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Four-time Olympian Meb Keflezighi shares lessons learned from each of the 26 marathons he's run in his storied career.

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Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth

As a boy, Adharanand Finn was a natural runner, imagining he was one of his heroes: the Kenyan long-distance runners exploding into prominence as Olympic and world champions. But those childhood dream…

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How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle

The greatest athletic performances spring from the mind, not the body.

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This gripping and triumphant memoir follows a living legend of extreme mountaineering as he makes his assault on history, one 8,000-meter summit at a time.

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Game of Shadows meets Shoe Dog in this explosive behind-the-scenes look that reveals for the first time the unsettling details of Nike's secret running program—the Nike Oregon Project.

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What makes a champion? What does it take to be the best in the world at your sport? Rafael Nadal has the answers. In his memoir, written with award-winning journalist John Carlin, he reveals the secre…

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The Impossible First: From Fire to Ice—Crossing Antarctica Alone

Colin O’Brady’s awe-inspiring memoir spans his recovery from a tragic accident to his 932-mile solo crossing of Antarctica.

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

From the National Magazine Award-winning Runner’s World columnist, frequent New Yorker online contributor, and Cambridge-trained physicist: a fascinating and definitive exploration of the extraordinar…

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