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Author: Tiffani Collins Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 138751959X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 684
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Danny North Star and Alice Sinclair are two women living in two alternate realities but who share the same fight to win the freedom to live their own lives and choose their own fates. As Alice battles with herself over whether she's as crazy as everyone says she is or if it's the world she lives in that's insane, she loses herself in Danny's story, told to her through an enchanted journal only she can read. It's a cautionary tale of just how far those in power will go to keep their place on top - and the steep cost to be paid by those the powerful exploit who strive to change their fate. Reading Danny's accounts of enslavement and torture at the hands of one magical society, Alice realizes she shouldn't be asking herself if she was crazy or sane... ...but whether or not madness was better than the alternative.
Author: Tiffani Collins Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 138751959X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 684
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Danny North Star and Alice Sinclair are two women living in two alternate realities but who share the same fight to win the freedom to live their own lives and choose their own fates. As Alice battles with herself over whether she's as crazy as everyone says she is or if it's the world she lives in that's insane, she loses herself in Danny's story, told to her through an enchanted journal only she can read. It's a cautionary tale of just how far those in power will go to keep their place on top - and the steep cost to be paid by those the powerful exploit who strive to change their fate. Reading Danny's accounts of enslavement and torture at the hands of one magical society, Alice realizes she shouldn't be asking herself if she was crazy or sane... ...but whether or not madness was better than the alternative.
Author: Tom Bulger Publisher: ISBN: 9781614686088 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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This book represents the author's 40 years of writing about distance running. As a runner and coach himself, he has tried to bring up different topics and stories that would be of interest to distance runners. The book includes descriptions of various races, local, national, and international; brief portraits of a variety of distance runners; advice about training and recovering from injury; and a host of other issues relating to distance running. The overarching purpose of the book is how distance running remarkably parallels one's existence, and is a metaphor for an individual's life.Tom Bulger is a native of troy, new york. After high school, he attended and graduated from the University of Notre Dame, 1974. After that, he got a masters in English literature from the University at Albany (1976), and a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Rochester (1986). He was a professor of English literature at Siena College for 30 years until his retirement 10 years ago. At Siena, he was also dean of the Arts Division for 5 years, and he was the founder and first coach of the women's cross country team for 5 years. Prior to that, he was also Bob Reilly's assistant coach of the men's cross country team for 3 years. In addition to coaching at Siena, he also was the first coach of the Willow Street Athletic Team, and was a running coach for Team in Training.He has been writing about running for over 40 years. For 6 years, he was the Troy Times Record running columnist. He also wrote quite a bit for the Hudson Mohawk Road Runner's magazine The Pacesetter. He has been very active with the HMRRC, being its president (1992-3) and as a volunteer at races. He is a member of the HMRRC Hall of Fame. He ran in hundreds of races, with a marathon best of 2:28.
Author: John L. Parker Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1416597913 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 300
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The undisputed classic of running novels and one of the most beloved sports books ever published, Once a Runner tells the story of an athlete’s dreams amid the turmoil of the 60s and the Vietnam war. Inspired by the author’s experience as a collegiate champion, the novel follows Quenton Cassidy, a competitive runner at fictional Southeastern University whose lifelong dream is to run a four-minute mile. He is less than a second away when the turmoil of the Vietnam War era intrudes into the staid recesses of his school’s athletic department. After he becomes involved in an athletes’ protest, Cassidy is suspended from his track team. Under the tutelage of his friend and mentor, Bruce Denton, a graduate student and former Olympic gold medalist, Cassidy gives up his scholarship, his girlfriend, and possibly his future to withdraw to a monastic retreat in the countryside and begin training for the race of his life against the greatest miler in history. A rare insider’s account of the incredibly intense lives of elite distance runners, Once a Runner is an inspiring, funny, and spot-on tale of one individual’s quest to become a champion.
Author: Scott Ludwig Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1475985770 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 261
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Ive been around the block a few times. Over half a million times, actually. Assuming a block is approximately 100 yards long and 100 yards wide, running just over 130,000 lifetime miles equates to a few more than 500,000 times around the block. So yeah, Ive been around the block a few times. Ive had my share of ups and downs. The Boston Marathon, the Badwater Ultramarathon and having whatever it takes to run every single day since November 30, 1978 would fall into the former; an aging body, injuries, andwell, to be totally honest falling down while running much too often these days would fall into the latter. But its been a good, long run and I wouldnt have wanted it any other way. My wife Cindy believes the 2003 Badwater Ultramarathon signaled the beginning of my declining health and running ability. I beg to differ: I believe it was my (last place, and darn proud of it) finish in the 2006 Western States Endurance Run that catapulted me into the downside of my running career. However, I have no regrets. As I said earlier its been a good, long run and I wouldnt have wanted it any other way. Besides, if it had been any other way I wouldnt have had the many tales you will find in this book that you, quite frankly, could not possibly find anywhere else. These are my stories frommy experiencesand my perspectives on running as well as life. Theyre all absolutely true. Theyre all brutally honest. Theyre all from the heart. Most of all, theyre all mine. Scott Ludwig, 2013
Author: Tommy Bresson Publisher: WestBow Press ISBN: 1490832483 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 292
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Running through Life explores twenty-six different characteristics that speak to the emotions and thoughts of marathon runners. In each chapter, author Tommy Bresson explores a characteristic that relates specifically to a certain mile in the marathon or to training in general. Using stories from his own life and examples from the Bible, Bresson illustrates the importance of these characteristics--not just while running the marathon but in life itself. Whether you are training for your seventeenth marathon or just curious about the sport, you will enjoy and be encouraged by the lessons Bresson shares. As you gain a clearer picture of who God is and how his character is revealed through stories in the Bible, you will find yourself challenged to reflect on how these various characteristics manifest themselves in your own life.
Author: Kate Fagan Publisher: Little, Brown ISBN: 0316356530 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 320
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The heartbreaking story of college athlete Madison Holleran, whose life and death by suicide reveal the struggle of young people suffering from mental illness today in this #1 New York Times Sports and Fitness bestseller *Instant New York Times Bestseller* #1 New York Times Monthly Sports and Fitness bestseller If you scrolled through the Instagram feed of 19-year-old Maddy Holleran, you would see a perfect life: a freshman at an Ivy League school, recruited for the track team, who was also beautiful, popular, and fiercely intelligent. This was a girl who succeeded at everything she tried, and who was only getting started. But when Maddy began her long-awaited college career, her parents noticed something changed. Previously indefatigable Maddy became withdrawn, and her thoughts centered on how she could change her life. In spite of thousands of hours of practice and study, she contemplated transferring from the school that had once been her dream. When Maddy's dad, Jim, dropped her off for the first day of spring semester, she held him a second longer than usual. That would be the last time Jim would see his daughter. WHAT MADE MADDY RUN began as a piece that Kate Fagan, a columnist for espnW, wrote about Maddy's life. What started as a profile of a successful young athlete whose life ended in suicide became so much larger when Fagan started to hear from other college athletes also struggling with mental illness. This is the story of Maddy Holleran's life, and her struggle with depression, which also reveals the mounting pressures young people, and college athletes in particular, face to be perfect, especially in an age of relentless connectivity and social media saturation.
Author: Frank Shorter Publisher: Rodale ISBN: 1623367247 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 290
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My Marathon: Reflections on a Gold Medal Life is a revealing memoir by Frank Shorter, the father of American distance running. After winning the 1969 NCAA title in the 10,000-meters title during his senior year at Yale, Shorter went on to win a staggering 24 national titles on track, road, and cross country courses, but it was in the marathon that Shorter achieved his greatest fame and recognition. At the 1972 Munich Games, Shorter won the Olympic marathon finishing more than 2 minutes ahead of the second-place finisher. Four years later, he finished a controversial second in the Olympic marathon in Montreal. The controversy, still unresolved to this day, revolved around the East German "winner" being a possible drug cheat. Shorter later founded the United States Anti-Doping Agency. Written with noted sportswriter John Brant, My Marathon details these inspiring events, as well as the physical and emotional abuse Shorter suffered as a child. This inspiring memoir is a testament to the resiliency of the human spirit and the transformative power of sports.
Author: Roy Carlisle Publisher: ISBN: 9781955594035 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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What do runners think about, or feel, or hope for when they are slogging through a half marathon or a 10K or a 5K? Every runner feels pain as that goes with the territory but every runner also finds a way to manage that pain. As I did during the years that I participated in 72 races. Those years were grueling for me as I don't have a "runner's body" since I am short and stout and have heavy muscle density. But my older brother, Dick, was a runner, and a good one and he inspired me. When I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in 1999, the exercise that was most easily taken up was running. Fortunately, one of my best friends, Tony, was a runner and we lived in the same small town and he agreed to kick my tush every day so that I became a disciplined runner. Then other friends joined in the "fun." Writing about my races was a way to keep track of the discipline and also a way to encourage other friends to keep running with us. Thus a book was born.
Author: Dean Karnazes Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1440684936 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 308
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In one of his most ambitious physical efforts to date, Dean Karnazes attempted to run 50 marathons, in 50 states, in 50 days to raise awareness of youth obesity and urge Americans of all fitness levels to "take that next step." "UltraMarathon Man: 50 Marathons - 50 States - 50 Days", a Journeyfilm documentary, follows Dean’s incredible step-by-step journey across the country. Ultrarunning legend Dean Karnazes has run 262 miles-the equivalent of ten marathons-without rest. He has run over mountains, across Death Valley, and to the South Pole-and is probably the first person to eat an entire pizza while running. With an insight, candor, and humor rarely seen in sports memoirs (and written without the aid of a ghostwriter or cowriter), Ultramarathon Man has inspired tens of thousands of people-nonrunners and runners alike-to push themselves beyond their comfort zones and be reminded of "what it feels like to be truly alive," says Sam Fussell, author of Muscle. Ultramarathon Man answers the questions Karnazes is continually asked: - Why do you do it? - How do you do it? - Are you insane? And in the new paperback edition, Karnazes answers the two questions he was most asked on his book tour: - What, exactly, do you eat? - How do you train to stay in such good shape?
Author: Tiffani Collins
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Author: Tommy Bresson
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