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• ISBN: 9781602393448
• ISBN: 1602393443
• Physical Description: xx, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
• Publisher: New York : Skyhorse Pub., [2009]
• Copyright: ©2009

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Formatted Contents Note:

Section 1 Run soft 1 -- 1 Boston Revelation 5 -- 2 The 50% Revelation 13 -- 3 Secret Weapon in the Arms Race 26 -- 4 Barefoot Revolution 31 -- 5 Romanov's Controlled Falling 37 -- 6 Head for the Hills 45 -- Section 2 Run Strong 59 -- 7 Fountain-of-Youth Power Workout 61 -- Section 3 Run Balanced 91 -- 8 When McCaskill Went Straight 93 -- 9 Stand Tall like a Kindergartener 99 -- Section 4 Run fast 115 -- 10 Ultra Interval 119 -- 11 Radical "Primal Blueprint" 128 -- Section 5 Run Flexible 141 -- 12 Runners' Stretches 143 -- 13 Yoga on the Run 149 -- Section 6 Run Less, Cross-Train More 167 -- 14 Hop in the Pool with Lornah 169 -- 15 Ultra Mountain Momma 177 -- Section 7 Run Motivated 191 -- 16 Motivation Case Study #1: Push the Envelope 192 -- 17 Motivation Case Study #2: Get a Rival 201 -- 18 Motivation Case Study #3: Shoot for Big Numbers 204 -- 19 Motivation Case Study #4: Take a Running Vacation 210 -- 20 Motivation Case Study #5: Run with a Purpose 214 -- 21 Motivation Case Study #6: Join the Ole' Boys (and Girls) Club 217 -- Section 8 Run Repaired 225 -- 22 Quick Fixes for Running's "Big 6" Injuries 227 -- 23 Bionic Body Parts 231 -- Section 9 Run Like a Kenyan 249 -- 24 They've Been to the Mountaintop 250 -- 25 How to run the Kenyan Way 263 -- Section 10 Run Trained 275 -- 26 Periodization 276 -- Oral-History Interviews -- 1 Babe Ruth of the Marathon / Bill Rodgers 48 -- 2 Role Model of the Ages / Helen Klein 81 -- 3 Leader of the Pack / Frank Shorter 108 -- 4 Third Man to run the 4-Minute Mile / Laszlo Tabori 132 -- 5 Philosophical Father of the Running Boom / Dr. Kenneth Cooper 158 -- 6 Relentless Pioneer / Sally Edwards 183 -- 7 Fastest Old Ponytailed Dude of All Time / John Cahill 220 -- 8 First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon / Bobbi Gibb 237 -- 9 Historian / Tom Osler 267 -- 10 Mr. Versatility / Rod Dixon 286.

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