Second Wind
eBook - ePub

Second Wind

The Rise of the Ageless Athlete

  1. 216 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Second Wind

The Rise of the Ageless Athlete

About this book

Meet and learn why older men and women are passionate about fitness and athletics:
  • Don McNelly has completed more than 150 marathons after the age of 80.
  • Philippa Raschker has dedicated her life to track and was edged out for the Sullivan Award by swimmer Michael Phelps.
  • Clarence Bass, in his 70s, has the polished physique of a man 50 years younger.
Second Wind: The Rise of the Ageless Athlete is an absorbing account of a growing subculture of Americans who are challenging the notion of what it means to grow old. Visit the book's Web site at www.SecondWindAthlete.com. Contents Prologue: Sprinting Into Midlife 1. From Bench to Bench Press 2. The Comeback 3. Older and Faster 4. American Birkenbeiner 5. Fabulous Abs 6. I Want to Be a Winner 7. A Runner's Heart 8. Ironwoman 9. Streakers 10. Swimming Against the Tide 11. Racing Across America 12. Marathon Man Epilogue: Ageless Role Models

Information

Publisher
Human Kinetics
Year
2009
Print ISBN
9780736074919
eBook ISBN
9781492584100
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Geriatrics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Prologue: Sprinting Into Midlife
  6. Part I Starting Out
  7. Chapter 1 From the Bench to the Bench Press
  8. Chapter 2 The Comeback
  9. Chapter 3 Older and Faster
  10. Chapter 4 The American Birkebeiner
  11. Part II Defying Age
  12. Chapter 5 Fabulous Abs
  13. Chapter 6 I Want to Be a Winner
  14. Chapter 7 A Runner’s Heart
  15. Chapter 8 Ironwoman
  16. Part III The Long Haul
  17. Chapter 9 Streakers
  18. Chapter 10 Swimming Against the Tide
  19. Chapter 11 Racing Across America
  20. Chapter 12 Marathon Man
  21. Epilogue: Ageless Role Models
  22. Appendix: Official USRSA Streak Registries
  23. References and Bibliography
  24. About the Author

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