running races

Refers to famous performances while presenting an overview of the Olympic track events and providing information on how athletes train, qualify for, and participate in the games.

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.

Sixteen-year-old Atalanta, abandoned as an infant, has grown into a renowned archer, and the fastest mortal in the land, so when her father issues her an ultimatum that she must marry and produec an heir, she counters with the condition the one she marries must beat her in a footrace.

Mary-Kate and Ashley don their detective hats to help Casey Bailey prove she did not cheat to win the Easter egg race in the park.

Runner and writer Joe Henderson shares what he has learned about running over the past twenty-five years and offers strategies to help boost motivation, performance, and enjoyment as a runner.

Describes what happens to the human body while running a race and provides tips for technique in such areas as warming up, breathing, and recovering from the race.

Mouse journalist Geronimo Stilton is accidentally registered to participate in the Mouse Island Marathon. He relies on friends and family to help him train for and survive the event. Includes a list of tips from Geronimo for people training for their own marathons.

The author describes his work with Caballo Blanco, an outsider who befriended the Tarahumara Indians, in which the two men organized a running event between the tribesmen, who are considered to have superhuman running abilities, and Americans, including a ultramarathoner, a surfer, and others; and includes facts about techniques and the history of running.

Diego participates in a race with rain forest animals.

In this modern version of Greek mythology, Hades, King of the Underworld, tells the true story of Atalanta, the foot race, and the golden apples.