The Elements of Effort: Reflection on the Art of Science and Running
Author: John Jerom
All runners, from beginners to Olympians, will delight in this luminous compendium of wisdom wrought from many years of running. Applying his clear vision and wry wit to a smorgasbord of running-related topics, including stretching, dancing, bugs, falling, spaghetti, sweat, and the food police, John Jerome shares his contagious passion for the most basic of sports. Stripping the art of running down to its barest elements, he takes readers and runners with him on a joyous journey -- a run that revels in a profound affection and respect for the single sport that is as pure and simple as it is infinitely complex.
Kick!
This book is simply a delight....This is a book every runner should have in her or his gym bagfor both motivation and rumination reading a page or two before your daily run will put an extra spring in your step and get you contemplating the reasons that you run.
Kick!
This book is simply a delight....This is a book every runner should have in her or his gym bag, for both motivation and rumination reading a page or two before your daily run will put an extra spring in your step and get you contemplating the reasons that you run.
Table of Contents:
CONTENTSIntroduction
WINTER
Gifts Blah Running vs. Training Pointlessness Patience The Web The Other Half Efficiency Cold First Principles Child's Play Happiness Going Long, Getting Longer Information Listening to the Man Getting off Your Own Back Warming Up, Cooling Down Belief Systems Dancing with Fatigue Road Thoughts Shivering The Physiology of Confidence Rain in the Face Twenty-One Days from Now Rescue Readiness Letting Fly Wallet Protection, Part I Going Orthopedic Going Systemic Two Cultures Falling Whining Iliotibial Band Syndrome Dancing Sharpening
SPRING
Mariah Beginnings Grace Mechanics Wear-Dated Madness Callousness Taking a Break Pieces World Peace Gravity Deep Recreation The Heart of a Runner Inhale, Exhale Lengthening Antifreeze The Quiet Body Panaceas The W-Word Check It Out Relaxations Going Outdoors Cutting Apexes It's the Law Indoor Thinking Dissociation Proprioception Kettles and Pots Functionality Moods, Part I Virtual Realities Toleration Good News, Bad News The Suit of Lead Rhythmics The Interior Life Maintenance Adversaries Stride Length Ballistics Brains Taking Your Time
SUMMER
Bugs Touch So What?
The Elixir of Excellence Records Watering Up, Watering Down The Easiest Way Where the Walls Are Pumps The Annals of Spaghetti, Part I Energy Budgets When Fatigue Helps The Inclinometer The Glories of Muscle In Praise of Soreness Sinew Finishing When Silence Is Dangerous Molecular Theory Like the Wind A Penny Saved Tone Muscle "Pulls"
The Break-Over Point The Application of Pain Obsession -- and Other Perfumes Moods, Part II Us Weaklings Moans and Groans More Budgeting Stupidities Heart Gimme a BreakBellies Bored Horses Willpower-and Glycogen N = 1 Healing Wallet Protection, Part II Ignore at Your Peril Now Stale
FALL
Hunter-Gatherers On Taking a Little Off Repetitive Motion Volume Old Cats Running to Run Unified Field Theory Balance Big Veins Laws to Live By Waves Perceived Effort On Becoming Green Examining the Data Fashion Statement Putting It Back Take That, Pain For Fun Problem-Solving Pooped Discernment The Official Word Goofing Off Working at Play, Playing at Work Sugarplums The Annals of Spaghetti, Part II Objective vs. Subjective Eating Invulnerability Your Choice Choosing Your Pace
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Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Anti-Aging Remedies
Author: John Heinerman
Erase hundreds of effects of aging with proven remedies from best-selling author and medical anthropologist Dr. John Heinerman. Scores of effective, all-natural treatments and techniques from all over the world relieve and even reverse conditions like arthritis, stooped posture, impotence, expanding waistlines, and even gray hair. Natural, gentle, and proven remedies will turn back the clock for rejuvenated health, energy, and vitality. And they're safe, inexpensive, and found in the fruits, vegetables, and herbs sections of local supermarkets, health-food stores, and backyard gardens. Recapture the vim and vitality of five, ten, or 20 years ago with Dr. John Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Anti-Aging Remedies and begin feeling and looking younger today.
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