Track & Field in Sports & Nonfiction Audiobooks

Audiobook

Mind Gym

An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence

by Gary Mack, David Casstevens ...

Unabridged

5 hours 27 min

Praise for Mind Gym"Believing in yourself is paramount to success for any athlete. Gary's lessons and David's writing provide examples of the importance of the mental game."--Ben Crenshaw, two-time Masters champion and former Ryder Cup captain"Mind Gym hits a home run. If you want to build mental muscle for the major leagues, read this book."--Ken Griffey Jr., Major League Baseball MVP... ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

Praise for Mind Gym"Believing in yourself is paramount to success for any athlete. Gary's lessons and David's writing provide examples of the importance of the mental game."--Ben Crenshaw, two-time Masters champion and former Ryder Cup captain"Mind Gym hits a home run. If you want to build mental muscle for the major leagues, read this book."--Ken Griffey Jr., Major League Baseball MVP...
... Read more
Audiobook

Races

The Trials and Triumphs of Canada's Fastest Family

by Valerie Jerome ...

Narrated by Nneka Elliot ...

Unabridged

10 hours 14 min

Harry and Valerie Jerome both competed on the track for Canada, with Harry setting world records and winning an Olympic medal in 1964. Fifty-two years earlier, their grandfather was Canada’s first Black Olympian. In Races, Valerie Jerome sets the record straight on her family’s history and the racism they fought. ... Read more

$30.99 CAD

Harry and Valerie Jerome both competed on the track for Canada, with Harry setting world records and winning an Olympic medal in 1964. Fifty-two years earlier, their grandfather was Canada’s first Black Olympian. In Races, Valerie Jerome sets the record straight on her family’s history and the racism they fought.
... Read more
Audiobook

Sebastian Coe In His Own Words

by Sebastian Coe ...

Narrated by Sebastian Coe ...

Unabridged

45 min

This fascinating collection of interviews with Sebastian Coe provides an insight into one of Britain's finest mid-distance runners. With clips and talks with other notable figures, Sebastian Coe's In His Own Words find Sebastian Coe discussing his running, his passions and what drives him to succeed.The interviews included in this collection are Record Breakers, BBC One (first broadcast 23 ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

This fascinating collection of interviews with Sebastian Coe provides an insight into one of Britain's finest mid-distance runners. With clips and talks with other notable figures, Sebastian Coe's In His Own Words find Sebastian Coe discussing his running, his passions and what drives him to succeed.The interviews included in this collection are Record Breakers, BBC One (first broadcast 23
... Read more
Audiobook

You Are an Ironman

How Six Weekend Warriors Chased Their Dream of Finishing the World's Toughest Triathlon

by Jacques Steinberg ...

Narrated by Kirby Heyborne ...

Unabridged

11 hours 36 min

As he did so masterfully in his New York Times bestseller The Gatekeepers, Jacques Steinberg creates a compelling portrait of people obsessed with reaching a life-defining goal. In this instance, the target is an Ironman triathlon—a 2.4-mile open-water swim followed by a 112-mile bike ride, then finally a 26-mile marathon run, all of which must be completed in no more than seventeen hours ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

As he did so masterfully in his New York Times bestseller The Gatekeepers, Jacques Steinberg creates a compelling portrait of people obsessed with reaching a life-defining goal. In this instance, the target is an Ironman triathlon—a 2.4-mile open-water swim followed by a 112-mile bike ride, then finally a 26-mile marathon run, all of which must be completed in no more than seventeen hours
... Read more
Audiobook

The Examined Run

Why Good People Make Better Runners

by Sabrina B. Little ...

Narrated by Patricia Shade ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

Can running make me a more moral person? Can striving to be a better person make me a better runner?In The Examined Run, philosopher and ultramarathon runner Sabrina B. Little asks whether running can be a laboratory for developing our character. She looks at the key ideas in virtue ethics—virtue, vice, exemplarism, moral emotions, and competition—and brings them into conversation with her ... Read more

$28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Can running make me a more moral person? Can striving to be a better person make me a better runner?In The Examined Run, philosopher and ultramarathon runner Sabrina B. Little asks whether running can be a laboratory for developing our character. She looks at the key ideas in virtue ethics—virtue, vice, exemplarism, moral emotions, and competition—and brings them into conversation with her
... Read more
Audiobook

Running for My Life

One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games

by Lopez Lomong, Mark Tabb ...

Narrated by Brandon Hirsch ...

Unabridged

6 hours 57 min

Running for My Life is not a story about Africa or track-and-field athletics. It is about outrunning the devil and achieving the impossible; it is about faith, diligence, and the desire to give back. It is the American dream come true and a stark reminder that saving one can help save thousands more.In this heart-wrenching story, you’ll learn about:Lopez Lomong’s harrowing kidnapping at the age of ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

Running for My Life is not a story about Africa or track-and-field athletics. It is about outrunning the devil and achieving the impossible; it is about faith, diligence, and the desire to give back. It is the American dream come true and a stark reminder that saving one can help save thousands more.In this heart-wrenching story, you’ll learn about:Lopez Lomong’s harrowing kidnapping at the age of
... Read more
Audiobook

Collins

Narrated by Tom Clarke-Hill, Eric Meyers, Laurel Lefkow, Laurence Bouvard ...

Series series Collins
Unabridged

3 hours 55 min

An exciting collection all about the Olympic games and the inspiring athletes who compete in them. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move!Introduce your children to ten fascinating non-fiction books about the Olympics. From autobiographies from some of the top Olympians in recent history, to information books that explain the lesser known sports, this collection will ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

An exciting collection all about the Olympic games and the inspiring athletes who compete in them. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move!Introduce your children to ten fascinating non-fiction books about the Olympics. From autobiographies from some of the top Olympians in recent history, to information books that explain the lesser known sports, this collection will
... Read more
Audiobook

Cheat

The not-so-subtle art of conning your way to sporting glory

by Titus O'Reily ...

Narrated by Titus O'Reily ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

M****astering the not-so-subtle art of cheating in sport.Where there's sport, there's cheating. No sport is immune; athletics, swimming, rugby, American Football, cricket, baseball, badminton, motorsports, tennis and curling. Yes, even that sport on the ice with brooms.Almost as soon as humans started playing sport competitively, they started to cheat. They cheated to win, for the fame, for the ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

M****astering the not-so-subtle art of cheating in sport.Where there's sport, there's cheating. No sport is immune; athletics, swimming, rugby, American Football, cricket, baseball, badminton, motorsports, tennis and curling. Yes, even that sport on the ice with brooms.Almost as soon as humans started playing sport competitively, they started to cheat. They cheated to win, for the fame, for the
... Read more
Audiobook

Ruff Road to Glory, The

by Rich Ruffalo ...

Narrated by Jerry Byrd ...

Unabridged

8 hours 46 min

Gradually going blind in his twenties, Rich Ruffalo refused to face reality. And then, one rainy evening, unable to make sense of the road before him, he suddenly felt his car thud against a little girl.Jolted into reality, Ruffalo refused to be knocked down and, instead, put his all into achieving. As a teacher, he excelled, winning Princeton University’s Distinguished Secondary School Teacher of ... Read more

$21.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Gradually going blind in his twenties, Rich Ruffalo refused to face reality. And then, one rainy evening, unable to make sense of the road before him, he suddenly felt his car thud against a little girl.Jolted into reality, Ruffalo refused to be knocked down and, instead, put his all into achieving. As a teacher, he excelled, winning Princeton University’s Distinguished Secondary School Teacher of
... Read more
Audiobook

Yli kaiken - Wilma Murto

by Hippo Taatila, Timo Numminen, Jesse Väänänen ...

Narrated by Wilma Murto, Markus Niemi ...

Unabridged

11 hours 47 min

Poikkeuksellinen lähikuva huippu-urheilijan mielenmaisemasta.Elokuussa 2022 Wilma Murto teki suomalaista urheiluhistoriaa voittamalla Münchenissa naisten seiväshypyn EM-kultaa. Sitten asiat vasta muuttuivatkin mielenkiintoisiksi.Yli kaiken – Wilma Murto vie lukijansa syvälle sukupolvensa suurimman suomalaisen yleisurheilijan mielen sisään elokuun 2022 Euroopan mestaruutta seuranneen kolmen vuoden ... Read more

$20.39 CAD

Poikkeuksellinen lähikuva huippu-urheilijan mielenmaisemasta.Elokuussa 2022 Wilma Murto teki suomalaista urheiluhistoriaa voittamalla Münchenissa naisten seiväshypyn EM-kultaa. Sitten asiat vasta muuttuivatkin mielenkiintoisiksi.Yli kaiken – Wilma Murto vie lukijansa syvälle sukupolvensa suurimman suomalaisen yleisurheilijan mielen sisään elokuun 2022 Euroopan mestaruutta seuranneen kolmen vuoden
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Audiobook

Beyond Fast

How a Renegade Coach and His Unlikely High School Team Revolutionized Distance Running

by Sean Brosnan ...

Narrated by Sean Brosnan, Aden Hakimi ...

Unabridged

9 hours 43 min

The true story of a high school cross country team that went from obscurity to becoming the fastest squad the country, and perhaps the world, has ever seen, called “inspiring and entertaining” (Jerry Schumacher) and “a deliciously rich tale” (Neal Bascomb).When Sean Brosnan arrived at Newbury Park High School in 2016, their cross country team hadn’t so much as qualified for a California state ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

The true story of a high school cross country team that went from obscurity to becoming the fastest squad the country, and perhaps the world, has ever seen, called “inspiring and entertaining” (Jerry Schumacher) and “a deliciously rich tale” (Neal Bascomb).When Sean Brosnan arrived at Newbury Park High School in 2016, their cross country team hadn’t so much as qualified for a California state
... Read more
Audiobook

The Russian Affair

The True Story of the Couple who Uncovered the Greatest Sporting Scandal

by David Walsh ...

Narrated by Michael Fenner ...

Unabridged

10 hours 2 min

LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE 2020'Reads like a thriller, or even a spy novel...Walsh keeps you gripped' Rosamund Urwin, Sunday Times'A turbulent but ultimately inspiring tale. The candour...is rare and gripping' Matt Dickinson, The TimesIt was the story that shocked the world: Russian athletics was revealed to be corrupt from top to bottom, wi... ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE 2020'Reads like a thriller, or even a spy novel...Walsh keeps you gripped' Rosamund Urwin, Sunday Times'A turbulent but ultimately inspiring tale. The candour...is rare and gripping' Matt Dickinson, The TimesIt was the story that shocked the world: Russian athletics was revealed to be corrupt from top to bottom, wi...
... Read more
Audiobook

Athletic Advantage, The: Coaching Track and Field

by Phil Locke ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Martin G ...

Unabridged

5 hours 35 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The pursuit of athletic excellence in track and field demands a multifaceted approach that goes beyond simply prescribing training regimens. This book, "The Athletic Advantage: Coaching Track and Field," recognizes the intricate interplay between technical proficiency, physical conditioning, and the psychological resilience of athletes. It acknowledges ... Read more

$6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The pursuit of athletic excellence in track and field demands a multifaceted approach that goes beyond simply prescribing training regimens. This book, "The Athletic Advantage: Coaching Track and Field," recognizes the intricate interplay between technical proficiency, physical conditioning, and the psychological resilience of athletes. It acknowledges
... Read more
Audiobook

Triumph

The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics

by Jeremy Schaap ...

Narrated by Michael Kramer ...

Unabridged

7 hours 41 min

In 1936, against a backdrop of swastikas flying and storm troopers looming, an African American son of sharecroppers set three world records and won an unprecedented four gold medals, single-handedly crushing Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy. The story of Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympic Games is that of a high-profile athlete giving a performance that transcends sports. But it is also the intimate ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

In 1936, against a backdrop of swastikas flying and storm troopers looming, an African American son of sharecroppers set three world records and won an unprecedented four gold medals, single-handedly crushing Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy. The story of Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympic Games is that of a high-profile athlete giving a performance that transcends sports. But it is also the intimate
... Read more
Audiobook

Comprendre et Optimiser son poids la Thermogenèse Un Guide Complet pour Tous

by Eric Giegelmann ...

Narrated by Voix Numérique Fiona G ...

Series Audiobook 12 - Santé, médecine et bien être
Unabridged

3 hours 48 min

Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.Et si votre corps pouvait brûler plus d’énergie… naturellement ?La thermogenèse, ce processus par lequel notre organisme produit de la chaleur, joue un rôle central dans la régulation du poids, l’équilibre énergétique et la santé globale.Dans Comprendre et Optimiser son Poids – La Thermogenèse : Un Guide Complet pour Tous, découvrez comment votre ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.Et si votre corps pouvait brûler plus d’énergie… naturellement ?La thermogenèse, ce processus par lequel notre organisme produit de la chaleur, joue un rôle central dans la régulation du poids, l’équilibre énergétique et la santé globale.Dans Comprendre et Optimiser son Poids – La Thermogenèse : Un Guide Complet pour Tous, découvrez comment votre
... Read more
Audiobook

Far Beyond Gold

Running from Fear to Faith

by Sydney McLaughlin ...

Narrated by Sydney McLaughlin ...

Unabridged

6 hours 2 min

Read by the author.What fears are standing in your way or holding you back? How do you want to become stronger? Olympic and World champion hurdler Sydney McLaughlin wants to help you answer these questions as she shares her personal story of struggles and victories, of faith and transformation.Sydney McLaughlin knows about facing down obstacles. She has mastered not only racing over hurdles on the ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

Read by the author.What fears are standing in your way or holding you back? How do you want to become stronger? Olympic and World champion hurdler Sydney McLaughlin wants to help you answer these questions as she shares her personal story of struggles and victories, of faith and transformation.Sydney McLaughlin knows about facing down obstacles. She has mastered not only racing over hurdles on the
... Read more
Audiobook

The Bolt Supremacy

Inside Jamaica’s Sprint Factory

by Richard Moore ...

Narrated by Richard Moore ...

Unabridged

10 hours 34 min

Beijing 2008, the 100 metres final: Usain Bolt slows down, beats his chest, metres clear of his nearest rival, his face filled with the euphoria of a young man utterly in thrall to his extraordinary physical talent. It is one of the greatest sporting moments. It is just the beginning.Of the ten fastest 100-metres times in history, eight belong to Jamaicans. How is it that a small Caribbean island ... Read more

$20.29 CAD

Beijing 2008, the 100 metres final: Usain Bolt slows down, beats his chest, metres clear of his nearest rival, his face filled with the euphoria of a young man utterly in thrall to his extraordinary physical talent. It is one of the greatest sporting moments. It is just the beginning.Of the ten fastest 100-metres times in history, eight belong to Jamaicans. How is it that a small Caribbean island
... Read more
Audiobook

The Wizard of Foz

Dick Fosbury’s One-Man High-Jump Revolution

by Bob Welch, Dick Fosbury ...

Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

Unabridged

8 hours 58 min

In 1968, perhaps the finest US Olympic men’s track-and-field team ever stirred the world in unprecedented ways, among them the victory stand black rights protest by Tommie Smith and John Carlos in Mexico City. But in competition no single athlete mirrored the free-thinking 1960s better than Dick Fosbury, a failed prep high jumper who invented an offbeat style that ultimately won him a gold medal ... Read more

$27.42 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In 1968, perhaps the finest US Olympic men’s track-and-field team ever stirred the world in unprecedented ways, among them the victory stand black rights protest by Tommie Smith and John Carlos in Mexico City. But in competition no single athlete mirrored the free-thinking 1960s better than Dick Fosbury, a failed prep high jumper who invented an offbeat style that ultimately won him a gold medal
... Read more
Audiobook

Lauf, Wigald, lauf

52 mal 42 km. Mein abenteuerliches Marathon-Jahr und was ich dabei über Laufen, Leben und Luftküsse lernte.

by Wigald Boning, Wigald Boning ...

Narrated by Wigald Boning ...

Series series Edition Humor
Unabridged

7 hours 54 min

Wigald Bonings herrlich schräge Liebeserklärung an die LangstreckeWo Wigald Boning auftritt, ist der Lachmuskel-Kater danach garantiert. Egal, ob in seinen legendären Beiträgen für "RTL Samstag Nacht", im Gesangsduo mit Olli Dittrich, als Experte für - ja, wofür eigentlich? - im "Quiz-Champion" oder ein Jahr lang unterwegs mit dem Zelt durch Deutschland. In "Lauf, Wigald, lauf!" nimmt er uns mit ... Read more

$30.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Wigald Bonings herrlich schräge Liebeserklärung an die LangstreckeWo Wigald Boning auftritt, ist der Lachmuskel-Kater danach garantiert. Egal, ob in seinen legendären Beiträgen für "RTL Samstag Nacht", im Gesangsduo mit Olli Dittrich, als Experte für - ja, wofür eigentlich? - im "Quiz-Champion" oder ein Jahr lang unterwegs mit dem Zelt durch Deutschland. In "Lauf, Wigald, lauf!" nimmt er uns mit
... Read more
Audiobook

Undisputed

A Champion's Life

by Donovan Bailey ...

Narrated by Donovan Bailey ...

Unabridged

7 hours 49 min

A memoir of Olympic glory, the value of mentorship and the courage to champion your own excellence, from the long-reigning world's fastest man, Canadian sprinting legend Donovan Bailey.From the lush fields of his boyhood in Jamaica, to the basketball courts of Oakville, where he came of age in one of Canada’s most thriving cultural mosaics, to his sprint toward double Olympic gold for Canada in ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

A memoir of Olympic glory, the value of mentorship and the courage to champion your own excellence, from the long-reigning world's fastest man, Canadian sprinting legend Donovan Bailey.From the lush fields of his boyhood in Jamaica, to the basketball courts of Oakville, where he came of age in one of Canada’s most thriving cultural mosaics, to his sprint toward double Olympic gold for Canada in
... Read more
Audiobook

La carrera a pie

Preparación técnica, valoración de la forma física, equipamiento y programas de entrenamiento

by Furio Oldani ...

Narrated by Male synthesized voice ...

Unabridged

5 hours 10 min

* Todos podemos correr, ya que la carrera es un movimiento natural. Hay mil motivos para correr, y todos ellos son más o menos válidos. Hay quien corre por puro placer, por motivos de salud o para perder unos kilos. Otros se plantean metas importantes o se preparan para otras actividades deportivas. Lo importante es tener claros los objetivos por los cuales corremos, porque si nos equivocamos en ... Read more

$8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

* Todos podemos correr, ya que la carrera es un movimiento natural. Hay mil motivos para correr, y todos ellos son más o menos válidos. Hay quien corre por puro placer, por motivos de salud o para perder unos kilos. Otros se plantean metas importantes o se preparan para otras actividades deportivas. Lo importante es tener claros los objetivos por los cuales corremos, porque si nos equivocamos en
... Read more
Audiobook

El arte de correr

De Maratón a Atenas, con alas en los pies

by Andrea Marcolongo ...

Narrated by Elsa Veiga ...

Unabridged

7 hours 14 min

Un inspirador testimonio sobre las lecciones que nos han dejado los griegos sobre el arte de correr.¿Por qué corremos? Todo el esfuerzo y el dolor, ¿con qué fin? ¿A qué obedece este amor por la tonificación muscular, la velocidad y el sudor? Los deportistas de la Grecia clásica fue... ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

Un inspirador testimonio sobre las lecciones que nos han dejado los griegos sobre el arte de correr.¿Por qué corremos? Todo el esfuerzo y el dolor, ¿con qué fin? ¿A qué obedece este amor por la tonificación muscular, la velocidad y el sudor? Los deportistas de la Grecia clásica fue...
... Read more
Audiobook

The Longest Race

A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance

by Ed Ayres ...

Narrated by Richard Waterhouse ...

Unabridged

8 hours 5 min

First and foremost a book about running, The Longest Race takes listeners alongside ultramarathoner Ed Ayres as he prepares for, runs, and finishes the JFK fifty-mile race at a then record-breaking time for his age division—sixty and older. But for Ayres, this race was about more than just running, and the book also encompasses his musings and epiphanies along the way about possibilities for human ... Read more

$27.42 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

First and foremost a book about running, The Longest Race takes listeners alongside ultramarathoner Ed Ayres as he prepares for, runs, and finishes the JFK fifty-mile race at a then record-breaking time for his age division—sixty and older. But for Ayres, this race was about more than just running, and the book also encompasses his musings and epiphanies along the way about possibilities for human
... Read more
Audiobook

The Race Against Time

The perfect running gift for runners over 40

by Richard Askwith ...

Narrated by Richard Askwith ...

Unabridged

11 hours 46 min

Brought to you by Penguin.A transformational quest for the secrets of happy, healthy, whole-life running that will change the way you think about growing older.Colourful, informative and inspiring, The Race Against Time is a story of cold science and heart-warming resilience; of champions and also-rans; of sprinting centenarians and forty-something super-athletes barely touched by age. Its heroes ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Brought to you by Penguin.A transformational quest for the secrets of happy, healthy, whole-life running that will change the way you think about growing older.Colourful, informative and inspiring, The Race Against Time is a story of cold science and heart-warming resilience; of champions and also-rans; of sprinting centenarians and forty-something super-athletes barely touched by age. Its heroes
... Read more

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