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This Is About Running. This Is Not About Running.

Lessons for Between and Beyond the Start and Finish Line

by Chris Bennett ...

From Nike Running’s Global Head Coach Chris Bennett comes a bold, welcoming book for runners, non-runners, and everyone in between. Rooted in the coaching philosophy that has helped millions take their first steps forward, it’s about finding the courage to cross the starting lines in your life.This Is About Running. This Is Not About Running. is a deeply motivating, funny, and unexpectedly moving ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

From Nike Running’s Global Head Coach Chris Bennett comes a bold, welcoming book for runners, non-runners, and everyone in between. Rooted in the coaching philosophy that has helped millions take their first steps forward, it’s about finding the courage to cross the starting lines in your life.This Is About Running. This Is Not About Running. is a deeply motivating, funny, and unexpectedly moving
... Read more
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

A Memoir

by Haruki Murakami ...

From the best-selling author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and After Dark, a rich and revelatory memoir about writing and running, and the integral impact both have made on his life.In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Haruki Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he’d completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

From the best-selling author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and After Dark, a rich and revelatory memoir about writing and running, and the integral impact both have made on his life.In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Haruki Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he’d completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to
... Read more
Shoe Dog

A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

by Phil Knight ...

In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh” (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.Bill Gates named Shoe Dog one ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh” (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.Bill Gates named Shoe Dog one
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SOLO

What running across mountains taught me about life

by Jenny Tough ...

'Jenny Tough writes with the same talent, imagination, and sheer courage that she displays in her athletic endeavours. This book will broaden the horizons of all who venture between its covers.' - Emily Chappell, author of Where There's a Will'I love that SOLO is part-self help and part adventure story. Jenny shows us all that the journey to self-belief comes with just as many ups and downs as the ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

'Jenny Tough writes with the same talent, imagination, and sheer courage that she displays in her athletic endeavours. This book will broaden the horizons of all who venture between its covers.' - Emily Chappell, author of Where There's a Will'I love that SOLO is part-self help and part adventure story. Jenny shows us all that the journey to self-belief comes with just as many ups and downs as the
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The Saturday Morning Park Run

by Jules Wake ...

Series Book 1 - Yorkshire Escape
Full of romance and humour, this is a book about fresh starts, friendship and the unexpected places we find happiness.‘I love getting lost in a Jules Wake book!’ Debbie Johnson, bestselling author of the Comfort Food Cafe seriesThis is the story of two women.One old, one young.One looking for new adventures. One looking for a purpose.Both needing a friend.And this is how, along with two little ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

Full of romance and humour, this is a book about fresh starts, friendship and the unexpected places we find happiness.‘I love getting lost in a Jules Wake book!’ Debbie Johnson, bestselling author of the Comfort Food Cafe seriesThis is the story of two women.One old, one young.One looking for new adventures. One looking for a purpose.Both needing a friend.And this is how, along with two little
... Read more
Personal Best

From Rock Bottom to the Top of the World by Adele Roberts

by Adele Roberts ...

'Adele's inner strength is truly remarkable. Personal Best will light a fire of hope and determination in us all.' -Lorraine KellyAward-winning BBC broadcaster, TV personality and DJ, Adele Roberts, was diagnosed with bowel cancer on the first of October 2021. In the months that followed, with her partner Kate Holderness alongside her, she fought very publicly through the challenges of ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

'Adele's inner strength is truly remarkable. Personal Best will light a fire of hope and determination in us all.' -Lorraine KellyAward-winning BBC broadcaster, TV personality and DJ, Adele Roberts, was diagnosed with bowel cancer on the first of October 2021. In the months that followed, with her partner Kate Holderness alongside her, she fought very publicly through the challenges of
... Read more
Courir

101 chroniques, trucs et récits

by Josée Prévost ...

Series series NON CLASSE
Parce que courir doit toujours rimer avec plaisir!Que tu sois une coureuse aguerrie, qui trippe sur ce sport depuis toujours, ou que tu sois curieux d'explorer un peu plus sur le sujet, ce livre est pour toi! Une seule règle d'or: avoir du fun! Ici, oublie la pression des exploits sportifs. Mais si tu as envie d'apprivoiser une façon unique de voir la course, qui s'éloigne de la performance pour ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

Parce que courir doit toujours rimer avec plaisir!Que tu sois une coureuse aguerrie, qui trippe sur ce sport depuis toujours, ou que tu sois curieux d'explorer un peu plus sur le sujet, ce livre est pour toi! Une seule règle d'or: avoir du fun! Ici, oublie la pression des exploits sportifs. Mais si tu as envie d'apprivoiser une façon unique de voir la course, qui s'éloigne de la performance pour
... Read more
Born to Run

by Christopher McDougall ...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The astonishing and hugely entertaining story that completely changed the way we run. An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt?“Equal parts quest, physiology treatise, and running history.... The climactic race reads like a sprint.... It simply makes you want to run.” —Outside Magazine**Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the ... Read more

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The astonishing and hugely entertaining story that completely changed the way we run. An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt?“Equal parts quest, physiology treatise, and running history.... The climactic race reads like a sprint.... It simply makes you want to run.” —Outside Magazine**Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the
... Read more
Everything You Want Is on the Other Side of Hard

A Memoir

by Ken Rideout ...

From the fastest marathoner in the world over fifty—and maybe the planet’s most determined underdog—an “extraordinary and uniquely valuable tale” (Andrew D, Huberman) of resilience, redemption, and personal transformation.Born into a broken family in Somerville, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston, Ken Rideout grew up in a household persistently scarred by drugs and crime. At just eighteen, he ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

From the fastest marathoner in the world over fifty—and maybe the planet’s most determined underdog—an “extraordinary and uniquely valuable tale” (Andrew D, Huberman) of resilience, redemption, and personal transformation.Born into a broken family in Somerville, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston, Ken Rideout grew up in a household persistently scarred by drugs and crime. At just eighteen, he
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The Runner

Four Years Living and Running in the Wilderness

by Markus Torgeby ...

'The most beautiful book I ever read.' – Rune Larsson, ultra-distance runnerMarkus Torgeby was just 20 years old when he headed off into the remote Swedish forest to live as a recluse and dedicate himself to his one true passion: running. He lived in a tent in the wilderness, braving the harsh Swedish winters – for four years. This is his story.A talented long-distance runner in his teens, Markus ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

'The most beautiful book I ever read.' – Rune Larsson, ultra-distance runnerMarkus Torgeby was just 20 years old when he headed off into the remote Swedish forest to live as a recluse and dedicate himself to his one true passion: running. He lived in a tent in the wilderness, braving the harsh Swedish winters – for four years. This is his story.A talented long-distance runner in his teens, Markus
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Running with the Kenyans

Discovering the secrets of the fastest people on earth

by Adharanand Finn ...

Sunday Times Sports Book of the YearShortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year AwardWinner - Best New Writer at the British Sports Book AwardsAfter years of watching Kenyan athletes win the world's biggest races, from the Olympics to big city marathons, Runner's World contributor Adharanand Finn set out to discover just what it was that made them so fast - and to see if he could ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

Sunday Times Sports Book of the YearShortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year AwardWinner - Best New Writer at the British Sports Book AwardsAfter years of watching Kenyan athletes win the world's biggest races, from the Olympics to big city marathons, Runner's World contributor Adharanand Finn set out to discover just what it was that made them so fast - and to see if he could
... Read more
Pas

Chroniques et récits d'un coureur

by Yves Boisvert ...

Dans PAS, Yves Boisvert, sportif notoirement médiocre de son propre aveu, fait le récit de ses aventures de course à pied. Des premières et laborieuses foulées jusqu'à la qualification pour le marathon de Boston, il nous parle de cette "manière infiniment simple de se promener dans la géographie, dans le temps et dans son cerveau". Il nous entraîne dans ses réflexions et nous emmène sur les routes ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

Dans PAS, Yves Boisvert, sportif notoirement médiocre de son propre aveu, fait le récit de ses aventures de course à pied. Des premières et laborieuses foulées jusqu'à la qualification pour le marathon de Boston, il nous parle de cette "manière infiniment simple de se promener dans la géographie, dans le temps et dans son cerveau". Il nous entraîne dans ses réflexions et nous emmène sur les routes
... Read more
Unsupported

by Bethany Adams ...

Unsupported follows Bethany Adams (contributor to Blood Sweat Tears) and her hiking partner, Katie Rhodes on their record-setting thru-hike of the Adirondack 46 High Peaks. Adams and Rhodes face the challenges of the trail head-on, and with each other's constant companionship, buoyed by their fierce desire to prove just what women can do in the mountains. Through her time on trail, Adams is ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

Unsupported follows Bethany Adams (contributor to Blood Sweat Tears) and her hiking partner, Katie Rhodes on their record-setting thru-hike of the Adirondack 46 High Peaks. Adams and Rhodes face the challenges of the trail head-on, and with each other's constant companionship, buoyed by their fierce desire to prove just what women can do in the mountains. Through her time on trail, Adams is
... Read more
Vivre d’aventures

by Mathieu Blanchard, Kilian Jornet ...

Sept ans seulement après s’être mis à courir, Mathieu Blanchard est devenu l’une des stars mondiales des courses d’endurance en montagne. Son rêve : remporter l’Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB), une boucle de 172 kilomètres et 10 000 mètres de dénivelé positif autour du géant des Alpes. Tout au long de sa préparation pour l’édition 2022, l’ultra-traileur de 35 ans, passionné de nature et d ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

Sept ans seulement après s’être mis à courir, Mathieu Blanchard est devenu l’une des stars mondiales des courses d’endurance en montagne. Son rêve : remporter l’Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB), une boucle de 172 kilomètres et 10 000 mètres de dénivelé positif autour du géant des Alpes. Tout au long de sa préparation pour l’édition 2022, l’ultra-traileur de 35 ans, passionné de nature et d
... Read more
Outsider

An Old Man, a Mountain and the Search for a Hidden Past

by Brett Popplewell ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERWinner of the 2024 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-FictionFinalist for the Ottawa Books AwardsInto the Wild meets Born to Run meets The Stranger in the Woods in a fascinating true story of a marathon-running hermit and a journalist’s quest to solve the mystery at the core of the enigmatic man’s existenceWhen journalist Brett Popplewell first... ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

NATIONAL BESTSELLERWinner of the 2024 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-FictionFinalist for the Ottawa Books AwardsInto the Wild meets Born to Run meets The Stranger in the Woods in a fascinating true story of a marathon-running hermit and a journalist’s quest to solve the mystery at the core of the enigmatic man’s existenceWhen journalist Brett Popplewell first...
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The Dragon Run

Two Canadians, Ten Bhutanese, One Stray Dog

by Tony Robinson-Smith ...

Series series Wayfarer
Tony Robinson-Smith, his wife Nadya, and ten Bhutanese college students set out to run 578 kilometres (360 miles) across the Kingdom of Bhutan in the Himalayas. Joined by a stray dog, they slogged over five mountain passes, bathed in ice-clogged streams, ate over log fires, and stopped at every store, restaurant, guesthouse, and dzong to raise money for the Tarayana Foundation. The “Tara-thon” was ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Tony Robinson-Smith, his wife Nadya, and ten Bhutanese college students set out to run 578 kilometres (360 miles) across the Kingdom of Bhutan in the Himalayas. Joined by a stray dog, they slogged over five mountain passes, bathed in ice-clogged streams, ate over log fires, and stopped at every store, restaurant, guesthouse, and dzong to raise money for the Tarayana Foundation. The “Tara-thon” was
... Read more
I Swear I'll Make It Up to You

A Life on the Low Road

by Mishka Shubaly ...

An odyssey of family, heartbreak, violence, punk rock, brokenness, broke-ness, sex, love, loss, drinking, drinking, drinking, and an unlikely savior: distance running.A misfit kid at the best of times, Mishka Shubaly had his world shattered when, in a twenty-four-hour span in 1992, he survived a mass shooting on his school's campus, then learned that his parents were getting divorced. His father, ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

An odyssey of family, heartbreak, violence, punk rock, brokenness, broke-ness, sex, love, loss, drinking, drinking, drinking, and an unlikely savior: distance running.A misfit kid at the best of times, Mishka Shubaly had his world shattered when, in a twenty-four-hour span in 1992, he survived a mass shooting on his school's campus, then learned that his parents were getting divorced. His father,
... Read more
Relentless

Seven Marathons, Seven Continents, Seven Days

by David Gething ...

The World Marathon Challenge—seven marathons on seven continents in seven days—is the ultimate race for adventurous runners. It tests the athletes to their limits, going from biting cold Antarctic conditions one day to dry desert heat another. To survive the onslaught of sensations—fear, fatigue, depression, elation—takes a special sort of determination and strength of will. Few would voluntarily ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

The World Marathon Challenge—seven marathons on seven continents in seven days—is the ultimate race for adventurous runners. It tests the athletes to their limits, going from biting cold Antarctic conditions one day to dry desert heat another. To survive the onslaught of sensations—fear, fatigue, depression, elation—takes a special sort of determination and strength of will. Few would voluntarily
... Read more
Endure

Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance

by Alex Hutchinson ...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Foreword by Malcolm GladwellLimits are an illusion: discover the revolutionary account of the science and psychology of endurance, revealing the secrets of reaching the hidden extra potential within us all."A voyage to the outer reaches of human capacity.” —David Epstein, author of Range"Reveals how we can all surpass our per... ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Foreword by Malcolm GladwellLimits are an illusion: discover the revolutionary account of the science and psychology of endurance, revealing the secrets of reaching the hidden extra potential within us all."A voyage to the outer reaches of human capacity.” —David Epstein, author of Range"Reveals how we can all surpass our per...
... Read more
Nell McAndrew's Guide to Running

Everything you Need to Know to Train, Race and More

by Nell McAndrew, Lucy Waterlow ...

Through her bestselling exercise DVDs and incredible running achievements, including running a sub three hour marathon, Nell McAndrew has built a reputation as a fitness expert.Running continues to rise in popularity, but many of us don't know where to start. This book shares Nell's love of running and will inspire you to take up the sport, as well as helping anyone already running to improve ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Through her bestselling exercise DVDs and incredible running achievements, including running a sub three hour marathon, Nell McAndrew has built a reputation as a fitness expert.Running continues to rise in popularity, but many of us don't know where to start. This book shares Nell's love of running and will inspire you to take up the sport, as well as helping anyone already running to improve
... Read more
Triathlon Training in 4 Hours a Week

From Beginner to Finish Line in Just 6 Weeks

by Eric Harr ...

Triathlons are more popular today than ever before, but for many the idea of training for a triathlon can seem daunting. In this completely updated, revised edition, triathlon champion Eric Harr shows you how to eat healthfully and effectively train for a triathlon in just 4 hours a week over the course of 6 weeks.Triathlon Training in Four Hours a Week includes four separate training programs to ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

Triathlons are more popular today than ever before, but for many the idea of training for a triathlon can seem daunting. In this completely updated, revised edition, triathlon champion Eric Harr shows you how to eat healthfully and effectively train for a triathlon in just 4 hours a week over the course of 6 weeks.Triathlon Training in Four Hours a Week includes four separate training programs to
... Read more
The Runner's Rule Book

Everything a Runner Needs to Know--And Then Some

by Mark Remy, Editors of Runner's World Maga ...

Series series Runner's World
Every sport has rules. Running is no exception. If you're curious, just visit the Web site of USA Track & Field, the sport's governing body, where you'll find detailed dictates on everything from disqualification to bib-number placement to the caliber of the starter's pistol.But what about the everyday rules of running? The unspoken ones that pertain to the lingo, behavior, and etiquette that ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Every sport has rules. Running is no exception. If you're curious, just visit the Web site of USA Track & Field, the sport's governing body, where you'll find detailed dictates on everything from disqualification to bib-number placement to the caliber of the starter's pistol.But what about the everyday rules of running? The unspoken ones that pertain to the lingo, behavior, and etiquette that
... Read more
I Hate Running and You Can Too

How to Get Started, Keep Going, and Make Sense of an Irrational Passion

by Brendan Leonard ...

BRENDAN LEONARD HATES RUNNING. He hates it so much that he once logged fifty-two marathon-length runs in fifty-two weeks. Now he’s sharing everything he’s learned about the sport so that you can hate it too.Packed with wisdom, humor, attitude, tips, and quotes—and more than sixty illuminating charts—I Hate Running and You Can Too delivers a powerful message of motivation from a truly relatable ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

BRENDAN LEONARD HATES RUNNING. He hates it so much that he once logged fifty-two marathon-length runs in fifty-two weeks. Now he’s sharing everything he’s learned about the sport so that you can hate it too.Packed with wisdom, humor, attitude, tips, and quotes—and more than sixty illuminating charts—I Hate Running and You Can Too delivers a powerful message of motivation from a truly relatable
... Read more
Duct Tape and Determination

A True Story of Turning Devastation into Grit

by Jacky Hunt-Broersma ...

"Duct Tape and Determination is the unexpected story of Jacky Hunt-Broersma, who is forced to find courage and determination, inviting the reader to do as she does: Just keep going. A truly inspiring read for striving under any passion or craft." —DEENA KASTOR, Olympic medalist and New York Times bestselling author of Let Your Mind RunStruggle. Overcome. Inspire.For Jacky Hunt-Broersma, a cancer ... Read more

$15.19 CAD

"Duct Tape and Determination is the unexpected story of Jacky Hunt-Broersma, who is forced to find courage and determination, inviting the reader to do as she does: Just keep going. A truly inspiring read for striving under any passion or craft." —DEENA KASTOR, Olympic medalist and New York Times bestselling author of Let Your Mind RunStruggle. Overcome. Inspire.For Jacky Hunt-Broersma, a cancer
... Read more

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