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Marathon running Fiction Myocardial infarction Patients Fiction Runners (Sports) United States Biography Sisters Fiction United States Women Biography Women runners Women runners Fiction Women runners United States Biography Women runners United States Biography Juvenile literatureFleshman, Lauren
Summary: "Fueled by her years as an elite runner and advocate for women in sports, Lauren Fleshman offers her inspiring personal story and a rallying cry for reform of a sports landscape that is failing young female athletes. Lauren Fleshman has grown up in the world of running: one of the most decorated collegiate athletes of all time and a national champion as a pro, she was a major face of women's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2023
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Summary: Describes how after winning the 1928 Olympics, Betty Robinson survived a plane crash and disabling injuries that she overcame to win the gold medal again during the 1936 Olympics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROBKastor, Deena
Summary: "From an Olympic medalist runner and the record-holder in the women's marathon and half-marathon, a lyrical, inspirational memoir on how harnessing the power of the mind can unlock hidden potential. Deena Kastor was a star youth runner with tremendous promise, yet her career almost ended after college. Her competitive method--run as hard as possible, all the time--brought her to the brink of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Archetype 2018
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Summary: A biography of Wilma Rudolph, an African-American who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track during a single Olympics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace & Company 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 468 KRUCabot, Belen Medina
Summary: "From the copper canyons of Mexico her swift footsteps echo. Clip clap, clip clap. Experience a 60-mile run with indigenous athlete Lorena Ramirez, who captured the world's attention when she won an ultramarathon in Mexico wearing a skirt and rubber sandals-the traditional clothes of the Rarámuri, "the light-footed people.""--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: "Kara Goucher grew up with Olympic dreams. She excelled at running from a young age, and though she was confronted with serious challenges including the death of her father and struggles with disordered eating, her prospects were bright. She won high school cross country championships in Minnesota, NCAA track and field championships at the University of Colorado, and when she graduated from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GOUCHER, KARA GOUSnyder, Carrie
Summary: "As a young runner, Aganetha Smart defied everyone's expectations to win a gold medal for Canada in the 1928 Olympics. It was a revolutionary victory, because this was the first Games in which women could compete in track events--and they did so despite opposition. But now Aganetha Smart is in a nursing home, and nobody realizes that the frail centenarian was once a bold pioneer"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SNYPappas, Alexi
Summary: "When Alexi Pappas was four years old, her mother committed suicide, drastically altering the course of Pappas's life and setting her on a perpetual search for female role models. When her father started signing her up for sports teams as a way to keep his bereaved daughter busy, female athletes became some of the first women Pappas looked up to, and she became a girl with a goal: to be an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Dial Press 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harperluxe 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC FREFavor Hamilton, Suzy.
Summary: A former Olympic athlete and high-end escort reveals her struggles with manic depression, exploring how mental illness both drove her competitively and painfully challenged her personal life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow Publishers 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FAVOR HAMILTON, SUZY FAVDelinsky, Barbara.
Summary: Molly has always lived in her sister's shadow and her feelings for her sister have run the gamut. But when her sister, a world-class runner, suffers a heart attack and does not regain consciousness, Molly must make the tough decisions in a role that will destroy some of her most cherished beliefs about the sister she thought she knew.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DELMcLaughlin, Sydney
Summary: The two-time Olympic gold medalist shares her life story and how she overcame her pursuit of perfection and people-pleasing through her deep Christian faith while offering readers guidance on pushing past perceived limits and overcoming challenges.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2024
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Summary: "The inspiring and irresistible true story of the women who broke barriers and finish-line ribbons in pursuit of Olympic Gold When Betty Robinson assumed the starting position at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, she was participating in what was onlyher fourth-ever organized track meet. She crossed the finish line as a gold medalist and the fastest woman in the world. This improbable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MONCatozzella, Giuseppe
Summary: Based on a remarkable true story, an unforgettable Somali girl risks her life on the migrant journey to Europe to run in the Olympic Games At eight years of age, Samia lives to run. She shares her dream with her best friend and neighbor, Ali, who appoints himself her "professional coach." Eight-year-old Ali trains her, times her, and pushes her to achieve her goals. For both children, Samia's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2016
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Summary: Molly has always lived in her sister's shadow and her feelings for her sister have run the gamut. But when her sister, a world-class runner, suffers a heart attack and does not regain consciousness, Molly must make the tough decisions in a role that will destroy some of her most cherished beliefs about the sister she thought she knew.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC DELHalnon, Emily
Summary: "When Emily Halnon lost her beloved mother to a rare uterine cancer at just sixty-six years old, she wanted to do something monumental to honor the person her mother had been: adventurous, courageous, inspiring. Emily's mom had taken up running in her late forties; she ran her first marathon at fifty. She learned to swim at sixty so she could do triathlons, and she lived through a grim...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: One woman is about to discover everything she believes--knows--to be true about her life...isn't. After hitting her head, Lucy Sparks awakens in the hospital to a shocking revelation: the man she's known and loved for years--the man she recently married--is not actually her husband. In fact, they haven't even spoken since their breakup four years earlier. The happily-ever-after she remembers in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Park Row Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BROGracey, Neely Spence
Summary: "This book is a comprehensive guide for intermediate- to advanced-level women runners on how to set goals, then build a system of daily habits and small steps to achieve them. The book will cover female-centric topics such as common nutrition needs, exercises and stretches that help the body get stronger and recover better, and training plans that can be used for various distances and purposes"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Human Kinetics 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 796.42 GRAArmstrong, Kristin.
Summary: "Built on the success of her popular blog on RunnersWorld.com, Kristin Armstrong"s new book is an intensely personal look at how running creates a special sense of community for the women who participate, and how it has helped her and many others mark the milestones of their lives. Each of the 26 chapters (the .2 is the epilogue) is dedicated to a specific theme, such as Friendship, Gratitude,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 796.4208 ARMChaffee, Kim
Summary: "Kathrine Switzer changed the world of running. This narrative biography follows Kathrine from running laps as a girl in her backyard to becoming the first woman to run the Boston Marathon with official race numbers in 1967. Her inspirational true story is for anyone willing to challenge the rules. The compelling collage art adds to the kinetic action of the story. With tension and heart, this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Kids 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SWISemenya, Caster
Summary: In this memoir for young readers, Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya reflects on her groundbreaking career and her fight for identity in professional sports.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Young Readers 2024
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 921 SEMToor, Rachel.
Contents: The body -- Reasons not to run -- The routes -- One runner's beginnings -- The closet -- The coach -- The magazine rack -- Ride and ties -- Weekend mornings -- The first marathon -- Speed goggles -- The fast young man -- Boston -- Becoming a marathoner -- Racing -- The western state -- Injuries -- Ultras -- The watch -- The coach -- The fuel -- On the road -- The hospital -- Pacing -- The break...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.42 TOOAlnes, Jacqueline
Summary: "Jacqueline Alnes was a Division One runner during her freshman year of college, but her season was cut short by a series of inexplicable neurological symptoms. What started with a cough, escalated to Alnes collapsing on the track and experiencing months of unremembered episodes that stole her ability to walk and speak. Two years after quitting the team to heal, Alnes's symptoms returned with a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Melville House Publishing 2024
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Summary: Like all sisters, Molly and Robin Snow share a deep bond that sustains them through good times and bad. In the prime of their lives, their careers are flourishing when Molly receives the shocking news that Robin has suffered a massive heart attack, and the prognosis is grim. At the hospital, the Snow family is informed that Robin may never regain consciousness again. As the family struggles to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2009