Running Overload

Running Overload
Author: Jake Maddox
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Total Pages: 73
Release: 2020
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1496584562

Eighth-grader Somali American Nimo Mohamed is the youngest runner on the varsity cross-country team, but she's determined to keep up with the older girls. She's set herself a grueling training schedule: too grueling, because her body is exhausted, her grades at school are slipping, and her father, who's still very much in her life despite the divorce, is starting the pressure her to quit the team.

Running in the Midpack

Running in the Midpack
Author: Martin Yelling
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2021-02-04
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1472973410

'a really, really, really good book' – Vassos Alexander 'A masterpiece' – Paul-Sinton Hewitt CBE, parkrun founder 'A lovely book... it is really simple about getting a nice relationship with your running where it helps your life and changes with your life... Very accessible.' – Paul Tonkinson, Running Commentary presenter and author A smart running book designed for the all-too-often overlooked middle-of-the-pack runner, written by Marathon Talk's Martin Yelling and Anji Andrews. Welcome to the midpack! Running pushes us, stretches us, asks us difficult questions, challenges us. It gives us space, calms us down, picks us up, boosts our energy, rewards, inspires and fulfils us. Midpack runners – those who fall between the beginners and the elite – are the heartbeat and footsteps of the running community. In this long-overdue book, Marathon Talk's Martin Yelling and Anji Andrews share their expert knowledge, first-person stories and coaching ideas to nourish the midpackers' running experience. Covering such diverse topics as 'Making Yourself Bullet-proof' and 'How to Nail Your Race', Running in the Midpack will cultivate your running progress, and help you to become a healthy, happy and successful runner. Marathon Talk is the UK's number one running podcast.