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One year after her astonishing victory at the Badwater Ultramarathon, Pam Reed again made distance running history when she braved the hottest weather in years - 135 degrees - to successfully defend her title. How does this 100-pound mother and stepmother of five muster the endurance and courage for the 28-hour climb from the hottest desert floor on Earth to the shadow of the continental United States' tallest point?

My Life on the Run chronicles the heatstroke and frostbite, heartache and triumphs he's experienced while competing in more than 1,000 competitive races on all seven continents. With the wit and wisdom of a seasoned insider, Yasso tells runners what they need to know to navigate the logistics of running in an unfamiliar country. He also offers practical guidance, such as 5-K, 10-K, half-marathon, and marathon training schedules, including his innovative technique known as the Yasso 800s for beginner, intermediate, and advanced runners.

In Running Ransom Road, Daniloff, many years sober, confronts his past by setting out, over the course of 18 months, to run marathons in the cities where he once lived and wreaked havoc. Competing from Boston to New York, Vermont to Moscow, Daniloff explores the sobering and inspiring effects of running as he traverses the trails of his former self, lined with dark bars, ratty apartments, lost loves, and lost chances.

Born a spastic quadriplegic, Rick Hoyt was written off by numerous doctors, but his parents, Dick and Judy Hoyt, were determined to give their son all the opportunities of a "normal" kid. In 1977, 15-year-old Rick asked his dad to enter a charity race. The twist? Rick wanted to run it too. Dick had never run a race before, and the thought of pushing his son’s wheelchair while running was daunting. But, once again, Dick and Rick were determined to overcome any obstacle. More than 1,000 races later, the devoted father son duo is affectionately known worldwide as Team Hoyt.

No hay imposibles para aquel que está dispuesto a darlo todo por un sueño. Así nos lo demuestra el ultrafondista Sergio Turull en este libro de superación, donde narra uno de sus mayores retos deportivos, correr 121 kilómetros por una buena causa. A través de esta exigente aventura, el autor nos cuenta cómo empezó a correr en 2012, tras mantener una conversación con un hombre que le cambió la vida.

Every sport has rules. Running is no exception. The unspoken ones that pertain to the lingo, behavior, and etiquette that every seasoned runner seems to know and every newbie needs to learn? Veteran runner Mark Remy and the editors of Runner's World magazine provide answers to these very questions and many more in The Runner's Rule Book.

El filòsof Francesc Torralba fa més de vint-i-cinc anys que surt a córrer cada dia. Ha participat en curses de fons, maratons i curses populars, i aquí comparteix amb el lector les seves vivències i sensacions més personals: com córrer li proporciona moments per estar sol i meditar, el connecta amb el seu propi cos, li carrega les piles, el vincula amb la natura i l'entorn.

Kilian Jornet ha llevado su cuerpo al límite, ha sufrido múltiples lesiones, se ha expuesto a grandes riesgos y ha conseguido récords que han maravillado al mundo. Con aparente sencillez, ha logrado lo que parecía imposible. Pero nada es fruto del azar: desde su infancia, ha entrenado cuerpo y mente, y se ha preparado a fondo tanto para el éxito como para el fracaso.

"Kiss or kill. Besa o mata. Besa la gloria o muere en el intento. Perder es morir, ganar es sentir. La lucha es lo que diferencia una victoria, un vencedor." Un fuera de serie. Un héroe. Una persona extraordinaria. Kilian Jornet es el actual campeón mundial de skyrunning, una de las pruebas físicas más duras del planeta. Ha subido y bajado el Kilimanjaro más rápidamente que cualquier otra persona en todo el mundo. Ha fulminado todos los record mundiales en cada reto que se ha propuesto: la Ultra-Trail del Mont-Blanc, la Transpirenaica, la vuelta al lago Tahoe...

Growing up in poverty in Limpopo, Caster’s early experiences at school are marked by many ups and downs: while her friends and family accept her for who she is, she is constantly bullied for her appearance. But she discovers soccer and immerses herself in the game - even making the boys’ team. It is only after she enrols at the University of Pretoria that her life changes completely.

Le running est un sport universel, formidable prétexte au partage, à l'échange et à la découverte... Nul besoin de beaucoup d'arguments pour vous convaincre de ses bienfaits sur le corps et l'esprit ! Mais encore faut-il que ce sport soit pratiqué dans de bonnes conditions et que certaines règles soient respectées. C'est la mission que je me suis fixé. Grâce à mon expérience croisée de coureur à pied de haut niveau et de coach sportif, j'ai mis au point des plans d'entraînement pour aider les coureurs débutants à se lancer en douceur et, surtout, à garder le cap.

If you had told Helen two years ago that she would be getting up at six a.m. on Sundays to swim in a freezing reservoir and spending her Saturday nights unshowered and covered in mud in a pub, she would have spat out her champagne. But when everyone around you starts settling down, what else is a glamorous party girl to do but to launch herself into the world of endurance sport?

Correr Pasión Y Locura son palabras que definen el estilo de vida de millones de seres humanos en el mundo, quienes por la mañana, tarde o noche, se regalan un tiempo para practicar el deporte que más los apasiona.

En este audio libro conocerás los beneficios de correr y podrás iniciar esta actividad o mejorar tu rendimiento, si ya eres un corredor con experiencia, ya que contiene programas de entrenamiento de 5, 10 y 21 kilómetro así como también para maratones.

To runners around the world, Dr. George Sheehan, author of the landmark New York Times best seller Running and Being, was nothing short of a guru - the country’s “greatest philosopher of sport”. But to his son Andrew, who had spent his entire boyhood longing for the attention and approval of an emotionally distant father, he was an incomprehensible paradox: a lifelong loner, who was now sunning himself in the spotlight of the nation’s press; a hero to millions, who seemed to have no time for his own son.

A cosa pensi quando corri? Se d'impatto hai risposto "non lo so", ecco due notizie per te. La prima è che rientri nella maggioranza di persone che si allenano lasciando vagare la mente senza riposarla davvero. La seconda è che hai tra le mani l'audiolibro giusto. Correre imparando a concentrare l'attenzione su aspetti specifici, anziché rimbalzare da un pensiero all'altro, è un esercizio in grado di trasformare l'abitudine della corsa in un'esperienza molto più appagante, con effetti positivi enormi, non solo sui risultati sportivi.