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Author
Series
Green Mountain romances volume 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Charlotte "Charley" Abbott has gone out with every guy under thirty-five in Butler, Vermont except for one. Tyler Westcott's attempts to date her may be determined, and frequent, but Charley can't stand how he acts like he knows her better than she knows herself. So when Tyler turns up at the running club Charley joined to train for a marathon, she's almost ready to quit before she even gets started. Tyler knows that behind Charley's prickly personality...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Sport
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Run Your Best Marathon is here to change all that with the expertise of running coach Sam Murphy. Whether you're looking to step up to the marathon for the first time or to better previous performances over the distance, Sam's runner-centred approach will help you prepare for and race your chosen marathon to the best of your ability.
12) Run, fatboy, run
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Dennis is a clueless and slightly overweight guy. Five years ago, he left Libby, his pregnant fiancée, on their wedding day. Realizing he made a mistake, Dennis tries to persuade her that he loves her and wants her to accept him back into his life, but he meets with failure at every turn. When he discovers that Libby has found Whit, the new man in her life, the frustration Dennis feels grows. Dennis vows, that for once in his life, he will finish...
Author
Publisher
Velo Press
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive reference to competitively running ultramarathons shares practical advice and stories from the author's own training and racing as well as recommendations for proper fueling, race-day preparations, and key mental strategies.
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Meb For Mortals describes in unprecedented detail how three-time Olympian Keflezighi prepares to take on the best runners in the world. More important, the book shows everyday runners how to implement the training, nutritional, and mental principles that have guided him throughout his long career, which in addition to this year's Boston win includes an Olympic silver medal and the 2009 New York City Marathon title.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In this spellbinding book, journalist Ed Caesar takes us into the world of elite marathoners: some of the greatest runners on earth. Through the stories of these rich characters, like Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai, around whom the narrative is built, Caesar traces the history of the marathon as well as the science, physiology, and psychology involved in running so fast for so long. And he shows us why this most democratic of races retains its brutal, enthralling...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A no-nonsense, interactive guide that empowers all women at all levels to run their strongest, best marathon ever As recently as 1966, women were forbidden to run in the marathon. Professionals -- including doctors -- believed it was physically impossible and dangerous for women to run more than a mile and a half. But as with many other barriers women have faced over time, we fought our way in. Today, women make up almost half of the marathoning...
18) La ruptura
Author
Publisher
Plaza & Janés
Pub. Date
2021
Language
Español
Description
"Emily dumped Ally, and all of a sudden she's left with no girlfriend, no home, no friends, and no job...even though she still has Emily's cat Malcolm. Only, technically, she kidnapped him. Ally She arrives at her father's house determined to hide from the world, but she is not the only one who has returned to Sheffield, Jeremy, who was her best friend when she was little, has also returned because a boy has broken her heart. Desperate to impress...
19) Chi marathon: the breakthrough natural running program for a pain-free half-marathon and marathon
Author
Publisher
Touchstone Book
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Challenges common practices while outlining a technique-based program for pain- and injury-free high-performance half and full marathons.
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