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Amazing Olympic athlete Wilma Rudolph
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Mary Dodson Wade |
"This entry-level biography describes how Wilma Rudolph overcame childhood polio and competed in the Olympics"--Provided by publisher. |
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Track's magnificent milers
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Nathan Aaseng |
Biographies of world record-breaking mile runners, including Glenn Cunningham, Roger Bannister, Herb Elliott, Jim Ryun, Kip Keino, John Walker, Filbert Bayi, Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett, and Mary Deck… |
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Running to paradise
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Frances Bremer |
While preparing to run in a marathon, a priest realizes the reasons for his vocation. |
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Run!
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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… |
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Running with the Kenyans
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Adharanand Finn |
""A dusty road stretches into the distance like a pencil line across the arid landscape. Lions, rhino, and buffalo roam the plains on either side. But I haven't come to Kenya to spot wildlife. I've c… |
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Blade runner
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Oscar Pistorius |
Oscar Pistorius is a world-renowned athlete holding two Paralympic world records for the 100m and 200m. This title charts the extraordinary development of one of the most gifted sportsmen and inspira… |
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Ghost
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Jason Reynolds |
"Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential"-- |
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The illegal
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Lawrence Hill |
Keita Ali is on the run. He is desperate to flee Zantoroland, a mountainous black island that produces the fastest marathoners in the world. Keita signs on with notorious marathon agent Anton Hamm, w… |
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The boy who runs
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John Brant |
Julius Achon is the director of the Achon Uganda Children's Fund, a charity whose mission is to improve the quality of life in rural Uganda. He was captured at 12 and turned into a boy soldier; then… |
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Running with a police escort
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Jill A. 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 … |
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Wilma Rudolph
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Jo Harper |
A biography of the African American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics. |
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To be a runner
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Martin Dugard |
With an exuberant mix of passion, insight, instruction, and humor, best-selling author--and lifelong runner--Martin Dugard takes a journey through the world of running to illustrate how the sport hel… |
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After the race
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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… |
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Pistorius
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John Carlin |
"La madrugada de San Valentín de 2013 cuatro disparos conmocionaron a la ciudad de Pretoria: Oscar Pistorius, el mayor héroe sudafricano después de Mandela, mataba a su novia, la célebre modelo y pre… |
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Jim Abbott
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Jon Kramer |
A biography of the determined athlete who became the first pitcher to make it to the major leagues with only one hand, playing for the California Angels, New York Yankees, and Chicago White Sox. |
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Marathoning
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Bill Rodgers |
An autobiographical story of the running career of the marathon runner who won the Boston, New York and Fukuoka, Japan marathons. |
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Coaching Evelyn
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Pat Connolly |
Ashford's coach describes the techniques and training regimen used to develop the ability of a great American sprint champion. |
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Eric Liddell, born to run
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Watkins, Peter |
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. |
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The runner
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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… |
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Mary Decker Slaney
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Matthew Newman |
Follows the champion runner from her first race at the age of eleven to her recognition as one of the top runners in the world. |
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