New Track & Field Books

Triathletes, rejoice! For the first time, USA Triathlon, its elite athletes, and the nation's most respected coaches share their secrets, strategies, and advice for every stage, every event, and every aspect of the world's most demanding sport. From training to technique, fueling to recovery, if it'...

Only one man, the Olympic Gold Medalist in the decathlon, is officially deemed the World's Greatest Athlete. As an orphan who has never met his biological parents, as a recovering alcoholic, as the subject of a timelessly infamous advertising campaign, as the athlete of maybe the most publicised and...

This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date running-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of nearly 100 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by runners world-wide.

"Got an urgent 'you've got to read this book' note from buddy Armen Keteyian, and I'm glad he was insistent . . . Good read, and some very good lessons." --Peter King," Sports Illustrated"It's 2008. Jim Axelrod--once among the most visible correspondents on network news, the first TV reporter to bro...

This simple, authoritative guide shows triathletes of all levels how to effectively strength train at home with functional moves that challenge the body in multiple planes of motion to enhance stability and ignite the neuromuscular system for better performance. Detailed instructions show you ho...

Additionally each page in this book offers a different kind of inspiration: to start the workout, push through challenges, set personal records, or simply avoid putting "zero" in the training journal for the day. Each day, the reader can first pick the type of motivation needed and then choose the a...

"Finding Ultra "is Rich Roll's incredible-but-true account of achieving one of the most awe-inspiring midlife physical transformations ever. One cool evening in October 2006, the night before he was to turn forty, Rich experienced a chilling glimpse of his future. Nearly fifty pounds overweight at ...

This updated and revised version includes the latest tips, advice, and motivation from the pros to keep runners going all year long. With space for recording daily routes, mileage, times, and notes - as well as weekly doses of information on training, nutrition, and injury prevention - readers can t...

"Runner's World Big Book of Marathons (and Half Marathons)" gives readers the core essentials of marathon training, nutrition, injury prevention, and more. The editors of "Runner's World" know marathon training better than anyone on the planet. They have spent the last few years inviting readers to ...

""A dusty road stretches into the distance like a pencil line across the arid landscape. Lions, rhino, and buffalo roam the plains on either side. But I haven't come to Kenya to spot wildlife. I've come to run."" Whether running is your recreation, your religion, or just a spectator sport, Adharana...

Through the inspiring film, Chariots of Fire, the world knows something of the athlete who ran for gold at the Paris Olympics in 1924. Pure Gold tells the larger story of Eric Liddell: his upbringing in China as the son of missionary parents, his deep love for his devoted wife Florence, his zealous ...

FROM THE AUTHORS OF THE BESTSELLING "CHIRUNNING, "A GAME-CHANGING TRAINING GUIDE FOR INJURY-FREE LONG-DISTANCE RUNNINGIn "Chi Marathon," Danny Dreyer, creator of the revolutionary ChiRunning program, highly respected running coach, and accomplished distance runner, takes a whole-body approach to lon...

Distance running is booming in this country. Marathons and half-marathons are selling out and interest in the sport is at an all-time high. Yet runners are still succumbing to foot and leg injuries at an alarming rate. Despite decades of technological innovation, running shoes are failing in their j...

To most people, running a marathon seems a remarkable and remotely possible achievement, a major lifetime accomplishment. To run 100 or more marathons and ultra-marathons is even harder for people to comprehend, especially when you consider that more people have climbed Mt. Everest than run 100 mara...

Mo Farah became the first British runner to win a 5000 metres medal when he took gold in the World Championships in Daegu only days after he had won silver in the 10,000 metres. His feat earns him the front cover of Athletics 2012. Farah will be one of Britain's leading hopes for a gold medal at the...

Every year, thousands of people are inspired to don their running shoes and take on the challenge of a marathon. On the road to the finish line, though, many marathon hopefuls fall by the wayside, struck down by injury. Plans that are too running intensive or that don't prepare the body for running ...

This book is for all types of runners, whether you are just starting, a regular runner, or are training for a race. It provides details of interesting and varied runs in and around Edinburgh of different distances and on different terrains. The book takes in historic city streets, beautiful country ...

""A dusty road stretches into the distance like a pencil line across the arid landscape. Lions, rhino, and buffalo roam the plains on either side. But I haven't come to Kenya to spot wildlife. I've come to run."" Whether running is your recreation, your religion, or just a spectator sport, Adharana...

"Triathlon: Serious About Your Sport" is for you if you've tried a triathlon and want to take your skills to a new level, or if you already swim, cycle or run and now want to extend yourself beyond a single discipline. Experts in all three disciplines, plus specialist triathletes, will guide you thr...

Geoffrey Beattie is an extremely successful academic and celebrity psychologist. He was perhaps a less successful father. His obsession with his career and his driving passion for running when he was at home almost destroyed his relationship with his son, but, ironically, it is running that has brou...