Running & Athletics

Sport has always been an integral part of life at UNSW. Since 1949, when the university was formed, and the beginning of the Sports Association that quickly followed, sporting clubs have played a crucial role in shaping the identity of the rapidly growing university. Whether played socially or at an elite level, sport has enriched the lives of thousands of...

With his sixtieth birthday looming, Colin Renton decides that it's time to escape office life and focus on achieving some of his unfulfilled goals. He embarks on a year-long adventure that takes him from the busy streets of Edinburgh to the traffic-free roads, sodden fields, and dusty paths of Europe's winemaking regions. He laces up his running shoes and joins...

Jenny Tough writes with the same talent, imagination, and sheer courage that she displays in her athletic endeavours. This book will broaden the horizons of all who venture between its covers. - Emily Chappell, author of Where There's a Will I love that SOLO is part-self help and part adventure story. Jenny shows us all that the journey to self-belief...

Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2021 Running away from your problems doesn't solve anything - but sometimes it's more fun than dealing with them. Elise was spending a lot of time crying on buses. She had just graduated from university; she had a shiny new flat, her first proper job, and a budding relationship...

Training for the Uphill Athlete translates theory into methodology to allow you to write your own training plans and coach yourself to endurance goals. Steve House, one of the best mountaineers, and his coach Scott Johnston, an Olympic-level cross-country ski coach, along with Kilian Jornet, the best endurance athlete at this time, present training principles for the multisport mountain athlete...

Whether running your first or fiftieth marathon, Marathoner is everything you need to know about running a marathon. This is your go-to, illustrated reference that breaks down the race from start to finish line and beyond. Marathoner is a celebration of running 26.2 miles and all the crazy, painful, shocking, and exhilarating moments that come along the way. Each of...

You might run for fitness. You might run for speed. But ultimately, running is about much more than the physical act itself. It is about the challenges we face in life, and how we measure up to them. It is about companionship, endurance, ambition, hope, conviction, determination, self-respect and inspiration. It is about how we choose to live our lives,...

Go behind the scenes with Eddie 'The Beast' Hall as we follow his incredible journey from World's Strongest Man to competing in 'The Heaviest Boxing Match in History' against his nemesis Hafthor 'Thor' Bjornsson. 'No human can visualise the impossible like this man' - Jason Statham THE BEAST In 2017, Eddie Hall became the World's Strongest Man. He was the...

This updated edition features a new introduction and an exclusive interview with long-distance runner Paula Radcliffe. It is the world's most iconic road race. It is twenty-six-point-two miles of iconic landmarks, cheers, tears, sweat, pain, courage, determination and inspiration. It is triumph over adversity on a colossal scale. It is the London Marathon - an event unlike any other. Running...

Jessica Ennis started out as an ordinary Sheffield schoolgirl, one that other young people can readily relate to. The daughter of a Jamaican painter-and-decorator from Sheffield and a social care worker from Derbyshire who had shown promise themselves at school athletics, she took the genes she was given and converted them into gold. Jessica has turned herself, by dint of...

Inspirational travel book covering the most incredible runs around the globe, from must-do marathons to laid-back 5 km runs around the park. Grab your trainers and get ready to run around the world. Take a loop around stunning Lake Bled, jog along a section of China's famous Great Wall, or tackle the historic Boston Marathon. Run celebrates 100 of the...

WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023 A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 Good for a Girl is a joyful love letter to the running life, a raw personal narrative of growth and change, and gives voice to the often-silent experience of the female athlete. Lauren Fleshman...

For runners and readers of Outcasts United and Running for My Life, the story of Julius Achon, the Ugandan boy soldier who became a world-class runner, then found his true calling as director of a charity that saves lives and inspires people every day. In the tradition of Uzodinma Iweala's Beasts of No Nation by way of Christopher McDougall's Born...

The remarkable true story of an unrivalled journey to recreate the greatest run in film history: 15,621 miles, five-times across the United States. ‘Rob Pope has made his name revelling in challenges that range from the unconventional to the extraordinary.’ BBC News Becoming Forrest is the incredible story of Englishman Rob Pope, a veterinarian who left his job in pursuit...

COMPETITION. PERFECTION. DESTRUCTION. ‘A tight, frightening story of friendship, rivalry and obsession, told in sparse and beautiful prose’ — Abigail Dean, author of Girl A ‘Brilliantly observed, beautifully written – it’s quite simply unforgettable’ — Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient and The Maidens A DANGEROUS OBSESSIONMartina wants to be the best gymnast in the world. But so does...

From world-renowned adventurer and bestselling author of The Art of Resilience and The World’s Fittest Book, comes the ultimate blueprint to building a bulletproof body. ‘He’s an animal’ — CHRIS HEMSWORTH ‘The inner workings of a sports science genius’ — EDDIE HALL, former World’s Strongest Man Ross Edgley has spent decades perfecting the principles and practice of extreme fitness to...

Running is an inexpensive, convenient, and increasingly popular sport, but some take it to the limit. From cold weather running in Alaska to the intense heat of the Sahara Marathon, a number of athletes choose to pit themselves against the elements. Extremes of environment, route, and geography are another challenge, from trails through dense jungle to soaring mountain ranges. The...

Explains the hard science that will help people of all abilities to run faster, endure for longer, and avoid injury. Science of Running goes further than any other running book to interrogate the muscle groups and bodily systems involved in being an effective runner, and shows how to apply insights gained to train for optimal performance. The book examines the...

Power your runs with recipes from Olympian Emma Coburn. Whether you're training for your first 6-mile run or preparing for your latest marathon, this sports nutrition guide will help you achieve your running goals! Get ready to power your runs with delicious recipes brought to you by Olympian Emma Coburn. Packed with nutritious, wholesome meals that will sustain you through...

At the heart of Born to Run lies a mysterious tribe of Mexican Indians, the Tarahumara, who live quietly in canyons and are reputed to be the best distance runners in the world; in 1993, one of them, aged 57, came first in a prestigious 100-mile race wearing a toga and sandals. A small group of the world's top ultra-runners...

Born to Run by Christopher McDougall is an enthralling exploration of the world of ultra-running and the secrets of endurance and performance buried deep in humanity's past. At the heart of this captivating narrative lies the Tarahumara, a reclusive tribe of Mexican Indians famed for their extraordinary ability to run vast distances with ease and joy. This tribe, who inhabit...