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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
224 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Take a loop around stunning Lake Bled, jog along a section of China's famous Great Wall or tackle the historic Boston Marathon: Run celebrates 100 of the world's most amazing races and routes. Featuring a mix of iconic races and epic ultras, off-the-beaten-path trails and welcoming park runs, it's the ultimate inspiration for adventuring on two feet, whether you're a marathon devotee, hardcore trail runner or gentle jogger"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
The seven-mile Falmouth Road Race catapulted Cape Cod onto the running radar. Frank Shorter winning gold in the 1972 Olympic marathon inspired local barkeep Tommy Leonard to start a race in his own town. That inaugural race in 1973 garnered fewer than one hundred runners. Participation soon swelled to the thousands, thanks to the success of organizers, volunteers, and talented fields, including running legends like Bill Rodgers and Catherine Ndereba,...
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
xiv, 322 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
An account of an incredible 3,423-mile foot race across America, the Great Foot Race of 1928, and C.C. Pyle, the legendary sports promoter who masterminded the event. A year before the Great Depression, endurance fads were all the rage, from dance marathons to flagpole sitting, and spectators would shell out hard-earned cash to watch. When notorious sports agent and promoter C.C. Pyle offered a $25,000 prize for a foot race from Los Angeles to New...
Author
Series
Publisher
TOR
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 402 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Freedom Race, Lucinda Roy's explosive first foray into speculative fiction, is a poignant blend of subjugation, resistance, and hope. In the aftermath of a cataclysmic civil war known as the Sequel, ideological divisions among the states have hardened. In the Homestead Territories, an alliance of plantation-inspired holdings, Black labor is imported from the Cradle, and Biracial "Muleseeds" are bred. Raised in captivity on Planting 437, kitchen-seed...
7) The race
Author
Publisher
Owlkids
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
As a bunch of caribou race, some of them decide to engage in tricks in order to win at all costs, while others question the merit of that mentality.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
"Hare is the fastest on the farm. Tortoise is as slow as they go. So when they decide to have a race, Hare is certain to win... isn't he? Alison Murray offers an enchanting retelling of a much-loved Aesop's fable with a mischievous twist full of fun and stylish charm."--
Series
Publisher
Jim Henson Co
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (76 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Years after their original race, the tortoise and the hare decide to race again, this time bringing along their kids. Along the way they learn new lessons, and the importance of family.
Author
Language
English
Description
McDougall reveals the secrets of the world's greatest distance runners--the Tarahumara Indians of Copper Canyon, Mexico--and how he trained for the challenge of a lifetime: a fifty-mile race through the heart of Tarahumara country pitting the tribe against an odd band of super-athletic Americans.
13) Free to run
Publisher
Sundance Selects
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Examines the rise of running in the 1960s and the role the liberation movements of the era played in its promotion. Veteran runners discuss the days when running had yet to gain acceptance as a popular sport or fitness activity.
14) Run, Mo, run!
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Mo Jackson and his friends are competing in a track meet! Can Mo fun fast enough to win the race?"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Dixie comes to watch Emma's big relay race at school and is disappointed when Emma tells her she has to sit and cheer and can't race with her, but when Emma trips and falls before the finish line, Dixie must decide if she obeys and sits or runs to help her best friend.
Author
Series
Boris volume 3
Publisher
Branches
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
73 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
School field day is coming up and Boris and his friends are practicing hard because they are determined not to let Eddie win again, but on race day Boris is forced to choose between winning and friendship.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First U.S. edition in this format.
Physical Desc
53 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Junior Great North Run is coming soon to Newcastle Upon Tyne and Liam needs to train. But his elderly neighbor, Harry, needs a hand moving and Liam is asked to help. Little does he know that Harry ran in the Great Run as a young lad and has a very interesting story to tell!
19) Quiver
Author
Publisher
Laurel-Leaf Books
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st Dell Laurel-Leaf ed.
Physical Desc
177 p. : map ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
When her father commands that she produce an heir, the huntress Atalanta gives her suitors a seemingly impossible task in order to uphold her pledge of chastity, as the gods of ancient Greece look on.
20) I am darn tough
Author
Publisher
Tilbury House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A story to show how to keep going even when something is difficult. Girls (and boys!) can become stronger and more resilient simply by realizing how strong and resilient they already are, and running provides a pathway to that realization.
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