Skip to main content
Search Button
Canada Kobo store Gift Cards Help

Rakuten Kobo

Wishlist

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...


“ira rainey”

Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “ira rainey”
Skip side bar filters

  • Fat Man to Green Man

    From Unfit to Ultramarathon

    by Ira Rainey ...
    An honest and light-hearted chronicle, Fat Man to Green Man is the tale of a forty-something man's journey from fat to fit, culminating in running the Green Man ultramarathon. It is a story of fields and friendships; mud and maps and learning how to push yourself to achieve what you never believed you could - and how to deal with the consequences ... Read more

    $6.68 CAD

People who read this also enjoyed

  • Surviving The Marathon Des Sables

    by Pieter Peereboom ...
    The Marathon des Sables is billed as the toughest footrace on Earth. It consists of around 150 miles of running across scorching desert plains and peaks, in temperatures soaring above 40 degrees C. As if the distance, the heat and the terrain were not enough, the whole race must be completed carrying all the food and kit required for the seven days of the event.The Marathon des Sables is an ... Read more

    $3.08 CAD

  • Keep on Running

    The Highs and Lows of a Marathon Addict

    by Phil Hewitt ...
    Marathons make you miserable, but they also give you the most unlikely and the most indescribable pleasures. It’s a world that I love – a world unlocked when you dress up in lycra, put plasters on your nipples and run 26.2 miles in the company of upwards of 30,000 complete strangers. Phil Hewitt, who has completed over 25 marathons in conditions ranging from blistering heat to snow and ice, ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Run, Ride, Sink or Swim

    A year in the exhilarating and addictive world of women's triathlon

    by Lucy Fry ...
    At the age of thirty-one, Lucy Fry was pretty certain she knew her limits. And here's how she felt about the component parts of triathlon: swimming - fairly terrifying, especially in open water. Cycling - brilliant when done on a stationery bike, indoors. Running - sometimes fantastic, sometimes hideous. But as increasing numbers of her female friends continued to sign up to tri, Lucy couldn't ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Running Free

    A Runner’s Journey Back to Nature

    by Richard Askwith ...
    Shortlisted for the 2015 Thwaites Wainwright prize for nature writingRichard Askwith wanted more. Not convinced running had to be all about pounding pavements, buying fancy kit and racking up extreme challenges, he looked for ways to liberate himself. His solution: running through muddy fields and up rocky fells, running with his dog at dawn, running because he's being (voluntarily) chased by a ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Why We Run

    A Story of Obsession

    by Robin Harvie ...
    Everyone can run.It is the simplest of sports, requiring only a pair of trainers and the open road. Its simplicity is part of its beauty. But why do we do it? Obsessive amateur runner Robin Harvie wants to understand what makes him run mile after mile, venturing far from home into remote places, and into the solitude of his own mind, pushing himself to the limit and beyond. Is it to break out of ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Running on Empty

    An Ultramarathoner's Story of Love, Loss, and a Record-Setting Run Across America

    by Marshall Ulrich ...
    117 marathons, 52 days, 32 pairs of shoes, 57 years old: A fascinating glimpse inside the mind of an ultramarathon runner and the inspirational saga of his phenomenal journey running across America.The ultimate endurance athlete, Marshall Ulrich has run more than 100 foot races averaging over 100 miles each, completed 12 expedition-length adventure races, and ascended the Seven Summits - including ... Read more

    Was $16.99 CAD Now $1.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Feet in the Clouds

    A Tale of Fell-Running and Obsession

    by Richard Askwith ...
    Nearly 10 years after its first publication, Aurum are re-issuing this classic running book which has defined a genre. It includes an introduction from bestselling author Robert Macfarlane and an epilogue from Richard Askwith.The concept of fell-running is simple: it’s a sport that involves running over mountains – sometimes one, sometimes many. It’s also immensely demanding. While running uphill ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Tales of Extreme Endurance: Endurance Planet's Big Book of Bravado

    by Ben Greenfield ...
    Are you ready to be inspired? This book contains amazing tales of extreme endurance from athletes around the globe. These aren't pros or elites these are everyday people who decided to step outside their comfort zone and attempt to achieve the extraordinary. You'll get to read stories that include:- An amateur athlete's emotional journey through his first 50 mile race.- An amazing weight loss ... Read more

    $23.35 CAD

  • Swim, Bike, Run

    Our Triathlon Story - The Inspiring Sporting Memoir from the British Olympic Legends

    by Alistair Brownlee, Jonathan Brownlee ...
    Swim, Bike, Run is the ultimate triathlon book, from Olympic heroes the Brownlee brothersThe Olympic Triathlon, Hyde Park, LondonAugust 7th 2012'We jogged to our positions on the pontoon: two brothers, side by side, the world and everyone we ever cared about looking on. Eighteen years of training, culminating in this single race. Noise from the crowd impossible to imagine. Hearts thumping. Swim ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • An Accidental Athlete

    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Middle Age

    by John Bingham ...
    Known by fans as "The Penguin" for his back-of-the-pack speed, John Bingham is the unlikely hero of the modern running boom. In his new book, the best-selling author and magazine columnist recalls his childhood dreams of athletic glory, sedentary years of unhealthy excess, and a life-changing transformation from couch potato to "adult-onset athlete." Overweight, uninspired, and saddled with a pack ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Marathon Odyssey

    by Malcolm Anderson ...
    This is the true story of 3 marathons and an odyssey. The Athens marathon is held in November each year. Home of the marathon, home of the legend. It is run on the original marathon course of the 1896 Olympics from Marathon to Athens, finishing in the Panathinaikon Olympic Stadium in the centre of Athens. Two months later in early January, Walt Disney World hosts the Goofy Challenge run the half ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD