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NARRATED BY THE AUTHOR. By one of the fastest runners of her generation, an affecting, brutally honest memoir of elite sports gone wrong—and a clear-eyed call for how parents, coaches, and young athletes themselves can build a healthier youth sports culture. Few women have ever run 800 meters...

Bloomsbury presents The Lost Art of Running by Shane Benzie with Tim Major, read by Clifford Samuel. 'Heads up – here’s how to run like a pro' – The Times 'A fascinating book' – Adharanand Finn, author of Running With the Kenyans 'I'm convinced that Shane's insights were were...

Training for the Uphill Athlete translates theory into methodology to allow you to write your own training plans and coach yourself to endurance goals. Steve House, one of the best mountaineers, and his coach Scott Johnston, an Olympic-level cross country ski coach, along with Kilian Jornet, hands down best endurance athlete at this time, present training principles for the multisport mountain athlete who regularly participates in a mix of distance running, ski mountaineering, and other endurance sports that require optimum fitness and customized strength.  

Bloomsbury presents Rebound by Carrie Jackson Cheadle and Cindy Kuzma, read by Carrie Jackson Cheadle. ‘The evidence-backed guidance in this long-overdue resource is as crucial to managing the mental side of injury as good healthcare providers are to managing the physical side.’ Matt...

Bloomsbury presents Breathe Smarter, Run Stronger: Breathwork to Transform Your Running, written and read by David 'Jacko' Jackson 'I have no doubt this book will be a disruptor for the running world!" Patrick McKeown, author of The Oxygen Advantage ‘Breathing is foundational to efficient...

A series of Podcasts where myself, Cole Running, interviews different runners from all over the globe from Elite to Amateur level giving an insight into the lives, training and habits of some of the most interesting runners the world has to offer.

In his quest to define ‘sporting greatness’, double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee has spent nearly 4 years interviewing and training with some of the greatest minds in sport to discover what it takes to become – and remain – a champion. Featuring: Ian Botham Mark Cavendish ...

Bloomsbury presents To the Limit by Michael Crawley, read by Raj Ghatak 'A fascinating and multilayered exploration of what it means to endure' Alex Hutchinson, author of Endure The author of Out of Thin Air, winner of the Margaret Mead Award 2022, journeys through different cultures to find out...

Bloomsbury presents Start Where You Are: The Beginner’s 5k Running Guide for Women, written and read by Sabrina Pace-Humphreys **This audiobook contains guided strength and conditioning exercises from the author** A beginner’s guide to running for women. It challenges misconceptions and...

A powerful, breathtaking memoir about a young man's descent into madness, and how running saved his life. “Voluntary or involuntary?” asked the nurse who admitted J. M. Thompson to a San Francisco psychiatric hospital in January 2005. Following years of depression, ineffective medication...

The most accomplished mountain runner of all time contemplates his record-breaking climb of Mount Everest in this profound and free-flowing memoir—an intellectual and spiritual journey that moves from the earth’s highest peak to the soul’s deepest reaches. What drives a person to the edge...

"Sports journalism at its finest, a book so well-researched that everyone who thinks they know Pre is in for a big surprise.” —Christopher McDougall, bestselling author of Born to Run On the 50th anniversary of American Track and Field icon Steve Prefontaine’s tragic death comes an...

An award-winning, much-loved biologist turns his gaze on himself, using his long-distance running to illuminate the changes to a human body over a lifetime Part memoir, part scientific investigation, Racing the Clock is the book biologist and natural historian Bernd Heinrich has been waiting his...

'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...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The former middle distance Olympic runner and high-end escort speaks out for the first time about her battle with mental illness, and how mania controlled and compelled her in competition, but also in life. This is a heartbreakingly honest yet hopeful memoir reminiscent...

We interview athletes with amazing stories from across the spectrum of endurance sports. Our focus is on having fun and talking with other amazing athletes about their experience with endurance sports (i.e. Running, Triathlon, OCR, Swimming, and more!) We also drink beer.

From a former contributing editor at Runner’s World, a narrative-driven prescriptive book on reckoning with the end of an athletic journey—and what comes next. On January 18, 2020, Dimity McDowell unknowingly went on her last run. The deceleration of her running career began three years...

Predictably Irrational meets Moneyball in ESPN veteran writer and statistical analyst Keith Law s iconoclastic look at the numbers game of baseball, proving why some of the most trusted stats are surprisingly wrong, explaining what numbers actually work, and exploring what the rise of Big Data...

Heart Transplant Athlete is a podcast hosted by Derek Lindstrom, a former competitive athlete who is now back in the game after receiving a heart transplant on December 3rd, 2023.On this show, Derek shares his journey of resilience—before, during, and after transplant—but that’s just the beginning. You’ll hear powerful conversations with athletes and everyday people who are chasing bold goals, overcoming life’s toughest challenges, and proving that the human spirit knows no limits.

Dans ce podcast 100 % athlétisme, je donne la parole à des athlètes du monde entier, de différentes générations, pratiquant différentes disciplines et ne parlant pas tous la même langue, parce que c’est ça que j’aime dans l’athlé : sa diversité. 🌍 De très grands noms de l'athlé ont déjà accepté l’invitation avant les Jeux de Paris 2024 : Mondo Duplantis (perche), David Rudisha (800m), Nafi Thiam (heptathlon), Yaroslava Mahuchikh (hauteur), Ashton Eaton (décathlon), Stéphane Diagana (400m haies), Mélina Robert-Michon (disque), Laura Muir (demi-fond), Jean Galfione ...