Robinson takes readers on a globe-trotting tour that combines a historian's insight with vivid personal memories going back to just after World War II. From experiencing the 1948 "Austerity Olympics" in London as a young spectator to...
Running
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Author:Robinson, RogerSummary: -
Author:Romanov, NicholasSummary:Explains how to run more efficiently and with better biomechanics in order to minimize strain and injury, describing the best type of shoes, highlighting the safest type of foot strike, and outlining a four-week training program.
- Author:Walker, Adrian J.Summary:
Edgar Hill is thirty-five and caught in his own headlock. Overweight slob, underperforming husband, and reluctant father-for Ed, the world may as well have already ended. So when it does end in a catastrophic asteroid strike and Edgar...
- Author:Jerome, JohnSummary:
Author and athlete John Jerome offers basic guidelines for beginning joggers as well as those preparing for marathons.
- Author:Kessler, Leonard P.Summary:
The animals prepare for and participate in the Big Mile Race. Double line spacing. Grades K-3.
- Author:Sheehan, GeorgeSummary:
Written by the late, beloved Dr. George Sheehan, Running & Being tells of the author's midlife return to the world of exercise, play, and competition, in which he found "a world beyond sweat" that proved to be a...
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Author:Myers, B. R.Summary:When seventeen-year-old track and field star Jesse Collins's dreams of a full scholarship are shattered after the sudden death of her dad, she leaves home to work as a summer camp counsellor to escape the nosy stares in small town...
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Author:Myers, Walter DeanSummary:Two best friends, a writer and a runner, deal with bullies, family issues, social pressures, and their quest for success coming out of Harlem.
