Release Dates for new Track & Field Books

Updated and expanded, this new edition of "Mount Marathon "has the latest race details of the winners, their records, and profiles of the newest champion runners. America's third oldest footrace is a testament to extreme sports and endurance. Starting at sea level, competitors run up and down a 2,99...

Running is the ultimate guide to one of the simplest and yet most effective forms of exercise. Why waste money and resources on petrol and gym membership when you can get a workout from your front door? This book covers all the reasons to run, the types of running, who can take part, how to prepare,...

'Run until you can't run anymore. Then run some more. Find a new source of energy and will. Then run even faster.' The words of Scott Jurek, a dominant force - and darling - in the gruelling and growing sport of ultrarunning for more than a decade. In 1999, as a complete unknown, he took the lead in...

Motivation to get off the couch and pursue personal improvement. Authors Goucher and Catalano share their unique running philosophy, demonstrating how the transformative power of the distance run can inspire readers to push their limits as runners and as human beings. Borrowing philosophical insight...

Power meters measure a cyclist's strength, but this revolutionary training technology can benefit everyone, not just the most powerful riders. In "The Power Meter Handbook," the most trusted coach in endurance sports offers a simple user's guide to help cyclists and triathletes master the fundamenta...

This laugh-out-loud comedic memoir of life as an overweight runner moves along at a five-minute-per-mile pace. Jennifer Graham doesn't run to lose weight--she runs because she loves it. And as much as she runs, her excess poundage never leaves. So she accepts her body type for what it is, and runs f...

The Hansons-Brooks Distance Project began in 1999, offering promising post-collegiate runners the support they needed to focus on developing their full potential. Lacking the resources of big-time running outfits like Nike's Oregon Project and tucked away in a minor league running town, the scrappy ...

Millions of triathletes around the world know Craig Alexander as "Crowie," the formidable triathlete whose sheer talent and disciplined work ethic have earned him three Ironman(R) World Championships and the new world record. Within the sport, Alexander is respected as a humble athlete who takes not...

First and foremost a book about running, "The Longest Race" takes readers alongside ultramarathoner Ed Ayres as he prepares for, runs, and finishes the JFK 50-mile race at a then record-breaking time for his age division--60 and older. But for Ayres, this race was about more than just running, and t...

"The World's Toughest Endurance Challenges" profiles 50 of the world's most extreme marathons, triathlons, bike rides, climbs and other iconic endurance events from around the world. Breathtaking full-color photographs and insider commentary from top athletes will thrill endurance athletes, extreme ...

Get ready to run the race of your life Marathons in the U.S. have seen record increases in participation during the past few years. Running a Marathon For Dummies helps aspiring marathon runners prepare to successfully complete their first race, and shows experienced runners how to take their game t...

The mystery man threw off his disguise and started to run. Furious stewards gave chase. The crowd roared.A legend was born. Soon the world would know him as "the ghost runner," John Tarrant, the extraordinary man whom nobody could stop. As a hapless teenage boxer in the 1950s, he'd been paid 17 expe...

Boff Whalley just likes running - the places it takes him, the moments of exhilaration and snapshots of natural beauty that he adds to his mental album. This is not a man who signs up to big city marathons and pounds the pavements. With his down to earth voice and a great sense of humour, Boff writ...

Fatima Whitbread had the worst possible start in life. Abandoned as a baby, she spent much of her childhood in and out of children's homes. A brief, disastrous stay with her birth mother saw her raped by her mother's drunken boyfriend - while her mother held a knife to her throat to 'quieten her dow...

Following the success of the first three "7 Weeks" books, this book tackles one of the great sports challenges anyone can embark upon, a triathlon, in just 7 weeks of training. It's simple, daily schedule for 7 weeks allows readers to go from a basic fitness level to athlete. It is a comprehensive p...

The monikers drunk, addict, abuser, boozehound were Caleb Daniloff's for fifteen years. Now, the introduction that fits him best is "My name is Caleb and I am a runner." In "Running Ransom Road," Daniloff, now many years sober, confronts his past by setting out, over the course of eighteen months, t...

"Blade Runner" is the inspirational memoir of Oscar Pistorius. Discover his incredible, emotional journey from disabled toddler to international sports phenomenon. At eleven months old, Oscar Pistorius had both his legs amputated below the knee. His mother wrote a letter to be read by Oscar when he ...

"I've learned so much from Richard about marathon running. If you want to run a marathon, or a faster one, you have to read his book!" Haile Gebrselassie, first athlete to run a sub-2:04 Marathon "Richard's achievements as a world-class distance runner speak for themselves. His success came from a...

When runners aren't running, they are talking about running, planning their next run, shopping for running. This audiobook contains 101 stories from runners, telling their stories to other runners about. Running - how it has changed their lives, their bodies, and their spirits. Runners will love the...

This title offers training guidance for female runners. For those seeking a comprehensive book that appeals to both recreational fitness runners and serious performance runners and that uniquely addresses a female audience, look no further - "Running for Women" is that book. Exercise physiologist Ja...

The eyes of the world watched as three runners - dirt poor Johnny Hayes, who used to run barefoot through the streets of New York City; candy maker Dorando Pietri; and the famed Tom Longboat - converged for an epic battle at the 1908 London Olympics. The incredible finish was contested the world ove...

'Elite athletes aren't born. They're made.' Michael Johnson From a living icon of the Olympic Games -- as both an athlete and now as a BBC broadcaster -- Gold Rush is a compelling analysis of the fascinating combination of psychological and personal qualities, as well as internal and external factor...

Runners are people who have seen it all and lived it to tell us about it. Find within these pages a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and even a little humor as well. But whether comical or serious, the quotes contained in this book represent the finest writing on running ever collected. From world-cl...

The Ironman World Championship is one of the most gruelling tests of mental and physical endurance and athleticism in the world. Its competitors have 17 hours to swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles and run a full marathon, 26.2 miles. Chris McCormack has dedicated his life to training for - and winning -...

The word 'athletics' is derived from the Greek verb 'to struggle for a prize'. After reading this book, no one will see the Olympics as a graceful display of Greek beauty again, but as war by other means. Nigel Spivey paints a portrait of the Greek Olympics as they really were - fierce contests betw...

The 1988 Seoul Olympics played host to what has been described by some as the dirtiest race of all time, by others as the greatest. The final of the men's 100 metres at those Olympics is certainly the most infamous in the history of athletics, and more indelibly etched into the consciousness of the ...

For nearly two decades, Scott Jurek has been a dominant force--and darling--in the grueling and growing sport of ultrarunning. In 1999, as a complete unknown, he took the lead of the Western States Endurance Run, a 100-mile traverse over the old Gold Rush trails of the California Sierra Nevada. He w...

"A world history of the Throwing Events" is the latest volume from the renowned and respected historian and journalist, Roberto L. Quercetani. This prolific author with his great dedication to and love for our sport has been progressively focussing on the various categories of event disciplines, des...

Improve Your Marathon and Half Marathon Running is an accessible, jargon-free guide for athletes committing to improving their running at either distance. It provides valuable advice in increasing competition experience and structuring more advanced training programmes.Author BiographyDavid Chalfen...

What makes them tick; what inspires them to keep coming back; what have they gained from competing in this race? This book tells the tale of the heartache that eventually resulted in participants overcoming pain, finally accepting themselves, making life-changing decisions, becoming an athlete or re...

The main section of this book gives fun runners and ambitious runners alike a knowledgeable introduction, enabling them to draw up a structured training plan for the ultra distances. Runners are provided with plans for 50km, 100km, 24 hr and multi-day races and shown how to achieve these performance...

This book is addressed to women who are thinking about training for a half-marathon. Jeff & Barbara Galloway provide useful information on how to prepare well, enjoy the training and glow from the achievement of crossing the finish line.

In Marathon Quest, Guiness World Record holder Martin Parnell gives honest and often humorous insight into why an ordinary man would attempt to do something extraordinary, with no assurance that he can succeed.

The hilarious and bestselling author of "A Course Called Ireland" puts down the golf clubs, laces up his running shoes, and trains for his first marathon. An estimated half a million people run in marathons each year, and untold millions more sacrifice their knees, dollars, and free time aspiring t...

Ditch those cushiony running shoes--they're holding you back and hurting your feet! You've heard about barefoot running and how it can reduce injury and allow for better form. Maybe you've even tried it and learned how shedding those heavy, overly- manufactured shoes can make running more enjoyable...

Olympian Adam Goucher and Tim Catalano team up to share their personal quest and a unique running philosophy that breaks the mould of traditional running books. By tapping into the transformative power found in the distance run, Running the Edge inspires readers not only to push their limits as runn...