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"In 1968, perhaps the finest US Olympic men's track-and-field team ever stirred the world in unprecedented ways, among them the victory stand black rights protest by Tommie Smith and John Carlos in Mexico City. But in competition no single athlete mirrored the free-thinking '60s better than Dick Fosbury, a failed prep high jumper who invented an offbeat style that ultimately won him a gold medal and revolutionized the event. No jumpers today use any...
2) Sunny
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Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 3
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English
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Sunny, the Defenders' best runner, only runs for his father, who blames Sunny for his mother's death, but with his coach's help Sunny finds a way to combine track and field with his true passion, dancing.
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Westcom Creative Group
Pub. Date
©2008
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2 videodiscs (approximately 268 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Through interviews, film, and articles, this video looks at the life of Steve Prefontaine. As a freshman at the University of Oregon, he appeared on the cover of "Sports illustrated." By the time he died at age 24, Pre held all 7 American records between 2,000 and 10,000 meters. Off the track he fought for the rights of amateur athletes to prosper from their sacrifices.
5) Keeping pace
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Determined to regain her sense of accomplishment after losing her top-class ranking to Jonah, Grace decides to compete against him in a Labor Day half-marathon, but as they train together, she learns valuable lessons about what truly matters.
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©2020
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2 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"Pre's People"is a documentary film about America's legendary runner Steve Prefontaine, focusing on his roots in his hometown of Coos Bay, Oregon. Pre's childhood surroundings growing up in the blue-collar fishing and lumber town; training in the rugged southern Oregon coastal terrain of rain, hills and sand dunes was perhaps the foundation of his toughness and success. Pre won 113 out of 120 U.S. outdoor track races from 1967-1975. He set American...
7) The long run
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Sebastian Villeda is over it. Over his rep. Over his bros. Over being "Bash the Flash," fastest sprinter in South Jersey. His dad is gone, his mom is dead, and his stepfather is clueless. Bash has no idea what he wants out of life. Until he meets Sandro. Sandro Miceli is too nice for his own good. The middle child in an always-growing, always-screaming Italian family, Sandro walks around on a broken foot to not bother his busy parents. All he wants...
8) Patina
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Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 2
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English
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"A newbie to the track team, Patina "Patty" Jones must learn to rely on her family and teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons"--
12) Lu
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Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 4
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
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218 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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"Lu knows he can lead Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and the team to victory at the championships, but it might not be as easy as it seems. Suddenly, there are hurdles in Lu's way--literally and not-so-literally--and Lu needs to figure out, fast, what winning the gold really means"--
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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. In May 2017, journalist Matt Hart received a USB drive containing a single file-a 4.7-megabyte PDF named "Tic Toc, Tic Toc. . . ." He quickly realized he was in possession of a stolen report prepared a year earlier by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for...
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"The uplifting true story of Minda Dentler, the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the Ironman World Championship triathlon. Minda Dentler made history when she became the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the world's toughest triathlon, using only her arms to finish a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and 26.2 mile marathon. But the journey there wasn't easy. Minda was paralyzed as an infant in India after contracting polio, and...
15) Funny Races
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The children in this story are enjoying some funny races. They have to run from the starting line to the end line. They don't mind whether they win or not — they just want to have fun. Look at all the smiles!"
16) Discovering High School Cross Country: A Comprehensive Guide for the High School Distance Runner
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For coaches and young runners alike, "Discovering High School Cross Country" is a comprehensive guide for finding success in long distance running. Drawn from more than 40 years of experience as a highly successful distance runner and coach, Coach Kyle Rankin shares his thoughts and offers guidance on a variety of training and racing principles and strategies.
Whether you're already an elite runner or just getting started, Coach Rankin presents...
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"When above-the-knee amputees walk, we generate seven to nine times the force of our body weight right into the point where the prosthesis meets our residual leg. For me, that's almost 1,500 pounds slamming into that socket."
For any amputee, learning to walk with a prosthetic leg is a painful, grueling ordeal. Soon after army medic Kortney Clemons, who lost his right leg to a roadside bomb in Baghdad, began the process, he had more than walking...
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With this book you can harness your abilities to acheive jumping and throwing success! Let two ationally acclaimed coaches show you:
Proper techniques
Special drills to help you readch your full potential
How to incorporate weightlifting into your ear-round program
Plymetrics
Plus tips on nutrition, coaching, workouts and more!
19) Death grip
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"Angela Richman, Chouteau County death investigator, finds herself deep in the Missouri woods on a perfect spring day. But there is nothing idyllic about her grim walk - a body has been discovered in a muddy creek, and Detective Jace Budewitz wants Angela on the scene.Terri Gibbons, the popular Forest High track star who went missing eight months ago, has been found strangled. Could a message found in Terri's shoe hold the key to catching her killer?...
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Run on your new legs volume 5
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022-
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volumes : chiefly black and white illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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After the loss of his left leg, Kikuzato's dream of becoming the ace striker on the high school soccer team comes to an end... permanently. But endings are always followed by beginnings -- and so, with a prosthetic leg, Kikuzato finds a new dream. He's going to become a track star and win gold at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. A sixty-meter race in Shibuya is only the first step...
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