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A Race Like No Other A Race Like No Other Liz Robbins When 39,195 competitors thunder over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to begin the thirty-eighth running of the famed New York City Marathon, they experience one of the most exhilarating moments in sport… OL13746085W
Running to paradise Running to paradise Frances Bremer While preparing to run in a marathon, a priest realizes the reasons for his vocation. OL15754749W
Running the rift Running the rift Naomi Benaron Jean Patrick Nkuba dreams of becoming the first Rwandan to run in the Olympics, but Jean is a Tutsi and his kind are not supposed to win. But when the president's sudden assassination plummets the co… OL16002583W
An accidental athlete An accidental athlete John Bingham "John Bingham is a beloved evangelist of running. Known by fans as "The Penguin" for his gentle humor and back-of-the-pack speed, Bingham's memoir An Accidental Athlete explores with wit and poignanc… OL16342119W
Run! Run! Dean Karnazes A'Running with Karnazes is like setting up one's easel next to Monet or Picasso.' The New York Times In his follow-up to the bestselling Ultramarathon Man, Dean Karnazes is back with more mind-blowin… OL16415910W
Eric Liddell Eric Liddell Janet Benge A biography of the Scottish missionary and runner who won a gold medal in the 1924 Olympics and went on to do missionary work in China. OL1881824W
Running with Raven Running with Raven Laura Lee P. Huttenbach The Amazing Story of One Man, His Passion, and the Community He Inspired. In 1975 Robert "Raven" Kraft, a high school dropout and aspiring songwriter, made a New Year's Resolution to run eight miles … OL19719523W
The new rules of running The new rules of running Vijay Vad "The definitive guide to injury-free running, racing, and marathoning, from top sports medicine specialist Vijay Vad, The New Rules of Running illustrates proper technique, shows step-by-step exercis… OL19980223W
Unbreakable runner Unbreakable runner T. J. Murphy Stamina, strength, endurance, resilience: these are the keys to successful running. Yet injury rates from running are at an all-time high, and training is often to blame. CrossFit Endurance found, … OL19988020W
Twin ambitions Twin ambitions Mo Farah This is the boy from Mogadishu, Somalia, who came to Britain at the age of 8, leaving behind his twin brother, with a few words of English and wanting to play for Arsenal. Fortunately his PE teacher … OL21178985W
After the race After the race Michael B. Jones "After the race recounts the unraveling of the family Reed and the raw, serpentine trails the father-son pair of Wayne, an Army Special Forces veteran whose reckless pursuit of contentment propels th… OL22310824W
Rigo's team Rigo's team Judy Nayer Rigo is a good runner and wants to form a track team. Learn how he succeeded in making a team. OL24205615W
Running Home Running Home Alisha Perkins As the wife of a professional baseball player, Alisha Perkins has long struggled to find an identity of her own-a struggle made worse by an anxiety disorder that has plagued her since childhood. One … OL28941127W
Marathoning Marathoning Bill Rodgers An autobiographical story of the running career of the marathon runner who won the Boston, New York and Fukuoka, Japan marathons. OL3260614W
The runner The runner Cynthia Voigt As a dedicated runner, a teenage boy has always managed to distance himself from other people until the experience of coaching one of his teammates on the track team gradually helps him see the value… OL76788W