Race Walk Like a Champion

Race Walk Like a Champion
Author: Jeff Salvage
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2007-12-05
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781434820327

Racewalk Like a Champion is the single best compilation of information on the technique, training, and history of race walking. It combines approximately 400 photographs with charts and diagrams to explain every detail of race walking. Never before has race walking been covered with such complete, aesthetically pleasing detail. Racewalk Like a Champion starts with a thorough explanation of how to select race walking shoes and warm up; then describes every aspect of race walking technique, judging, and training philosophy in extensive detail. Other chapters include stretching, racing, strength training, mental preparation, injury treatment, and nutrition. Racewalk Like a Champion also includes a comprehensive chapter on the history of American race walking. Race Walk Like a Champion assumes no prior walking experience or knowledge. Whether you are a novice race walker or an elite competitor, Racewalk Like a Champion will provide all the information you need.

Fast Walking

Fast Walking
Author: Ron Laird
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2000
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780811727587

Illustrated guide to technique, exercise, training, racing, and judging by one of the most decorated race walkers in history.

The Complete Guide to Racewalking

The Complete Guide to Racewalking
Author: Dave McGovern
Publisher:
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2016-06-03
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781626545038

Ready, set, WALK! When it comes to competitive racewalking there is no higher authority than Dave McGovern. A 30-year (and counting) member of the US National Racewalking Team and 14-time winner of the US Racewalking Championships, he has conducted dozens of racewalking clinics and camps throughout Europe, Africa, and North America in addition to his work as a private coach. And now, thanks to The Complete Guide to Racewalking, you too can receive Olympic-level coaching when and where you want it. Easily the most comprehensive racewalking book on the market, The Complete Guide to Racewalking will tell you everything you need to know about participating in this fun and healthy, lifelong sport. Chapters focus on nutrition, hydration, and stretching, in addition to presenting exercises and practice regimens to improve your form, speed and endurance. Peppered with entertaining anecdotes from the author's expansive career, The Complete Guide to Racewalking will whip you into shape in no time. Dave McGovern is the most experienced and productive racewalking coach and clinician in the US and perhaps the world. In addition to coaching racewalking, Dave has been a writer for Walking Magazine and Walk! Magazine, and is the author of The Complete Guide to Marathon Walking and Training and Precision Walking. Readers interested in related titles from Dave McGovern will also want to see: The Complete Guide to Marathon Walking (ISBN: 9781626545007 ).

BoomerWalk

BoomerWalk
Author: Brent Bohlen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2009-03-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780965532846

BoomerWalk is written for the 75 million aging baby boomers who need a highly aerobic but low-impact alternative to running and jogging to maintain or regain fitness. Racewalking, a technique that can be learned quickly but that may be perfected for a lifetime, is the ideal joint-friendly exercise for fitness and vigor into old age. The sport even offers competition for those who want it. BoomerWalk identifies the benefits of racewalking, describes the fundamentals of technique and includes detailed photos of baby boomer athletes exhibiting proper form. Profiles of 14 racewalkers with ages ranging from middle 50s to early 90s illustrate the life-long benefits of the sport.

Run to Overcome

Run to Overcome
Author: Meb Keflezighi
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2014-06-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1496403312

The incredible true story of Meb Keflezighi, winner of the 2014 Boston Marathon! When Meb Keflezighi signed up to run the Boston Marathon in 2014, no one expected him to be the first to cross the finish line. But if theres one thing Meb knows how to do, its overcome. Yet Meb is the living embodiment of the American dream. His family came to the U.S. to escape poverty and a violent war; 12-year-old Meb spoke no English at the time and had never raced a mile. Thanks to hard work and determination, he excelled academically and became an Olympic silver medalist. But it all came crashing down when Meb, a favorite for the Beijing Olympics, fractured his hip and pelvis during the trials and was left literally crawling. That same day, he lost his close friend and fellow marathoner to a cardiac arrest. Devastated, Meb was about to learn whether his faith in God, the values his parents had taught him, and his belief that he was born to run were enough to see him through. Run to Overcome is the story of a true American champion who discovered the real meaning of victory against all odds. Now with an updated chapter after Mebs amazing finish in Boston.

As Good as Gold

As Good as Gold
Author: Kathryn Bertine
Publisher: ESPN
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2010-05-04
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1933060735

Imagine George Plimpton. Except with real athletic ability. And he’s a woman. And she’s taken on a challenge that makes Paper Lion look like a brisk game of Go Fish. Meet Kathryn Bertine, elite triathlete, former professional figure skater, and starving artist. Just as her personal and professional dreams begin to crumble in the summer of 2006, ESPN stakes her to a dream: Take two years to make the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing. As Good As Gold is the heroic, hilarious account of Bertine’s serial exertions in the realms of triathlon, modern pentathlon, team handball, track cycling, road cycling, rowing, open water swimming, racewalking, and—fasten your seatbelts—luge. On her journey, the obstacles range from jet lag to jellyfish, flat tires to floundering relationships, repeated rejection to road rash. But, as time is running out, Bertine doesn’t sweat the small stuff, only the large—like scouring the globe for a tiny nation to adopt her, and pushing her body and mind as far as it will go. Maybe all the way to China. Between harrowing, often laugh-out-loud episodes of triumph and humiliation, Bertine takes short “Water Breaks” to contemplate the ins-and-outs of fan mail, failure, rehydration, nasal reconstruction, and how best to punish steroid users. Kathryn Bertine swims, runs, and rides—and writes—like a champion. In As Good as Gold, Bertine proves she has something more valuable than an Olympic medal. She’s got Olympic mettle. When it comes to the human heart, she takes the gold.

The Legend of the First Super Speedway

The Legend of the First Super Speedway
Author: Mark Dill
Publisher: BookBaby
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2020-11-09
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1098335163

"The Legend of the First Super Speedway," is a gritty tale punctuated by humor that chronicles the hero's journey through the pioneering age of American auto racing. It is a factual, previously untold story that must be read for a thorough understanding of auto racing history.

Faster than Lightning: My Autobiography

Faster than Lightning: My Autobiography
Author: Usain Bolt
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2013-09-12
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0007523653

The autobiography of the fastest man of all time and a superstar whose talent and charisma have made him one of the most famous people on the planet.

The Complete Guide to Marathon Walking

The Complete Guide to Marathon Walking
Author: Dave McGovern
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2016-06-03
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781626545007

If you've ever considered participating in a marathon but worried that you weren't quite up to the task, it's time to put your fears to rest. With endurance expert Dave McGovern's supportive and insightful coaching you'll be on your way to completing a marathon in no time! Dave has been a racewalking guru for the better part of 35 years. With over 14 US championships under his belt and years of experience as a private coach to several Olympic athletes, he has the know-how and expertise to help you achieve your fitness goals. This book is focused on the training and conditioning required to walk a marathon. Studded with colorful anecdotes and witty insights, it covers everything from training regimens to stretching, nutrition, hydration, gear selection, and proper walking form. Coach McGovern's program is highly adaptable and is well suited for people across a wide spectrum of physical fitness-from couch-potato to daily jogger. Whether you're an experienced runner recovering from an injury or a weekend warrior trying to improve your fitness, walking a marathon is a satisfying and healthy way to exercise. Dave McGovern is the most experienced and productive racewalking coach and clinician in the US and perhaps the world. A 30-year veteran of the US National Racewalk Team with a master's degree in sport science, Dave has conducted some 20 clinics and camps per year throughout North America, Europe, and Africa since 1991. In addition to coaching racewalking, Dave has been a writer for Walking Magazine and Walk! Magazine, and is the author of The Complete Guide to Racewalking and Training and Precision Walking. Readers interested in related titles from Dave McGovern will also want to see: The Complete Guide to Racewalking (ISBN: 9781626545038).