Download or read book Running Tough written by Michael Sandrock and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2000-10-17 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine training with the best distance runners and running coaches of our time, learning their favorite and most effective workouts, and discovering their hard-earned secrets to success. With Running Tough you'll find yourself running side by side with such world-class runners as Bill Rodgers, Libbie Hickman, Frank Shorter, Arthur Lydiard, Ron Clarke, Emil Zatopek, and Adam Goucher, tasting their unwavering dedication and determination, and viewing firsthand their training runs. Written by prolific running journalist Michael Sandrock, Running Tough organizes the workouts by training goals to create a user-friendly handbook. This allows you to develop a customized training plan using the most appropriate workouts for training and racing. You'll find chapters dedicated to - long runs, to help develop aerobic endurance - off-road training, to build and strengthen the legs; - fartlek training or the "speedplay," to discover variety; - interval workouts, to increase speed; - hill workouts, to build strength and stamina; - tempo runs, to push anaerobic thresholds; - recovery fun runs, to heal muscles while emphasizing the enjoyment of the sport; and - building a program, to prepare for competition. With Running Tough, you'll have the tools to create enhanced training programs, discover new plateaus in your workout regimes, and meet the challenges of world-class competition. You'll find that whether you're looking for increased strength and endurance, improved aerobic or anaerobic capacity, or just a competitive edge, Running Tough will help you train with more efficiency, more enthusiasm, and more variety.
Download or read book Running Tough written by Tony Dorsett and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1989 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tony discusses his good and bad times with the Cowboys, their rapid decline, and the reason for his move to the Denver Broncos.
Download or read book Get Off Your Ass and Run written by Ruth Field and published by The Experiment. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "First published in the United Kingdom in 2012 as Run Fat Bitch Run by Sphere, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group."
Download or read book The Run Walk Run Method written by Jeff Galloway and published by Meyer & Meyer Verlag. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeff‘s quest for the injury-free marathon training program led him to develop group training programs in 1978, and to author Runner‘s World articles which have been used by hundreds of thousands of runners of all abilities. His training schedules have inspired the second wave of marathoners who follow the Galloway RUN-WALK-RUN™, low mileage, three-day suggestions to an over 98% success rate. Jeff has worked with over 200,000 average people in training for specific goals. Jeff is an inspirational speaker to over 200 running and fitness sessions each year. His innovative ideas have opened up the possibility of running and completing a marathon to almost everyone. Philosophically, Jeff believes that we were all designed to run and walk, and he keeps finding ways to bring more people into the positive world of exercise.
Download or read book What I Talk About When I Talk About Running written by Haruki Murakami and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 mention triathlons and a slew of critically acclaimed books, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and—even more important—on his writing. Equal parts training log, travelogue, and reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers his four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon and includes settings ranging from Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien gardens, where he once shared the course with an Olympian, to the Charles River in Boston among young women who outpace him. Through this marvellous lens of sport emerges a cornucopia of memories and insights: the eureka moment when he decided to become a writer, his greatest triumphs and disappointments, his passion for vintage LPs and the experience, after the age of fifty, of seeing his race times improve and then fall back. By turns funny and sobering, playful and philosophical, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is both for fans of this masterful yet guardedly private writer and for the exploding population of athletes who find similar satisfaction in distance running.
Download or read book Are You Tough Enough The Toughest Bloodiest and Hardest Challenges in the World written by Helen Summer and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-07 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year, thousands of competitors pit themselves against the elements, extremes of geography and their own psyches to take part in the world’s hardest physical challenges. From the cold of the highest peaks to the unforgiving heat of the desert, by water, bike or foot seemingly ordinary people are undertaking extraordinary feats. Whether seeking to prove themselves as athletes, or attempting to escape the humdrum, one thing they all have in common is an unbreakable drive to test the very limits of their endurance. Are You Tough Enough? looks at over 60 of the most extreme marathons, triathlons, bike rides and other iconic endurance events from around the globe, taking in the hottest, coldest, highest and most remote locations, and the toughest, cruellest and wackiest challenges. With a detailed description of each event, featuring personal stories from competitors, this book offers massive highs and excruciating lows, shows just what we can achieve in pushing the bounds of human endeavour. A licensed UK Athletics endurance coach, Helen Summer has been involved in running for many years, both as a club and county runner. She has written for various publications including running magazines, women’s publications and the Food & Drink Guide.
Download or read book Tough Towns written by Col. Robert Barr Smith and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lawless days Old West lasted only a short time, but the stories of its outlaws and the havoc they wreaked are legendary. Tough Towns reveals the small American towns that fought back when criminal gangs invaded their quiet streets, making heroes of ordinary citizens and local lawmen who wouldn't be pushed around by armed hoodlums.
Download or read book Hansons Marathon Method written by Humphrey Luke and published by VeloPress. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Hansons Marathon Method, the coaches of the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project reveal the methods they've used to turn their runners into race winners, national champions, and Olympians. Hansons Marathon Method offers a radical overhaul of marathon training that promises to turn any runner into a true marathoner and help experienced marathoners set new personal bests. Hansons Marathon Method does away with mega-long runs and high-mileage weekends--two outdated traditions that make most runners miserable. Instead, runners using the Hansons method will gradually build up to the moderate-high mileage required for marathon success, spreading those miles more sensibly throughout the week. Running easy days mixed with precisely paced speed, strength, and tempo workouts, runners will steel their bodies and minds to run the hardest miles of the marathon. Both Beginner and Advanced training programs feature the unique Hansons 16-mile long run which, as part of the Hansons program, is ideal for preparing the body for the marathon. Humphrey explains how runners should set their goal race pace and shows how to customize the Hansons method to their own needs, like adding extra racing, running more miles, and handling training interruptions. Detailed nutrition and hydration chapters help runners pinpoint their personal energy and hydration needs so they know precisely how much to eat and drink during workouts, race week, race day, and for recovery. The Hansons approach to pacing and nutrition means marathoners will never hit the wall. Hansons Marathon Method lays out the smartest marathon training program available from one of the most accomplished running groups in the nation. Using this innovative approach, runners will mold real marathon muscles, train their body to never hit the wall, and prepare to run their fastest marathon.
Download or read book Treating the Tough Adolescent written by Scott P. Sells and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2004-07-26 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book illuminates the causes of severe adolescent behavioral problems and presents a research-based fifteen-step model for helping families bring about real, lasting change. Incorporating structural and strategic principles, the author's cohesive approach focuses on setting clear rules and consequences; changing the mood and direction of confrontations; neutralizing such problem behaviors as disrespect, truancy, running away, violence, and threats of suicide; and restoring positive, nurturing relationships among family members. Special treatment issues covered include working with single-parent families, outside systems (peers, school, probation officers), divorce and stepfamily problems, and substance misuse. Clearly written, practical, and accessible, the book uses actual case examples to demonstrate each step of the approach.
Download or read book How to Sell Homes in a Tough Market written by Jonathan F. Goforth and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ENDORSEMENTS: "A 'must read' for every real estate agent wanting to sell more homes. Loaded with great advice and entertaining to read." Jerry Reece CEO - Reece & Nichols Realtors a Partner with HomeServices of America, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway Affiliate Jonathans results speak for themselves. He carries a listing inventory of 35 to 40 listings in the countrys worst market. Take notice to that type of production! Rich Casto Founder of Rich Casto & Company, one of the nations top Real Estate Trainers & Coaches, with over 35,000 clients. How to Sell Homes in a Tough Market is chock full of great tips not only for new agents but probably even more so for experienced agents who were used to doing things the old way. Its a fun book, easy to read, and will jump-start your real estate career. The tips are practical and spot on. Real estate today is hard work and Jonathan Goforths book highlights the importance of desire, prioritizing, consistent prospecting and the daily attention needed to be successful in the business today. Diane Ruggiero, RCE, CAE CEO - Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORS & Heartland Multiple Listing Service Jonathan writes, Your COI (Community of Influence) is the most powerful thing you have in this business. I agree wholeheartedly. The most powerful thing about How to Sell Homes in a Tough Market is that Jonathan IS selling homes in a tough market who better to learn from than someone who is doing it at a high level! This book is a valuable tool for every agents toolbox! Michael J. Maher The Maher Team, LLC - Realty Executives of Kansas City National Best-Selling Author of (7L) The Seven Levels of Communication: Go from Relationships to Referrals "Jonathans hard work and great follow-up systems have placed him in the top echelon of realtors. His straight forward advice is laced with hilarious stories. A 'must read' for rookie agents and also for experienced agents needing to jump start their sales."
Download or read book Running Over Rocks written by Ian Adams and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2013-06-19 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Running Over Rocks is an invitation into a journey of discovery. Through reflections, images and strikingly beautiful poems, Ian Adams - author of the bestselling Cave Refectory Road - explores fifty-two spiritual practices to enable us to live with joy, grace and purpose through good and tough times alike and so to bring good to the world around us. These practices draw on an ancient wisdom but are rooted in the everyday material of our lives, revealing that any transformation of the world for good must always begin with ourselves.
Download or read book Wrestling Tough 2E written by Chapman, Mike and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2018 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wrestling Tough, Second Edition, will inspire and guide you to achieve the mind-set of a champion. Whether you need to identify the flaws of an opponent, get optimally psyched for a big match, or overcome the adversity inherent in participating in the sport, Wrestling Tough will prepare you to excel and win.
Download or read book I Am Darn Tough written by Licia Morelli and published by Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Girls (and boys!) can become stronger and more resilient simply by realizing how strong and resilient they already are, and running provides a pathway to that realization. Programs like Girls on the Run (which serves more than 200,000 girls each year, through 200 councils, across all 50 states) help kids discover their inner reservoirs of fortitude. Such programs address the whole child when she most needs a counterbalance to harmful stereotypes of who she should be and how she should act. In the words of participants, “Girls on the Run made me realize that I am the boss of my brain.” “At Girls on the Run I learned how to be comfortable in my own skin!” Refusing to quit, overcoming weariness, skinned knees, and self-doubt to finish a cross-country run, the resolute narrator of I Am Darn Tough realizes that she is stronger than she thought, inside and out. I Am Darn Tough shapes the Girls on the Run philosophy into a beautifully illustrated narrative to inspire any child, anytime, who wants to run toward greater confidence in themselves.
Download or read book Tough Stuff written by K. S. Jome and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben Pullman is a year 8 student who boards at Tristram Grammar School where he is adopted by a scruffy black and tan dog he calls "Little Buddy". While home on their property 1 1/2 hours north west of Sydney, they see what looks like a mobile phone being born. This is an adventure story where the mobile phone learns to walk, talk and eventually fly becoming a super-hero solving all kinds of difficult problems that Ben and Little Buddy encounter.
Download or read book Developing a Tough Minded Climate for Results written by Joe D. Batten and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2003-10-22 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A smooth transition to excellence in management cannot be achieved by an abortive hodgepodge of borrowed programs and panaceas. First-rate company success must derive from a top executive who can think . . . who can provide the rest of his team with a desire to excel and a distinct impatience with mediocrity. In this his second book, the author of 'Tough-Minded Management' presents a formula for developing an entirely new business way of life. Using candid, no-nonsense language, he pinpoints the one element that can turn a mediocre company into a great one . . . the one element that can enlighten and energize ordinary firms so that they accomplish extraordinary things--Climate! Executives will find here not fanciful theories but tough-minded principles. -Principles that have been tested and proved in the marketplace and in the executive suite. -Principles that will help managers everywhere to understand the way of their jobs. -Principles that will help managers to develop and, in fact, settle for nothing less than employees who welcome responsibility and the challenge of contributing to company profits. Here is a book for leaders and for potential leaders; a book for any executive who senses the need for Developing a 'Tough-MInded Climate for Results.'
Download or read book From Russia with Tough Love written by Pavel Tsatsouline and published by Dragon Door Publications, Inc. This book was released on 2002 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Russia, kettlebells have long been revered as the fitness-tool of choice for Olympic athletes, elite special forces and martial artists. The kettlebell's ballistic movement challenges the body to achieve an unparalleled level of physical conditioning and overall strength. But until now, the astonishing benefits of the Russian kettlebell have been unavailable to all but a few women. Kettlebells have mostly been the sacred preserve of the male professional athlete, the military and other hardcore types. That's about to change, as Russian fitness expert and best selling author Pavel, delivers the first-ever kettlebell program for women. It's wild, but women really can have it all when they access the magical power of Russian kettlebells. Pavel's uncompromising workouts give across-the-board, simultaneous, spectacular and immediate results for all aspects of physical fitness: strength, speed, endurance, fat-burning, you name it. Kettlebells deliver any and everything a woman could want -- if she wants to be in the best-shape-ever of her life. And one handy, super-simple tool -- finally available in woman-friendly sizes -- does it all. No bulky, expensive machines. No complicated gizmos. No time-devouring trips to the gym.
Download or read book Tough Cases written by Russell Canan and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Tough Cases stands out as a genuine revelation. . . . Our most distinguished judges should follow the lead of this groundbreaking volume.” —Justin Driver, The Washington Post A rare and illuminating view of how judges decide dramatic legal cases—Law and Order from behind the bench—including the Elián González, Terri Schiavo, and Scooter Libby cases Prosecutors and defense attorneys have it easy—all they have to do is to present the evidence and make arguments. It's the judges who have the heavy lift: they are the ones who have to make the ultimate decisions, many of which have profound consequences on the lives of the people standing in front of them. In Tough Cases, judges from different kinds of courts in different parts of the country write about the case that proved most difficult for them to decide. Some of these cases received international attention: the Elián González case in which Judge Jennifer Bailey had to decide whether to return a seven-year-old boy to his father in Cuba after his mother drowned trying to bring the child to the United States, or the Terri Schiavo case in which Judge George Greer had to decide whether to withdraw life support from a woman in a vegetative state over the wishes of her parents, or the Scooter Libby case about appropriate consequences for revealing the name of a CIA agent. Others are less well-known but equally fascinating: a judge on a Native American court trying to balance U.S. law with tribal law, a young Korean American former defense attorney struggling to adapt to her new responsibilities on the other side of the bench, and the difficult decisions faced by a judge tasked with assessing the mental health of a woman who has killed her own children. Relatively few judges have publicly shared the thought processes behind their decision making. Tough Cases makes for fascinating reading for everyone from armchair attorneys and fans of Law and Order to those actively involved in the legal profession who want insight into the people judging their work.
