running

Quenton Cassidy, a collegiate runner, is nearing his goal of running a four-minute mile when the Vietnam War begins. He becomes involved in an athletes' protest of the war and is suspended from his track team. With the help of Bruce Denton, a former Olympic gold medalist, Cassidy gives up everything to train for the race of his life.

A guide to running for women that discusses the principles of training, racing, marathons, motivation, diet, weight loss, body image issues, and other related topics.

Provides advice on various aspects of running, discussing how to get started, nutrition, injury prevention, special considerations for women runners, building strength and speed, motivation, cross-training, and marathons.

A boy runs so fast that he imagines himself to be a rabbit, a bobcat, a horse, and a cheetah.

A Kenyan girl runs past the thatch-covered homes in her village, up the hillside, through the grassland, by the water hole, on her way to school.

An Australian sheep rancher who eats pumpkins for energy enters a race from Melbourne to Sydney, despite people laughing at his eccentricities.

Thirteen-year-old Theo, overweight and out of shape, finds that with his friend's support he just might be able to run in the race to raise money to help cancer patients like his aunt.

Fourteen-year-old Billy improves his running and his life when he joins the track team.

In her diary Ebonee Rose records her passion for running, her desire to be like the great African-American women athletes who have come before her, and her preparations for the All-City Meet.

Tired of being obese and reeling from his father's recent stroke, thirteen-year-old Bennett joins the cross country team to find out if there is more to life than French fries.