There are 30 million runners in the U.S. today. Marathons have become increasingly popular and are no longer the exclusive domain of a few elite runners. In 1998, most Fall marathons closed registration early due to overwhelming participation. There has also been a recent explosion of women runners in the U.S. In response to these changes in the ...
Never before has so much information been gathered for runners. Drawing on his years of experience and that of top coaches and athletes, Hal Higdon provides time-tested programs for every distance and challenge--from sprints to ultramarathons. Strength building no matter what the running goal plus groundbreaking chapters on coming back from ...
This expert, highly motivational guide to running after 40, filled with age-specific advice for training effectively and safely, is from the author of "Run Fast, Marathon," and "Fitness After Forty."
Among the criminal celebrities of Prohibition-era Chicago, not even Al Capone was more notorious than two well-educated and highly intelligent Jewish boys from wealthy South Side families. In a meticulously planned murder scheme disguised as a kidnapping, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb chose fourteen-year-old Bobby Franks at random as their ...
1996 is the 100th anniversary of the Boston Marathon. Hal Higdon, who has run the Boston Marathon more than 20 times, has collected 300 photos of the most exciting moments of the Boston Marathon, as well as quotes from winners, race organizers, and coaches. Higdon provides a map of the original marathon course, and behind-the-scenes accounts of ...
Joe Henderson distils the wisdom of his years into 101 practical lessons for beginning and intermediate runners looking for new ways to improve and enjoy the sport. Providing the nuts and bolts basics on running, this book should teach readers how to choose appropriate shoes and running gear, plan their training and racing season, follow a ...
From a senior writer at Runner's World magazine, here is the authoritative guide to proven techniques for the most popular road races. For both beginner and veteran runners, this insider's guide includes information on training, power drills, form, weight training, stretching, injury prevention and more.
Sixty-two-year-old marathon runner Higdon offers an action-packed guide for beginning and experienced marathoners, which includes training secrets from top coaches and exercise physiologists, coupled with Higdon's personal training advice. Tables and training plans.
With over 3,000 pieces of wit and wisdom from runners famous and humble, here is an important running resource and a great gift for any runner. George Sheehan, a celebrated running writer, philosopher, and physician, once wrote, "The more I run, the more certain I am that I am heading for my real goal: to become the person I am." Today, many ...
After Oscar the horse began playing center field, the New York Goats, worst team in the major leagues, seemed certain to win the World Series, and then--Oscar was horse-naped.
Retooling his 1992 book to focus on the fun and fitness aspects of running instead of just racing, Higdon demonstrates how training for speed can benefit all runners in terms of shorter workouts and greater weight loss. He includes step-by-step techniques for running more comfortably and with better results.
For nearly 150 years, one question remains unanswered in the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Was Samuel A. Mudd, the physician who set the broken leg of John Wilkes Booth, guilty or innocent of participating in the conspiracy to murder the president?Featuring a new introduction and epilogue, this well-researched and ...
Includes biographies stressing the achievements of some outstanding marathon runners of modern times and describes the major marathon events around the world.
To insure victory in the upcoming Space Bowl, the leaders of the planet Gann kidnap what they believe is a top-flight professional football team, which turns out to be a college squad that has never won a game or scored a point.
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