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Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
ix, 278 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Runners need to eat well in order to perform, and what they eat can have a direct influence on how they run. The Runner’s World Cookbook is the perfect combination of performance-boosting nutrients to maximize performance with easy, delicious, and quick recipes. This cookbook contains 150 recipes sourced primarily from the authoritative voice in running itself, Runner’s World magazine, along with exciting additional content. These recipes are...
2) I am Bolt
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Documentary on the fastest man alive, Usain Bolt. With archive footage of his youth in Jamaica. Will reveal the man and define the legacy of this incredible athlete.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the best-selling author and renowned coach duo from Born to Run, a fully illustrated, practical guide to running for everyone from amateurs to seasoned runners, about how to eat, race, and train like the world's best."--Publisher's description.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
291 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
An expert ultrarunner describes how he set out to break the speed record for the Appalachian Trail, a 2,189 mile journey that took an unforeseen physical and emotional toll, but also offered him unexpected rewards.
7) Saint Ralph
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A teenage boy in the 1950s is convinced that if he miraculously wins the Boston Marathon he can save the life of his dying mother.
Author
Publisher
Yonder/Restless Books for young readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
viii, 275 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A talented young runner, Santino lives in Palermo, Sicily--a beautiful region of Italy that's dominated by the Mafia. With Santino's first communion approaching, his father and grandfather carry out a theft to pay for the party--but they steal from the wrong people. A young, cocky Mafioso summons them to a meeting, and they bring the boy. As Santino wanders off into the old abandoned neighborhood, he hears shots and runs back to see two armed men...
10) Chariots of fire
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1997, p1981
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Motivation and the will to win are portrayed in this true story of two British track athletes, one a Jew, the other a devout Christian, striving to win major events at the 1924 Paris Olympics.
11) McFarland, USA
Series
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the 1987 true story, the movie follows novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California's farm-rich Central Valley, as they give their all to build a cross-country team under the direction of Coach Jim White, a newcomer to their predominantly Latino high school. With grit and determination, the unlikely band of runners eventually overcomes the odds to forge not only a championship cross-country team but an enduring...
Author
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
184 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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"The Navajo tribe, the Din©♭, are the largest tribe in the United States and live across the American Southwest. But over a century ago, they were nearly wiped out by the Long Walk, a forced removal of most of the Din©♭ people to a military-controlled reservation in New Mexico. The summer of 2018 marked the 150th anniversary of the Navajos' return to their homelands. One Navajo family and their community decided to honor that return. Edison...
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