Parker and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-04-07 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The undisputed classic of running novels and one of the most beloved sports books ever published, Once a Runner tells the story of an athlete’s dreams amid the turmoil of the 60s and the Vietnam war. Inspired by the author’s experience as a collegiate champion, the novel follows Quenton Cassidy, a competitive runner at fictional Southeastern University whose lifelong dream is to run a four-minute mile. He is less than a second away when the turmoil of the Vietnam War era intrudes into the staid recesses of his school’s athletic department. After he becomes involved in an athletes’ protest, Cassidy is suspended from his track team. Under the tutelage of his friend and mentor, Bruce Denton, a graduate student and former Olympic gold medalist, Cassidy gives up his scholarship, his girlfriend, and possibly his future to withdraw to a monastic retreat in the countryside and begin training for the race of his life against the greatest miler in history. A rare insider’s account of the incredibly intense lives of elite distance runners, Once a Runner is an inspiring, funny, and spot-on tale of one individual’s quest to become a champion.

Distance Memories

Author : Scott Ludwig
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1475985770
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (759 download)

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Download or read book Distance Memories written by Scott Ludwig and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ive been around the block a few times. Over half a million times, actually. Assuming a block is approximately 100 yards long and 100 yards wide, running just over 130,000 lifetime miles equates to a few more than 500,000 times around the block. So yeah, Ive been around the block a few times. Ive had my share of ups and downs. The Boston Marathon, the Badwater Ultramarathon and having whatever it takes to run every single day since November 30, 1978 would fall into the former; an aging body, injuries, andwell, to be totally honest falling down while running much too often these days would fall into the latter. But its been a good, long run and I wouldnt have wanted it any other way. My wife Cindy believes the 2003 Badwater Ultramarathon signaled the beginning of my declining health and running ability. I beg to differ: I believe it was my (last place, and darn proud of it) finish in the 2006 Western States Endurance Run that catapulted me into the downside of my running career. However, I have no regrets. As I said earlier its been a good, long run and I wouldnt have wanted it any other way. Besides, if it had been any other way I wouldnt have had the many tales you will find in this book that you, quite frankly, could not possibly find anywhere else. These are my stories frommy experiencesand my perspectives on running as well as life. Theyre all absolutely true. Theyre all brutally honest. Theyre all from the heart. Most of all, theyre all mine. Scott Ludwig, 2013

Reflections of the long distance runner

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780620028141
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (281 download)

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Download or read book Reflections of the long distance runner written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Running Through Life

Author : Tommy Bresson
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1490832483
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Running Through Life written by Tommy Bresson and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Running through Life explores twenty-six different characteristics that speak to the emotions and thoughts of marathon runners. In each chapter, author Tommy Bresson explores a characteristic that relates specifically to a certain mile in the marathon or to training in general. Using stories from his own life and examples from the Bible, Bresson illustrates the importance of these characteristics--not just while running the marathon but in life itself. Whether you are training for your seventeenth marathon or just curious about the sport, you will enjoy and be encouraged by the lessons Bresson shares. As you gain a clearer picture of who God is and how his character is revealed through stories in the Bible, you will find yourself challenged to reflect on how these various characteristics manifest themselves in your own life.

My Marathon

Author : Frank Shorter
Publisher : Rodale
ISBN 13 : 1623367247
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (233 download)

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Download or read book My Marathon written by Frank Shorter and published by Rodale. This book was released on 2016-07-05 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Marathon: Reflections on a Gold Medal Life is a revealing memoir by Frank Shorter, the father of American distance running. After winning the 1969 NCAA title in the 10,000-meters title during his senior year at Yale, Shorter went on to win a staggering 24 national titles on track, road, and cross country courses, but it was in the marathon that Shorter achieved his greatest fame and recognition. At the 1972 Munich Games, Shorter won the Olympic marathon finishing more than 2 minutes ahead of the second-place finisher. Four years later, he finished a controversial second in the Olympic marathon in Montreal. The controversy, still unresolved to this day, revolved around the East German "winner" being a possible drug cheat. Shorter later founded the United States Anti-Doping Agency. Written with noted sportswriter John Brant, My Marathon details these inspiring events, as well as the physical and emotional abuse Shorter suffered as a child. This inspiring memoir is a testament to the resiliency of the human spirit and the transformative power of sports.

What Made Maddy Run

Author : Kate Fagan
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316356530
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book What Made Maddy Run written by Kate Fagan and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heartbreaking story of college athlete Madison Holleran, whose life and death by suicide reveal the struggle of young people suffering from mental illness today in this #1 New York Times Sports and Fitness bestseller *Instant New York Times Bestseller* #1 New York Times Monthly Sports and Fitness bestseller If you scrolled through the Instagram feed of 19-year-old Maddy Holleran, you would see a perfect life: a freshman at an Ivy League school, recruited for the track team, who was also beautiful, popular, and fiercely intelligent. This was a girl who succeeded at everything she tried, and who was only getting started. But when Maddy began her long-awaited college career, her parents noticed something changed. Previously indefatigable Maddy became withdrawn, and her thoughts centered on how she could change her life. In spite of thousands of hours of practice and study, she contemplated transferring from the school that had once been her dream. When Maddy's dad, Jim, dropped her off for the first day of spring semester, she held him a second longer than usual. That would be the last time Jim would see his daughter. WHAT MADE MADDY RUN began as a piece that Kate Fagan, a columnist for espnW, wrote about Maddy's life. What started as a profile of a successful young athlete whose life ended in suicide became so much larger when Fagan started to hear from other college athletes also struggling with mental illness. This is the story of Maddy Holleran's life, and her struggle with depression, which also reveals the mounting pressures young people, and college athletes in particular, face to be perfect, especially in an age of relentless connectivity and social media saturation.

Running for Our Lives

Author : Roy Carlisle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781955594035
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Running for Our Lives written by Roy Carlisle and published by . This book was released on 2023-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do runners think about, or feel, or hope for when they are slogging through a half marathon or a 10K or a 5K? Every runner feels pain as that goes with the territory but every runner also finds a way to manage that pain. As I did during the years that I participated in 72 races. Those years were grueling for me as I don't have a "runner's body" since I am short and stout and have heavy muscle density. But my older brother, Dick, was a runner, and a good one and he inspired me. When I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in 1999, the exercise that was most easily taken up was running. Fortunately, one of my best friends, Tony, was a runner and we lived in the same small town and he agreed to kick my tush every day so that I became a disciplined runner. Then other friends joined in the "fun." Writing about my races was a way to keep track of the discipline and also a way to encourage other friends to keep running with us. Thus a book was born.

Ultramarathon Man

Author : Dean Karnazes
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440684936
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Ultramarathon Man written by Dean Karnazes and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-03-02 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In one of his most ambitious physical efforts to date, Dean Karnazes attempted to run 50 marathons, in 50 states, in 50 days to raise awareness of youth obesity and urge Americans of all fitness levels to "take that next step." "UltraMarathon Man: 50 Marathons - 50 States - 50 Days", a Journeyfilm documentary, follows Dean’s incredible step-by-step journey across the country. Ultrarunning legend Dean Karnazes has run 262 miles-the equivalent of ten marathons-without rest. He has run over mountains, across Death Valley, and to the South Pole-and is probably the first person to eat an entire pizza while running. With an insight, candor, and humor rarely seen in sports memoirs (and written without the aid of a ghostwriter or cowriter), Ultramarathon Man has inspired tens of thousands of people-nonrunners and runners alike-to push themselves beyond their comfort zones and be reminded of "what it feels like to be truly alive," says Sam Fussell, author of Muscle. Ultramarathon Man answers the questions Karnazes is continually asked: - Why do you do it? - How do you do it? - Are you insane? And in the new paperback edition, Karnazes answers the two questions he was most asked on his book tour: - What, exactly, do you eat? - How do you train to stay in such good shape?

My Marathon

Author : Frank Shorter
Publisher : Rodale Books
ISBN 13 : 1623367255
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (233 download)

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Download or read book My Marathon written by Frank Shorter and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2016-07-05 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Marathon: Reflections on a Gold Medal Life is a revealing memoir by Frank Shorter, the father of American distance running. After winning the 1969 NCAA title in the 10,000 meters during his senior year at Yale, Shorter went on to win a staggering 24 national titles on track, road, and cross-country courses, but it was in the marathon that Shorter achieved his greatest fame and recognition. At the 1972 Munich Games, Shorter won the Olympic marathon finishing more than 2 minutes ahead of the second-place finisher. Four years later, he finished a controversial second in the marathon at the Olympic Games in Montreal. The controversy, still unresolved to this day, revolved around the East German “winner” being a possible drug cheat. Shorter later founded the United States Anti-Doping Agency. Written with noted sportswriter John Brant, My Marathon details these inspiring events, as well as the physical and emotional abuse Shorter suffered as a child. This inspiring memoir is a testament to the resiliency of the human spirit and the transformative power of sports.

Running with Joy

Author : Ryan Hall
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0736944133
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (369 download)

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Download or read book Running with Joy written by Ryan Hall and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the fastest American-born marathoner of all time, here is an intimate, day-by-day account of what it takes—physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually—to be one of the best in the world. This journal chronicles Ryan Hall’s 14-week preparation for the 2010 Boston Marathon, providing practical insights into the daily regimen of someone training at the absolute peak of human performance. It also reveals the spiritual journey of an elite athlete who is a follower of Jesus Christ. Readers will discover how Ryan deals with nagging injuries and illness, bad weather, disappointing workouts, and a slavish focus on results that can take the fun out of running. Ryan runs 140 miles a week, often at altitude and a blistering pace. Yet millions of everyday runners will identify with and appreciate his intentional return to running with joy and his lifelong goal of glorifying Christ on and off the racecourse.

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

Author : Haruki Murakami
Publisher : Vintage Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307373088
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book What I Talk About When I Talk About Running written by Haruki Murakami and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the best-selling author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and After Dark, a rich and revelatory memoir about writing and running, and the integral impact both have made on his life. In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Haruki Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he’d completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a slew of critically acclaimed books, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and—even more important—on his writing. Equal parts training log, travelogue, and reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers his four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon and includes settings ranging from Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien gardens, where he once shared the course with an Olympian, to the Charles River in Boston among young women who outpace him. Through this marvellous lens of sport emerges a cornucopia of memories and insights: the eureka moment when he decided to become a writer, his greatest triumphs and disappointments, his passion for vintage LPs and the experience, after the age of fifty, of seeing his race times improve and then fall back. By turns funny and sobering, playful and philosophical, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is both for fans of this masterful yet guardedly private writer and for the exploding population of athletes who find similar satisfaction in distance running.

Reflections of a Runner

Author : Tiffani Collins
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781979110297
Total Pages : 682 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Reflections of a Runner written by Tiffani Collins and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-29 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is not a mystery novel!" "It's no secret that people got hurt. That some of them were arsewipes. That I was betrayed or did the betraying. That I pulled off the first escape from the most powerful family of enchanters in over a century-how else would I be here to tell you my story?" So says Danny North Star (a.k.a Danika Anna O'Connor O Griohtha); fugitive, thief extraordinaire, and the woman Alice Sinclair finds herself writing to through a magical journal-though it, and Danny, could just be a sign that Alice should go back on her meds. She's sure that's what her psychiatrist would say if Alice admitted her new pen pal was a woman who claimed to live in an alternate reality and who belonged to a rare breed of human, called a Conduit, who can do miraculous things with magic. Alice has spent her entire childhood wondering if she was insane or if all of the weird things that happen around her are real. She knows she didn't start that fire and she wasn't the one who almost killed the neighbor's boy, but she's never had proof and no one has ever believed her side of the story. So when Alice suddenly finds herself hiding out from an underground magical society its inhabitants call Wonderland, she still isn't one hundred percent certain if her fears are another check in the crazy column or a very real threat. One thing she does know is that the only one she can turn to for help is Danny, who says she has a contact in Alice's reality who might be able to go to her aid. There's just one problem. It's going take a few days for this mysterious contact to get to her. To keep all her worries and self-doubts at bay, Alice loses herself in Danny's story of how she gained her freedom in the face of impossible odds. It's a cautionary tale of just how far those in power will go to keep their place on top and the steep cost for those the powerful exploit who strive to change their fate. Reading Danny's accounts of enslavement and torture at the hands of one magical society, Alice realizes she shouldn't be asking herself if she was crazy or sane... ...but whether or not madness was better than the alternative.

In the Long Run

Author : Jacqueline Simon Gunn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781508404095
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book In the Long Run written by Jacqueline Simon Gunn and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-24 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Where the Road Ends

Author : Meghan M. Hicks
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 1492585661
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book Where the Road Ends written by Meghan M. Hicks and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year, countless runners, endurance athletes, and outdoor enthusiasts discover the sport of trail running. Whether they run for peace of mind, appreciation of nature, or competition, they find a sport unlike any other. Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running captures the excitement, intensity, and appeal of the outdoors. From training and preparation to overcoming nature’s obstacles, it’s all here, accompanied by detailed instruction, expert insights, and stunning color photography. Inside you’ll find these features: • Techniques for running over dirt, sand, roots, and rock • Equipment recommendations based on terrain, distance, and conditions • Safety guidelines for navigation, injury, and water crossings • Conditioning programs for all levels of runners • Strategies for improving race-day performance Whether you are an experienced road runner looking for new challenges or an extreme athlete pushing your physical limits, look no further than Where the Road Ends, the authoritative guide for conquering the trails, terrain, and conditions of the great outdoors.

Staying the Course

Author : Dick Beardsley
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816637591
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book Staying the Course written by Dick Beardsley and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2004-07-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The controversial career of marathon runner Dick Beardsley is featured in this look inside the head of a distance runner as it describes his difficult life, what life is like as a celebrated athlete, and many struggles to overcome obtacles ranging from an