Cucuzzella, Mark
Summary: "The first running book by a world's leading pioneering running doctor and athlete, creator of the Air Force's Efficient Running program--the result of more than three decades of study, practice, and science that shows us in clearly illustrated and accessible text how easy it is to run efficiently and injury-free, whether you're in your 20s, 60s or 70s; for beginning runners and experienced...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 CUCKenneally, Miranda.
Summary: To honor her dead boyfriend and cope with her grief and guilt, college student Annie trains for a marathon with athletic Jeremiah, who flirts with Annie on the trails and makes her feel alive and happy and guilty all at the same time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Fire 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC KENVad, Vijay.
Summary: "The definitive guide to injury-free running, racing, and marathoning, from top sports medicine specialist Vijay Vad, The New Rules of Running illustrates proper technique, shows step-by-step exercises, and explains how to prevent and treat the most common running injuries to keep you running healthily and happily for life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.1 VADGomi, Tarō
Summary: A board book about a boy in a race who runs past the finish line, through neighborhoods and fields because he loves to run.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD GOMMorrison, Laurie
Summary: Determined to regain her sense of accomplishment after losing her top-class ranking to Jonah, Grace decides to compete against him in a Labor Day half-marathon, but as they train together, she learns valuable lessons about what truly matters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MORMetzl, Jordan D.
Summary: "Step into my office if you want to run faster, stronger, and pain-free. Whether you're a new runner training for your first race or an experienced marathoner, this cutting-edge book will keep you on the road and running faster. With comprehensive, illustrated information on running health and injury prevention, this book is the first to include embedded scan codes that lead readers to videos...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 MetWilner, Barry.
Summary: "A collective biography of the top 10 running backs, both past and present, which includes accounts of game action, career statistics, and more"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 2011
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Summary: "The stories and lessons in this raw, revealing, unflinching memoir offer the reader a blueprint they can use to climb from the bottom of the barrel into a whole new stratosphere that once seemed unattainable. Whether you feel off-course in life, are looking to maximize your potential or drain your soul to break through your so-called glass ceiling, this is the only book you will ever...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lionscrest Publishing 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Gracey, Neely Spence
Summary: "This book is a comprehensive guide for intermediate- to advanced-level women runners on how to set goals, then build a system of daily habits and small steps to achieve them. The book will cover female-centric topics such as common nutrition needs, exercises and stretches that help the body get stronger and recover better, and training plans that can be used for various distances and purposes"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Human Kinetics 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 796.42 GRAGoggins, David
Summary: "For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare. Poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a U.S. Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lioncrest Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GOGMagill, Pete
Summary: A workout manual that targets all the components that go into running, including muscles, connective tissue, cardiovascular fitness, energy production, the nervous system, hormones, and the brain. With this whole-body training program, runners will improve their times, run longer and more comfortably, and reduce injury.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sport Adv MagillMurakami, Haruki
Summary: An intimate look at writing, running, and the incredible way they intersect, from the incomparable, bestselling author Haruki Murakami. --publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage International 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Join Diego and his team in new and exciting adventures. Diego needs your help convincing Armadillo that she can win her race, help Roady Roadrunner practice for his big race, and explore lots of fun places with Chucho the Train.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV GOCrawley, Michael
Summary: "Why does it make sense to Ethiopian runners to get up at 3am to run up and down a hill? Who would choose to train on almost impossibly steep and rocky terrain, in hyena territory? And how come Ethiopian men hold six of the top ten fastest marathon times ever? Michael Crawley spent fifteen months in Ethiopia training alongside (and sometimes a fair way behind) runners at all levels of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Sport 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.42 CRAMcDougall, Christopher
Summary: An illustrated, practical, and holistic guide for every kind of runner, with tips on nutrition, training, shoe recommendations, and suggestions for finding a running community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.42 MCDNuurali, Siman
Summary: Eight-year-old Sadiq wants to try out for the youth football team like his friends, but his parents feel he is too young, and instead suggest that he take up running and join the track club--Sadiq feels that running is wimpy, but the coach convinces him that running races can be fun as well.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE NUUCabot, Belen Medina
Summary: "From the copper canyons of Mexico her swift footsteps echo. Clip clap, clip clap. Experience a 60-mile run with indigenous athlete Lorena Ramirez, who captured the world's attention when she won an ultramarathon in Mexico wearing a skirt and rubber sandals--the traditional clothes of the Rarámuri, 'the light-footed people'"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RAMMurphy, Sam
Summary: "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."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Sport 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.42 MURCurrinder, Michael
Summary: Sixteen-year-old Leo Coughlin's life is increasingly stressful because his autistic older brother Caleb's behavior is becoming more bizarre and even violent, and their parents' marriage is falling apart--but Leo finds an escape in long distance running, and in two new friends: Curtis, himself a potential state champion who teaches him the strategy of running, and Mary, his would-be girlfriend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction Currinder 2017Maddox, Jake
Summary: Twins Domingo and Carmen Rivera are ready for the big Camp Rivals Race, when the four camps compete in an annual cross-country running competition, but this year there are problems: in the boys' race there is a pile-up, and Andy, Domingo's old friend, manages to prevent him from winning--but when Andy sends a text warning Carmen to watch out in the girls' race the twins become convinced that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADMaddox, Jake
Summary: Eighth-grader Somali American Nimo Mohamed is the youngest runner on the varsity cross-country team, but she is determined to keep up with the older girls, so she has set herself a grueling training schedule; too grueling because her body is exhausted, her grades at school are slipping, and her father, who is still very much in her life despite the divorce, is starting the pressure her to quit...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MADMcDougall, Christopher
Summary: McDougall reveals the secrets of the world's greatest distance runners--the Tarahumara Indians of Copper Canyon, Mexico--and how he trained for the challenge of a lifetime: a fifty-mile race through the heart of Tarahumara country pitting the tribe against an odd band of super-athletic Americans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2009
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 796.42 McDVickers, Elaine
Summary: "Drew was never much of a runner -- until his dad's unexpected diagnosis. Mia has nothing better to do -- until she realizes entering Half Moon Bay's half-marathon could solve her family's housing problems. And just like that they decide to spend their entire summer training to run 13.1 miles. Along the way, they both discover it takes a lot more than a good pair of shoes. Drew and Mia may...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC VICAvery, Bryan Patrick
Summary: The students in Mr. Grizley's class are supposed to set goals for themselves, and Chad puts down that he will run to the top of a local hill--but when it comes time to actually do it, he starts doubting his ability to actually accomplish the feat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023