A memoir that covers Murakami's four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon and 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.

Deals with a mysterious tribe of Mexican Indians, the Tarahumara, who live quietly in canyons and are reputed to be the best distance runners in the world; in 1993, one of them, aged 57, came first in a prestigious 100-mile race wearing a toga and sandals.

Contains a beginner's plan, fill-in charts and diary sections, and tips and advice needed to learn to love running. This book includes stories and tips from regular and celebrity runners, and chapters on goal setting and mind games to get readers back on track.

Explores the world of fell running, a long distance race that involves running up and down several tall mountains. A chronicle of a masochistic but admirable sporting obsession.

Suitable for triathletes, this book empowers triathletes with every detail that they need to consider when planning a season, lining up a week of workouts, and preparing to race. It shows how to precisely gauge intensity with the training technology to maximize form and fitness and reduce fatigue.

The popularity of the marathon and half marathon has increased dramatically in recent years as growing numbers of people have become aware of the life-changing experiences and the health benefits that result from training for, and competing in, a 13.1 - or 26.2 - mile race.

Now in paperback, author and ultramarathoner Danny Dreyer explains the running technique he created to heal and prevent injuries that enabled him to be a nationally ranked runner

Inspiration, information and practical tips on every aspect of marathon training. Includes flexible 16-week marathon training programme and advice on everything from how to fit training into your day to day life to improving running technique and avoiding injury.

A training diary which offers the outline, with a useful format and space for charting an entire year's running. It includes charts to record racing results, best times, and a year's running at a glance, and running hints and more.

Presents the global history of running. This book offers many stories showing the diversity of running, from earliest times to the popularity of running at athletics meetings, World Championships, and Olympic games.

Contrary to popular belief, injury is not just an occupational hazard. This book says that most injuries are caused by errors in training or technique, which can be avoided or corrected if you know how. It comes with a foreword by Dame Kelly Holmes.

A collection of stories of runners that are woven with a mile-by-mile portrait of New York City Marathon, one of the world's largest marathon.

Now in paperback, the follow-up to Dean Karnazes's New York Times bestseller Ultramarathon Man - promising the secrets for super endurance from one of the fittest men on the planet.

Hill running is a great way to see more of our stunning countryside without the need for long days back-packing. With routes to introduce the hill-running novice to the activity, right up to long challenges for even the most experience runner, this guide seeks to select the finest routes and races throughout Scotland.

Rob Matthews is an enormously successful athlete with many world records and international gold medals to his name including the records for the fastest blind man in the world over 800m and 1500m.

Presents a comprehensive and an efficient approach to marathoning. This book shows how to complement your running workouts with strength, core, flexibility, and form training; implement nutrition and hydration strategies and recovery techniques; and taper properly to reach peak performance.

While the world suffered the great depression in the thirties, one aspect of society was booming. Track and Field had become hugely popular and milers above all. This book by a New Zealand journalist charts the period between the Los Angeles Olympics in 1932 and the infamous Nazi Games of Berlin four years later.

An essential guide to making the most of your running, whether fun-run, marathon or somewhere in between, by one of the world's greatest living athletes.