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A Memoir

by Haruki Murakami ...

From the best-selling author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and After Dark, a rich and revelatory memoir about writing and running, and the integral impact both have made on his life.In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Haruki Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he’d completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

From the best-selling author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and After Dark, a rich and revelatory memoir about writing and running, and the integral impact both have made on his life.In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Haruki Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he’d completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to
... Read more
Shoe Dog

A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

by Phil Knight ...

In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh” (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.Bill Gates named Shoe Dog one ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh” (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.Bill Gates named Shoe Dog one
... Read more
Relentless Forward Progress

A Guide to Running Ultramarathons

by Bryon Powell ...

Marathons have become too easy for some runners. What was once the pinnacle of achievement in a runner's life is now a stepping stone for extraordinary adventure in ultramarathoning. The number of ultrarunners--those running distances of 50k (31 miles), 50 miles, 100k (62 miles), or 100 miles--is growing astronomically each year.Dean Karnazes' Ultramarathon Man and Chris McDougall's Born to Run ... Read more

$13.73 CAD

Marathons have become too easy for some runners. What was once the pinnacle of achievement in a runner's life is now a stepping stone for extraordinary adventure in ultramarathoning. The number of ultrarunners--those running distances of 50k (31 miles), 50 miles, 100k (62 miles), or 100 miles--is growing astronomically each year.Dean Karnazes' Ultramarathon Man and Chris McDougall's Born to Run
... Read more
Mind Gym : An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence

An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence

by Gary Mack, David Casstevens ...

Drawing on his work with some of the top teams in professional sports, noted sport psychology consultant Gary Mack shares with you the same techniques and exercises he uses to help elite athletes build mental "muscle." These 40 accessible lessons and inspirational anecdotes will help you gain the "head edge" over the competition. ... Read more

$19.79 CAD

Drawing on his work with some of the top teams in professional sports, noted sport psychology consultant Gary Mack shares with you the same techniques and exercises he uses to help elite athletes build mental "muscle." These 40 accessible lessons and inspirational anecdotes will help you gain the "head edge" over the competition.
... Read more
Science of Running

Analyse your Technique, Prevent Injury, Revolutionize your Training

by Chris Napier ...

Series series The Science of Fitness
Discover the hard science that will help you run faster, endure for longer, and avoid injury.Analyze your running style and learn how to enhance your gait for optimum efficiency and safety.Transform your performance with exercises targeting strength, flexibility, and recovery - each exercise annotated to reveal the muscle mechanics so you know you're getting it right.Understand the science behind ... Read more

Was $13.99 CAD Now $2.99 CAD

Discover the hard science that will help you run faster, endure for longer, and avoid injury.Analyze your running style and learn how to enhance your gait for optimum efficiency and safety.Transform your performance with exercises targeting strength, flexibility, and recovery - each exercise annotated to reveal the muscle mechanics so you know you're getting it right.Understand the science behind
... Read more
Daniels' Running Formula

by Jack Daniels ...

Train for your next race with the man who has been called “the world’s best running coach.” With more than 55 years of experience, Jack Daniels is a legendary figure in the running community. Named the National Coach of the Year by the NCAA and honored as the Division III Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Century, Daniels has mentored some of the greatest names in running, including Jim Ryun, Ken ... Read more

$23.59 CAD

Train for your next race with the man who has been called “the world’s best running coach.” With more than 55 years of experience, Jack Daniels is a legendary figure in the running community. Named the National Coach of the Year by the NCAA and honored as the Division III Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Century, Daniels has mentored some of the greatest names in running, including Jim Ryun, Ken
... Read more
Rien ne sert de courir

Ce que m'ont appris 20 ans de course à pied

by Joan Roch ...

Series series NON CLASSE
Pour la majorité des athlètes, ne pas terminer une course équivaut à un échec. Mais pour Joan Roch, c’est devenu le point de départ d’une réflexion sur 20 ans de course à pied et sur un projet fou: parcourir près de 8000 kilomètres en sandales, de la Floride jusqu’au cap Gaspé, en autonomie…Écrit comme un long flux de pensées, ce livre, inspiré par le classique Born to Run de Christopher McDougall ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

Pour la majorité des athlètes, ne pas terminer une course équivaut à un échec. Mais pour Joan Roch, c’est devenu le point de départ d’une réflexion sur 20 ans de course à pied et sur un projet fou: parcourir près de 8000 kilomètres en sandales, de la Floride jusqu’au cap Gaspé, en autonomie…Écrit comme un long flux de pensées, ce livre, inspiré par le classique Born to Run de Christopher McDougall
... Read more
Courir

101 chroniques, trucs et récits

by Josée Prévost ...

Series series NON CLASSE
Parce que courir doit toujours rimer avec plaisir!Que tu sois une coureuse aguerrie, qui trippe sur ce sport depuis toujours, ou que tu sois curieux d'explorer un peu plus sur le sujet, ce livre est pour toi! Une seule règle d'or: avoir du fun! Ici, oublie la pression des exploits sportifs. Mais si tu as envie d'apprivoiser une façon unique de voir la course, qui s'éloigne de la performance pour ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

Parce que courir doit toujours rimer avec plaisir!Que tu sois une coureuse aguerrie, qui trippe sur ce sport depuis toujours, ou que tu sois curieux d'explorer un peu plus sur le sujet, ce livre est pour toi! Une seule règle d'or: avoir du fun! Ici, oublie la pression des exploits sportifs. Mais si tu as envie d'apprivoiser une façon unique de voir la course, qui s'éloigne de la performance pour
... Read more
Outsider

An Old Man, a Mountain and the Search for a Hidden Past

by Brett Popplewell ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERWinner of the 2024 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-FictionFinalist for the Ottawa Books AwardsInto the Wild meets Born to Run meets The Stranger in the Woods in a fascinating true story of a marathon-running hermit and a journalist’s quest to solve the mystery at the core of the enigmatic man’s existenceWhen journalist Brett Popplewell first... ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

NATIONAL BESTSELLERWinner of the 2024 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-FictionFinalist for the Ottawa Books AwardsInto the Wild meets Born to Run meets The Stranger in the Woods in a fascinating true story of a marathon-running hermit and a journalist’s quest to solve the mystery at the core of the enigmatic man’s existenceWhen journalist Brett Popplewell first...
... Read more
Born to Run

by Christopher McDougall ...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The astonishing and hugely entertaining story that completely changed the way we run. An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt?“Equal parts quest, physiology treatise, and running history.... The climactic race reads like a sprint.... It simply makes you want to run.” —Outside Magazine**Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the ... Read more

Was $12.99 CAD Now $8.99 CAD

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The astonishing and hugely entertaining story that completely changed the way we run. An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt?“Equal parts quest, physiology treatise, and running history.... The climactic race reads like a sprint.... It simply makes you want to run.” —Outside Magazine**Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the
... Read more
I Swear I'll Make It Up to You

A Life on the Low Road

by Mishka Shubaly ...

An odyssey of family, heartbreak, violence, punk rock, brokenness, broke-ness, sex, love, loss, drinking, drinking, drinking, and an unlikely savior: distance running.A misfit kid at the best of times, Mishka Shubaly had his world shattered when, in a twenty-four-hour span in 1992, he survived a mass shooting on his school's campus, then learned that his parents were getting divorced. His father, ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

An odyssey of family, heartbreak, violence, punk rock, brokenness, broke-ness, sex, love, loss, drinking, drinking, drinking, and an unlikely savior: distance running.A misfit kid at the best of times, Mishka Shubaly had his world shattered when, in a twenty-four-hour span in 1992, he survived a mass shooting on his school's campus, then learned that his parents were getting divorced. His father,
... Read more
The Saturday Morning Park Run

by Jules Wake ...

Series Book 1 - Yorkshire Escape
Full of romance and humour, this is a book about fresh starts, friendship and the unexpected places we find happiness.‘I love getting lost in a Jules Wake book!’ Debbie Johnson, bestselling author of the Comfort Food Cafe seriesThis is the story of two women.One old, one young.One looking for new adventures. One looking for a purpose.Both needing a friend.And this is how, along with two little ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

Full of romance and humour, this is a book about fresh starts, friendship and the unexpected places we find happiness.‘I love getting lost in a Jules Wake book!’ Debbie Johnson, bestselling author of the Comfort Food Cafe seriesThis is the story of two women.One old, one young.One looking for new adventures. One looking for a purpose.Both needing a friend.And this is how, along with two little
... Read more
Relentless

Seven Marathons, Seven Continents, Seven Days

by David Gething ...

The World Marathon Challenge—seven marathons on seven continents in seven days—is the ultimate race for adventurous runners. It tests the athletes to their limits, going from biting cold Antarctic conditions one day to dry desert heat another. To survive the onslaught of sensations—fear, fatigue, depression, elation—takes a special sort of determination and strength of will. Few would voluntarily ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

The World Marathon Challenge—seven marathons on seven continents in seven days—is the ultimate race for adventurous runners. It tests the athletes to their limits, going from biting cold Antarctic conditions one day to dry desert heat another. To survive the onslaught of sensations—fear, fatigue, depression, elation—takes a special sort of determination and strength of will. Few would voluntarily
... Read more
Nell McAndrew's Guide to Running

Everything you Need to Know to Train, Race and More

by Nell McAndrew, Lucy Waterlow ...

Through her bestselling exercise DVDs and incredible running achievements, including running a sub three hour marathon, Nell McAndrew has built a reputation as a fitness expert.Running continues to rise in popularity, but many of us don't know where to start. This book shares Nell's love of running and will inspire you to take up the sport, as well as helping anyone already running to improve ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Through her bestselling exercise DVDs and incredible running achievements, including running a sub three hour marathon, Nell McAndrew has built a reputation as a fitness expert.Running continues to rise in popularity, but many of us don't know where to start. This book shares Nell's love of running and will inspire you to take up the sport, as well as helping anyone already running to improve
... Read more
Triathlon Training in 4 Hours a Week

From Beginner to Finish Line in Just 6 Weeks

by Eric Harr ...

Triathlons are more popular today than ever before, but for many the idea of training for a triathlon can seem daunting. In this completely updated, revised edition, triathlon champion Eric Harr shows you how to eat healthfully and effectively train for a triathlon in just 4 hours a week over the course of 6 weeks.Triathlon Training in Four Hours a Week includes four separate training programs to ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

Triathlons are more popular today than ever before, but for many the idea of training for a triathlon can seem daunting. In this completely updated, revised edition, triathlon champion Eric Harr shows you how to eat healthfully and effectively train for a triathlon in just 4 hours a week over the course of 6 weeks.Triathlon Training in Four Hours a Week includes four separate training programs to
... Read more
The Runner's Rule Book

Everything a Runner Needs to Know--And Then Some

by Mark Remy, Editors of Runner's World Maga ...

Series series Runner's World
Every sport has rules. Running is no exception. If you're curious, just visit the Web site of USA Track & Field, the sport's governing body, where you'll find detailed dictates on everything from disqualification to bib-number placement to the caliber of the starter's pistol.But what about the everyday rules of running? The unspoken ones that pertain to the lingo, behavior, and etiquette that ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Every sport has rules. Running is no exception. If you're curious, just visit the Web site of USA Track & Field, the sport's governing body, where you'll find detailed dictates on everything from disqualification to bib-number placement to the caliber of the starter's pistol.But what about the everyday rules of running? The unspoken ones that pertain to the lingo, behavior, and etiquette that
... Read more
The Art of Ultrarunning

Tried & Tested Strategies for Long-Distance Runners

by Ian Sharman ...

Run your next ultramarathon feeling cool, confident, and prepared.The Art of Ultrarunning: Tried & Tested Strategies for Long-Distance Runners compiles coaching strategies with illustrative stories from professional ultrarunners to create a convenient resource to help you improve your running. An elite-level racer and coach, author Ian Sharman provides practical guidance for runners at all levels; ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

Run your next ultramarathon feeling cool, confident, and prepared.The Art of Ultrarunning: Tried & Tested Strategies for Long-Distance Runners compiles coaching strategies with illustrative stories from professional ultrarunners to create a convenient resource to help you improve your running. An elite-level racer and coach, author Ian Sharman provides practical guidance for runners at all levels;
... Read more
Running with a Police Escort

Tales from the Back of the Pack

by Jill Grunenwald ...

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 ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

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
... Read more
SOLO

What running across mountains taught me about life

by Jenny Tough ...

'Jenny Tough writes with the same talent, imagination, and sheer courage that she displays in her athletic endeavours. This book will broaden the horizons of all who venture between its covers.' - Emily Chappell, author of Where There's a Will'I love that SOLO is part-self help and part adventure story. Jenny shows us all that the journey to self-belief comes with just as many ups and downs as the ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

'Jenny Tough writes with the same talent, imagination, and sheer courage that she displays in her athletic endeavours. This book will broaden the horizons of all who venture between its covers.' - Emily Chappell, author of Where There's a Will'I love that SOLO is part-self help and part adventure story. Jenny shows us all that the journey to self-belief comes with just as many ups and downs as the
... Read more
Run Smart

Using Science to Improve Performance and Expose Marathon Running’s Greatest Myths

by Professor John Brewer ...

Renowned marathon expert and leading sports scientist Professor John Brewer reveals why many of the concepts surrounding marathon training and running are wrong - and suggests how the latest sports science research transforms the way marathons should be approached.Run Smart uses the latest scientific research to show how preparing for, and running, marathons can be made easier, and in doing so ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Renowned marathon expert and leading sports scientist Professor John Brewer reveals why many of the concepts surrounding marathon training and running are wrong - and suggests how the latest sports science research transforms the way marathons should be approached.Run Smart uses the latest scientific research to show how preparing for, and running, marathons can be made easier, and in doing so
... Read more
Start Where You Are

The Beginner’s 5k Running Guide for Women

by Sabrina Pace-Humphreys ...

**'**A joyful reminder that you don't have to be a runner to start - just start where you are' – JENNI FALCONER**'**Like having your best friend and coach in your ear' – RENNEE MCGREGORRUNNING CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE, THIS WILL SHOW YOU HOWWant to take up running but have no idea where to begin? Consider this book your personal cheerleader – a motivating and practical beginner's guide designed for ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

**'**A joyful reminder that you don't have to be a runner to start - just start where you are' – JENNI FALCONER**'**Like having your best friend and coach in your ear' – RENNEE MCGREGORRUNNING CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE, THIS WILL SHOW YOU HOWWant to take up running but have no idea where to begin? Consider this book your personal cheerleader – a motivating and practical beginner's guide designed for
... Read more
The Humiliation Tour

by Jeffrey Recker ...

"I love this story and wish it for everybody."BILL RODGERS, American Marathon LegendThe Tall Tale of Billy BallA star high school cross-country runner finds himself the subject of a humiliating life in this satirical comedy and coming-of-age story. Entangled in a web of bureaucratic idiocy and in trouble with the law, he enters into a quirky and tumultuous relationship with his attorney, and later ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

"I love this story and wish it for everybody."BILL RODGERS, American Marathon LegendThe Tall Tale of Billy BallA star high school cross-country runner finds himself the subject of a humiliating life in this satirical comedy and coming-of-age story. Entangled in a web of bureaucratic idiocy and in trouble with the law, he enters into a quirky and tumultuous relationship with his attorney, and later
... Read more
Duct Tape and Determination

A True Story of Turning Devastation into Grit

by Jacky Hunt-Broersma ...

"Duct Tape and Determination is the unexpected story of Jacky Hunt-Broersma, who is forced to find courage and determination, inviting the reader to do as she does: Just keep going. A truly inspiring read for striving under any passion or craft." —DEENA KASTOR, Olympic medalist and New York Times bestselling author of Let Your Mind RunStruggle. Overcome. Inspire.For Jacky Hunt-Broersma, a cancer ... Read more

$15.19 CAD

"Duct Tape and Determination is the unexpected story of Jacky Hunt-Broersma, who is forced to find courage and determination, inviting the reader to do as she does: Just keep going. A truly inspiring read for striving under any passion or craft." —DEENA KASTOR, Olympic medalist and New York Times bestselling author of Let Your Mind RunStruggle. Overcome. Inspire.For Jacky Hunt-Broersma, a cancer
... Read more
Life Is a Marathon

A Memoir of Love and Endurance

by Matt Fitzgerald ...

An endurance athlete and coach reveals how the marathon transforms the lives of everyone who attempts it--and how it has helped his own family cope with serious adversityStep after step for 26.2 miles, hundreds of thousands of people run marathons. But why--what compels people past pain, lost toenails, 5.30 am start times, The Wall? Sports writer Matt Fitzgerald set out to run eight marathons in ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

An endurance athlete and coach reveals how the marathon transforms the lives of everyone who attempts it--and how it has helped his own family cope with serious adversityStep after step for 26.2 miles, hundreds of thousands of people run marathons. But why--what compels people past pain, lost toenails, 5.30 am start times, The Wall? Sports writer Matt Fitzgerald set out to run eight marathons in
... Read more

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