Grace Ping, 7th grader, takes down the ENTIRE 2015 Roy Griak high school field

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  • The Animal Keepers - The Story of an Unlikely Hero and an Unforgettable Season

    • ASIN: 1940056314
    • ISBN: 1940056314
    • Manufacturer: KCI Sports Publishing

    The Animal Keepers tells the true story of the Stevens Point High School cross country team and their unforgettable journey through the 1985 season. Joined by first year runner Scott The Animal Longley - a developmentally disabled student who lived in a group home - the year takes an unexpected turn as this most unlikely hero leads them on a quest ... [Read More]

  • Run Fast. Eat Slow.: Nourishing Recipes for Athletes

    • ASIN: 162336681X
    • ISBN: 162336681X
    • Brand: RODALE
    • Manufacturer: Rodale Books

    Fuel up like 2017 New York City Marathon Champion Shalane Flanagan.From world-class marathoner and 4-time Olympian Shalane Flanagan and chef Elyse Kopecky comes a whole foods, flavor-forward cookbook—and New York Times bestseller—that proves food can be indulgent and nourishing at the same time. Finally here's a cookbook for runners that shows ... [Read More]

  • Training Young Distance Runners

    • ASIN: 1450468845
    • ISBN: 1450468845
    • Brand: Greene Larry
    • Manufacturer: Human Kinetics

    As the best-selling guide in the sport, Training Young Distance Runners has helped countless runners achieve their best times, avoid injuries, and improve their performance progressively from season to season. Updated, expanded, and enhanced, this new edition further solidifies its standing as a must-have for athletes and coaches in cross country,... [Read More]

  • Once a Runner: A Novel

    • ASIN: 1416597891
    • ISBN: 1416597891
    • Brand: Scribner
    • Manufacturer: Scribner

    The undisputed classic of running novels and one of the most beloved sports books ever published, Once a Runner tells the story of an athlete’s dreams amid the turmoil of the 60s and the Vietnam war.Inspired by the author’s experience as a collegiate champion, the novel follows Quenton Cassidy, a competitive runner at fictional Southeastern Uni... [Read More]

  • ChiRunning: A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-Free Running

    • ASIN: 1416549447
    • ISBN: 9781416549444
    • Brand: Danny Dreyer
    • Manufacturer: Atria Books

    The revised edition of the bestselling ChiRunning, a groundbreaking program from ultra-marathoner and nationally-known coach Danny Dreyer, that teaches you how to run faster and farther with less effort, and to prevent and heal injuries for runners of any age or fitness level.In ChiRunning, Danny and Katherine Dreyer, well-known walking and running... [Read More]

  • The Running Revolution: How to Run Faster, Farther, and Injury-Free--for Life

    • ASIN: 014312319X
    • ISBN: 014312319X
    • Brand: Penguin Books
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

    From a two-time Olympic coach and creator of the Pose Method who has trained the running elite, an essential guide for all runners seeking to go faster and farther without injury Christopher McDougall’s Born to Run—and the wildly popular natural running trend it sparked—changed the way we think about running, but it has also prompted many que... [Read More]

  • Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory

    • ASIN: 1524760757
    • ISBN: 1524760757
    • Manufacturer: Crown Archetype

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERDeena Kastor was a star youth runner with tremendous promise, yet her career almost ended after college, when her competitive method—run as hard as possible, for fear of losing—fostered a frustration and negativity and brought her to the brink of burnout. On the verge of quitting, she took a chance and moved to the hig... [Read More]

  • Waterlogged: The Serious Problem of Overhydration in Sports

    • ASIN: 145042497X
    • ISBN: 145042497X
    • Brand: Human Kinetics
    • Manufacturer: Human Kinetics

    “Drink as much as you can, even before you feel thirsty."  That's been the mantra to athletes and coaches for the past three decades, and bottled water and sports drinks have flourished into billion-dollar industries in the same short time. The problem is that an overhydrated athlete is at a performance disadvantage and at risk of exercise-asso... [Read More]

  • Pre: The Story of America's Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine

    • ASIN: 0875964575
    • ISBN: 0875964575
    • Brand: Brand: Rodale Books
    • Manufacturer: Rodale Books

    The story of America's greatest running legend.For five years, no American runner could beat him at any distance over a mile. But at the age of 24, with his best years still ahead, long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine finally lost. Driving alone at night after a party, Prefontaine crashed his sports car, putting a tragic, shocking end to the life... [Read More]

  • The Born Again Runner: A Guide to Overcoming Excuses, Injuries, and Other Obstacles_for New and Returning Runners

    • ASIN: 1615193111
    • ISBN: 1615193111
    • Brand: The Experiment
    • Manufacturer: The Experiment

    From the lead author of Build Your Running Body (“the best running book ever”—Runner’s World founder Bob Anderson), a one-of-a-kind guide for everyone who wants to run but feels they can’t As a drug-addled young man, Pete Magill once found himself in the ER, with his body telling him to give up. Taking up running seemed impossible—but h... [Read More]

  • Runner's World Performance Nutrition for Runners: How to Fuel Your Body for Stronger Workouts, Faster Recovery, and Your Best Race Times Ever

    • ASIN: 1594862184
    • ISBN: 9781594862182
    • Brand: Rodale Press
    • Manufacturer: Rodale Books

    Up-to-date nutrition advice for runners, based on the latest scienceRunners have different nutrition and recovery needs than other endurance athletes. Yet until now, they've had no nutritional resource specifically addressing their concerns.This comprehensive guide distills the newest thinking in the science of exercise nutrition into practical, ha... [Read More]

  • Run with Power: The Complete Guide to Power Meters for Running

    • ASIN: 1937715434
    • ISBN: 1937715434
    • Brand: Velo Press
    • Manufacturer: VeloPress

    RUN WITH POWER is the groundbreaking guide you need to tap the true potential of your running power meter. From 5K to ultramarathon, a power meter can make you faster―but only if you know how to use it. Just viewing your numbers is not enough; you can only become a faster, stronger, more efficient runner when you know what your key numbers mean f... [Read More]

  • The Streak: Paul VI High School Boys' Cross-Country Team 240 Consecutive Wins 1980-2006

    • ASIN: 059547019X
    • ISBN: 059547019X
    • Manufacturer: iUniverse, Inc.

    Paul VI High School dominated boys' scholastic cross-country in South Jersey over a span of 20 years. From 1980 through 1999, Paul VI was voted the number one boys' cross-country team in South Jersey an unprecedented 15 times, including 11 straight seasons encompassing the years 1980 through 1990.Paul VI won 7 New Jersey State Championships in boys... [Read More]

  • The Youth and Teen Running Encyclopedia A Complete Guide for Middle And Long Distance Runners Ages 6 to 18

    • ASIN: B00AG7CXJ8

    The Youth And Teen Running Encyclopedia is the first ever complete guide for middle and distance runners ages 6 to 18 and their coaches and parents. It shows the proven formula of Mick Grant, which produced National Champions several years in a row from a group of ordinary local kids, near Mick's home in Northeast Massachusetts, who asked him to b... [Read More]

  • Galloway's Book on Running

    • ASIN: 0936070277
    • ISBN: 0936070277
    • Manufacturer: Shelter Publications

    Olympic athlete Jeff Galloway shows how amateur runners can use the same training principles followed by world-class runners. He tells beginners how to get started, explains his ideas on stress and rest, and reveals secrets for running better. In this completely revised and updated new edition of the classic text on running, Galloway includes train... [Read More]

  • The Runner's Literary Companion: Great Stories and Poems About Running

    • ASIN: 014025353X
    • ISBN: 014025353X
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

    A collection of the best writing on running—for anyone who loves reading as much as running, or who just loves to run.   This inspiring collection of forty-eight short stories and poems—brimming with courage, fear, pain, hope, and elation—offers an intimate glimpse of the runner’s art and heart. The very best writing about running is here,... [Read More]

  • Motivated Runners Find a Way: A Parable about Running and Life

    • ASIN: 1521440034
    • ISBN: 1521440034
    • Manufacturer: Independently published

    Praise for Motivated Runners Find a Way: This book is a great reminder of what makes cross country so great for so many runners. I have all my college runners read this book to remind them what we are running for. -Adam Rabo, LSUS Cross Country Coach I have been actively involved in the sport for over fifty years in many different aspects of runnin... [Read More]

  • Juggernauts: The Making of a Runner & a Team in the First American Running Boom

    • ASIN: 1432733397
    • ISBN: 1432733397
    • Manufacturer: Outskirts Press

    Destined to be a cult classic.As the first running boom was sprouting in the early 1970's, a group of Kentucky teenagers were brought together by a young coach who was ahead of his time. Cross country was regarded as a sport for the slightly odd and unathletic, a means of "getting an easy varsity letter". Among this group of runners was a particula... [Read More]

  • No Ordinary Season

    • ASIN: 1935802305
    • ISBN: 1935802305
    • Manufacturer: Father & Son Publishing

    Cassie Garnet hates the word mediocre. Yet her existence in a rural Indiana town could certainly be labeled that if not for her place on the cross country team. With her senior year approaching, Garnet has been River Bend High s best runner ... but she longs to be better. Cassie has never been challenged and pushed to reach her potential, and the L... [Read More]

  • The Ghost Runner (League of the Paranormal)

    • ASIN: B07TZKRQ9S
    • Manufacturer: Darby Creek TM

    There's more than just team superstition at play here.Ollie's best friend, Nate, has always been one step ahead of him—literally—on their cross country team. At the start of senior year, something seems off with Nate, but it's not until Nate gets hurt, bumping Ollie into the top rank on the team, that Ollie realizes what was wrong. There's a gh... [Read More]

  • Grace Ping, 7th grader, takes down the ENTIRE 2015 Roy Griak high school field

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