Začínáte běhat a neradi byste skončili hned po týdnu? Chcete se vyhnout nejčastějším chybám, které odradí většinu začátečníků? Rádi byste běháním zhubli a hledáte tréninkový plán na míru vašim zkušenostem, věku i kondici? Nevíte, jaké vybavení se opravdu vyplatí...
"Bill Bryson on two wheels". (Independent). Scaling a new peak of rash over-ambition, Tim Moore tackles the 9,000km route of the old Iron Curtain on a tiny-wheeled, two-geared East German shopping bike. Asking for trouble and getting it, he sets off at the...
Push until it hurts, then push some more Even by the standards of a sport that requires enormous stamina and capacity for suffering, Jens Voigt is in a class on his own. Beloved by cycling fans for his madcap one-man breakaways as much as his sense of humour...
Like no other cycling book, from no other rider - Britain's Rio 2016 Olympic cycling star shares his unique take on the world of cycling Sit back or saddle up as double Olympic gold medallist and multiple world champion Geraint Thomas gives you a warts and...
When Chris McDougall stumbled across the story of Churchill's 'dirty tricksters', a motley crew of English poets and academics who helped resist the Nazi invasion of Crete, he knew he was on the track of something special. To beat the odds, the tricksters-starving,...
All sports have their quirks and rituals, but cycling has more than most. As the inexorable rise of the bicycle continues, many casual cyclists are moving into a more serious brand of cycling - riding in road races, groups or cycle clubs. And stumbling straight...
Specifická odrůda lenocha obecného je lemrochod. Ten proti své silně vyvinuté slabé vůli jednoho dne zjistil, že jeho zrychlení z lehu na gauči na sto metrů běhu je nižší než čtyři týdny. Vnitřního lemrochoda má v sobě každý a rozběhat jej můžete bez ohledu...
Možná už běháte a chybí vám parťák. Možná zvažujete, že začnete běhat, a že byste sem tam někdy s sebou vzali svého psa. Možná máte psa, kterému už přestává svědčit každodenní gaučink… Prostě – pokud chcete běhat a sportovat se svým psem, sáhněte po této knize....
Hrdinství, pády, rychlost, sebezapření, doping, kopce, cílové rovinky, úžasná krajina, skvělá atmosféra a jedno neuvěřitelné dobrodružství – to je Tour de France. Sportovní redaktorka Lidewey van Noordová sleduje trasu závodu a v jednadvaceti kapitolách vypráví...
V době, kdy jsem běhala ultramaratony mě přátelé často zahrnovali otázkami: Nejsi blázen? Jak můžeš tak dlouho běžet? Není to nuda? Na co při tom myslíš? Jak se přinutíš běžet? Moje kniha na většinu z těchto otázek odpovídá. Popravdě běh je jedno velké dobrodružství....
50 profiles of some of the cycling world's most colourful characters. Every day, more and more people are getting into cycling. Whilst this may be a good way to reduce the nation's obesity problems and save the planet at the same time, it's bad news for anyone...
Tap into a powerful mind-body connection to optimize performance and boost happiness-on and off the running trails. What if the key to improving your running, shaping your body, and boosting your happiness was all in your mind? In Mindful Running, lifelong...
We all know how a long walk, a slow jog or a brisk run can free our minds to wander, and give us a powerful uplifting feeling. Some call it the 'runner's high', others put it down to endorphins. But what if we could channel that energy and use it to make positive...
When Lance Armstrong fought back from life-threatening cancer to win the 1999 Tour de France - the so-called 'Tour of Renewal' - it seemed almost too good to be true. It was. Sunday Times journalist David Walsh was one of a small group who was prepared to raise...
Riding as fast as you could for as long as you could was the main tactic in the early days of road racing when Grand Tours could be won by hours. Now a minute’s delay thanks to a puncture could ruin a rider’s chances over a three-week race and the sport is...
WINNER OF THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARD FOR NEW WRITER OF THE YEAR 2016 Two Hours by Ed Caesar - the quest to run the impossible marathon, by the acclaimed writer with inside access to Nike's #Breaking2 project 'The marathon tethers runners to their own personal...
What is it really like to be a racer? What is it like to be swept along at 60kmh in the middle of the pack? What happens to the body during a high-speed chute? What tactics must teams employ to win the day, the jersey, the grand tour? What sacrifices must a...
Mindful Thoughts for Runners explores the ways in which running offers us an opportunity to deepen our levels of awareness, lifting our souls as well as our endorphin levels! Part of the Mindful Thoughts series, this beautifully illustrated little book meditates...