The Perfect Mile - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Perfect Mile write by Neal Bascomb. This book was released on 2004. The Perfect Mile available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Publisher Description
Sub 4:00
Sub 4:00 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sub 4:00 write by Chris Lear. This book was released on 2003-07-18. Sub 4:00 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Provides a close-up portrait of champion runner Alan Webb, who in 2001, broke a thirty-six-year-old record by running the fastest mile in history, describing his efforts to stay focused despite life's many demands.
The Race of the Century: The Battle to Break the Four-Minute Mile (Scholastic Focus)
The Race of the Century: The Battle to Break the Four-Minute Mile (Scholastic Focus) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Race of the Century: The Battle to Break the Four-Minute Mile (Scholastic Focus) write by Neal Bascomb. This book was released on 2022-04-05. The Race of the Century: The Battle to Break the Four-Minute Mile (Scholastic Focus) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Highly acclaimed author Neal Bascomb brings his peerless research and fast-paced narrative style to a young adult adaptation of one of his most successful adult books of all time, The Perfect Mile, an inspiring and moving story of three men racing to achieve the impossible -- the perfect four-minute mile. Scholastic Focus is the premier home of thoroughly researched, beautifully written, and thoughtfully designed works of narrative nonfiction aimed at middle-grade and young adult readers. These books help readers learn about the world in which they live and develop their critical thinking skills so that they may become dynamic citizens who are able to analyze and understand our past, participate in essential discussions about our present, and work to grow and build our future. There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be beyond the limits of human foot speed. In 1952, after suffering defeat at the Helsinki Olympics, three world-class runners each set out to break this barrier: Roger Bannister was a young English medical student who epitomized the ideal of the amateur; John Landy the privileged son of a genteel Australian family; and Wes Santee the swaggering American, a Kansas farm boy and natural athlete. Spanning three continents and defying the odds, these athletes' collective quest captivated the world. Neal Bascomb's bestselling adult account adapted for young readers delivers a breathtaking story of unlikely heroes and leaves us with a lasting portrait of the twilight years of the golden age of sport.
Mile Markers
Mile Markers - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mile Markers write by Kristin Armstrong. This book was released on 2011-03-01. Mile Markers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In Mile Markers, Runner's World contributing editor Kristin Armstrong captures the ineffable and timeless beauty of running, the importance of nurturing relationships with those we love, and the significance of reflecting on our experiences. This collection considers the most important reasons women run, celebrating the inspiring passion runners have for their sport and illustrating how running fosters a vitally powerful community. With unique wit, refreshing candor, and disarming vulnerability, Armstrong shares her conviction that running is the perfect parallel for marking the milestones of life. From describing running a hardfought race with her tightly-knit group of sweat sisters, to watching her children participate in the sport for the very first time, Armstrong infuses her experiences with a perspective of hope that every moment is a chance to become a stronger, wiser, more peaceful woman. Running threads these touching stories together, and through each of them we are shown the universal undercurrents of inspiration, growth, grace, family, empowerment, and endurance.
Ultramarathon Man
Ultramarathon Man - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ultramarathon Man write by Dean Karnazes. This book was released on 2006-03-02. Ultramarathon Man available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In one of his most ambitious physical efforts to date, Dean Karnazes attempted to run 50 marathons, in 50 states, in 50 days to raise awareness of youth obesity and urge Americans of all fitness levels to "take that next step." "UltraMarathon Man: 50 Marathons - 50 States - 50 Days", a Journeyfilm documentary, follows Dean’s incredible step-by-step journey across the country. Ultrarunning legend Dean Karnazes has run 262 miles-the equivalent of ten marathons-without rest. He has run over mountains, across Death Valley, and to the South Pole-and is probably the first person to eat an entire pizza while running. With an insight, candor, and humor rarely seen in sports memoirs (and written without the aid of a ghostwriter or cowriter), Ultramarathon Man has inspired tens of thousands of people-nonrunners and runners alike-to push themselves beyond their comfort zones and be reminded of "what it feels like to be truly alive," says Sam Fussell, author of Muscle. Ultramarathon Man answers the questions Karnazes is continually asked: - Why do you do it? - How do you do it? - Are you insane? And in the new paperback edition, Karnazes answers the two questions he was most asked on his book tour: - What, exactly, do you eat? - How do you train to stay in such good shape?
