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"A compelling resource for sports enthusiasts, Jesse Owens: A Life in American History places the life and athletic accomplishments of Jesse Owens within the context of race and American history in the early 20th century"-- "The year 2020 marks the 40th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest track and field athletes in intercollegiate and Olympic history. This book examines Jesse Owens' upbringing, religious and spiritual life, and collegiate years and includes an examination of race, politics, and Nazi Germany as a backdrop to the 1936 Olympics. It also considers Owens' personal economic hardships after his triumph at the Olympic Games, his death, and his legacy. This biography series title will appeal to general readers, history buffs, and sports enthusiasts. Chapters are organized around the major developments in Jesse Owens' life, from his birth in Oakville, Alabama in 1913 to his death in Tucson, Arizona in 1980, and all of his groundbreaking athletic achievements in between. Primary source documents, sidebars, a timeline, and a bibliography provide valuable additional information for readers. The final chapter, "Why Jesse Owens Matters," explores his cultural and historical significance"--

African American track and field athletes --- African Americans --- Olympics --- Racism --- Sports --- Track and field athletes --- Civil rights --- History --- Records. --- History. --- Owens, Jesse, --- National Collegiate Athletic Association --- Ohio State University --- Olympic Games

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Marathon running --- Running races. --- Training. --- Running races --- atletiek: training --- lange-afstandslopen --- Training --- Physical education and training --- Foot races --- Footraces --- Races, Running --- Runs (Running races) --- Racing --- Track and field

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Offers a state of the art overview of running in diverse sports combining basic and practical aspects, examines biomechanical, physiological and training specificities, injury epidemiology and preventive measures, appeals to sports physicians, orthopaedic surgeons, trainers, coaches, fellows, researchers and athletes

Runners (Sports) --- Running injuries --- Prevention. --- Running --- Sports injuries --- Track and field athletes --- Wounds and injuries --- Accidents and injuries --- Corredors (Esports) --- Lesions esportives

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Rachel Toor was a bookish egghead who ran only to catch a bus. How such an unlikely athlete became a runner of ultramarathons is the story of Personal Record, an exhilarating meditation on the making, and the minutiae, of a runner's life. The food, the clothes, the races, the injuries, the watch (and Toor loves her watch) are all essential to the runner, as readers discover here, and discover why.

Marathon. --- Marathon running -- Training. --- Marathon running. --- Women runners. --- Marathon running --- Women runners --- Social Sciences --- Recreation & Sports --- Training --- Training. --- Marathoning (Running) --- Running, Marathon --- Physical education and training --- Runners (Sports) --- Women track and field athletes --- Long-distance running --- Running races