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1) Running well
Author
Publisher
Human Kinetics
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
184 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Description
Providing the keys to maximizing performance while avoiding injuries, "Running Well" allows runners at all levels to easily assess and improve technique. Anatomical art supplements the thorough coverage of causes and symptoms of dozens of running injuries.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xv, 220 pages ; 24 cm
Description
Provides both beginner and experienced runners with all the information they need to run more efficiently and with better biomechanics and to minimize strain and potential injury by describing the best type of shoes and the safest type of foot strike, in a book that includes more than 100 instructional photos and a four-week training program.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xviii, 364 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"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 marathoners. In Run for Your Life, Dr. Mark Cucuzzella explains...
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 30
Formats
Description
Geronimo Stilton accidently gets signed up for the Mouse Island Marathon and has many adventures on his way to the finish line.
Author
Series
Mia Mayhem volume 3
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
119 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Mia is excited about her first superspeed training class, but a bully on her relay team leads her to lose her shadow and, worse, to snap at her friends.
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
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Description
"The inspiring true story of Fauja Singh, who broke world records to become the first one hundred-year-old to run a marathon, shares valuable lessons on the source of his grit, determination to overcome obstacles, and commitment to positive representation of the Sikh community"--
Author
Series
Boris (Andrew Joyner) volume 3
Formats
Description
School field day is coming up and Boris and his friends are practicing hard because they are determined not to let Eddie win again, but on race day Boris is forced to choose between winning and friendship.
Author
Series
Geeger the Robot volume 5
Publisher
Aladdin Quix
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
83 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
It's field day at the Amblerville Elementary! There will be Hula-Hooping contests and long jumping competitions, but Geeger the Robot is most excited about the running race and bringing home a shiny gold medal! It's all he can think about. But will racing toward the finish line be the beginning of trouble between Geeger and his friend Tillie?
14) Ghost
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 1
Publisher
Atheneum Books For Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
181 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
"Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential"--
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
227 pages
Description
"In the fall of 2012, quirky and cat-loving Cleveland librarian Jill Grunenwald got an alarming email from her younger sister: her sister was very concerned with Jill's weight and her overall mental and physical health. Having always struggled with her weight, Jill was currently hitting the scales at more than three hundred pounds. Right then, Jill looked in the mirror and decided that she needed to make a life-style change, pronto. She enrolled in...
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 DVD (85 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After losing his wife to breast cancer and struggling to raise his children, Terry Hitchcock had an idea. He wanted to accomplish the impossible by running 75 consecutive marathons in 75 consecutive days to bring attention to the incredibly difficult lives of single-parent families. He ran in spite of freezing rain and unbearable heat, in spite of chest pains and bone fractures that wracked his 57-year-old body.
18) Overcomer
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (119 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Life changes overnight for coach John Harrison when his high school basketball team's state championship dreams are crushed under the weight of unexpected news. When the largest manufacturing plant in town suddenly shuts down and hundreds of families begin moving away, John must come to grips with the challenges facing his family and his team. John is frustrated and questioning his worth, until he crosses paths with a student struggling with her own...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2022]
Formats
Description
"After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search of an emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a globetrotting journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands." --container
20) Second shot
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When fourteen-year-old Leggie LaGrande, star runner on the Bricklin Middle School track team, suffers a hamstring injury at the very start of the season, he figures his shot at the Junior Olympics is over--but his coach insists that even if he cannot run he can still compete in some other track and field event, so he finds himself working out at the shot put, competing with a new student whom he dislikes.
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