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Right from the starting block, you'll realize that 'Eight-Lane Runaways' is not like any graphic novel you've read before. As you're thrown into a fantastical world of endless tracks, you meet a team of young people briskly attempting to complete their calling, whether it be finding their lost cats, earning one last self-made merit badge, or flying a kite to the moon. One runner relies on her poncho to give her direction. Another deals with a suddenly...
45) Slowpoke
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Tired of everyone calling him slow, Teddy practices his running and keeps track of the time it takes to run to the school bus or the store as he prepares to run a big race.
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"The Marathon des Sables is considered the most grueling foot race on the planet, and you're about to run it. Over six days and some 150 miles in the Sahara Desert, you will make decisions that will test your mettle. These decisions could bring you glory, bring you shame, or even send you to an early grave. Only You Choose how this adventure story ends." -- back cover.
50) The race
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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.
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Describes the philosophies and training strategies that have helped Mark Coogan and the athletes he now coaches succeed. It covers physical and psychological strategies to help runners build an aerobic base, balance training and recovery, and achieve good running form. It also provides training schedules intended to help athletes prepare for a variety of race distances.
57) Go, Pea, go!
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Pea Junior has to go, go, go! The end feels so far away, but with his family and friends cheering him on, Pea knows he can make it to the Pea Bowl prize. Includes lyrics and music notation for the "Go, Pea, Go!" song.
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500 Races, Routes and Adventures contains all the information and practical advice needed to enjoy the best and most unusual running experiences around the world--all gathered in one place, a veritable bucket list for runners. Taking an exciting journey around the world, the book details the best routes, locations, and races worth running on all seven continents (including Antarctica!). Each run is described in vivid detail and presented alongside...
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" ... Olympian Jeff Galloway outlines for each runner how to select a realistic goal and what workouts to use to best prepare for the race ... He was an average teenage runner who kept learning and working harder until he became an Olympian ... He has worked with more than 400,000 average people training for specific goals. The run-walk-run has an over 98% success rate ..."--Back cover