marathon running

Geronimo's friends and family help him get into shape for the big race after he is accidentally signed up for the Mouse Island Marathon. Includes tips for becoming a fit athlete and being a good sport.

Guides marathon runners to better results, discussing such topics as running and non-running training methods, nutrition, preparation for race day, running two marathons within a few months of each other, and finding time and energy for training while working; and also includes day-by-day, goal-structured training schedules.

Presents profiles of five marathon runners who have contributed to the increased interest in this long distance event.

A biography of the skydiver whose brief career with the Army Golden Knights ended when his parachutes failed to open and he slammed into the ground at eighty-five miles per hour.

Discusses training for and competing in a marathon--for beginners and experienced competitors.

Examines the world of exceptionally long running races and the athletes who run them.

Tom "Babe" Levy, a man who aspires to be a top marathon runner and an ace historian, instead becomes entangled in a plot to avenge two former Nazi war criminals.

Retells the legend of Pheidippides, a young Athenian in ancient Greece who ran nearly three hundred miles in just a few days on behalf of the Greek army, as well as fighting in a major battle, and whose heroic actions are commemorated in modern-day marathons.

Following his escape from the zoo, Albert Bear encounters a series of mishaps and finally finds himself running in a marathon.