{"product_id":"amazing-racers-marc-bloom-9781643130798","title":"Amazing Racers: The Story of America's Greatest Running Team and Its Revolutionary Coach","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe inspiring, untold story about a group of remarkable athletes and their groundbreaking coach who live and train in startling ways--and are redefining running excellence in the United States.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat would one call taking teens with no evident running talent and putting them through breakneck training combined with mantras from the rock n' roll, techniques from Kenya, philosophy from Australia and turning them champions? Is it revolutionary? Or just plain crazy? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBill Aris has heard both, but one thing is indisputable. Everything Aris does with his runners--male and female--is new and extraordinary, and he has created a new American running dynasty. The runners of Fayetteville-Manlius High School, or F-M, have won the last nine out of ten national championships and have the best cumulative record in cross country history. F-M's domination has shocked the sport for its defiance of accepted running principles and limitations. One year, the girls defeated the 2nd-place team in the country by an average of 59 seconds per girl in a 5k race. Another year, the F-M girls' ran faster than their Kenyan counterparts, who had come to Oregon as a showcase. Across the country, top coaches all whisper, \"How do they do it?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom adopting long-forgotten Spartan creeds to focusing on teenaged developmental psychology and gender-blindness in training, \u003ci\u003eAmazing Racers \u003c\/i\u003eis a a must read for millions of runners and the millions more who strive for better performance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marc Bloom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 164313079X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643130798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019 pg. 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/06\/2019","brand":"Marc Bloom","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44078563098879,"sku":"9781643130798","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7c6bff1e-c333-41ed-b331-6cde391ab897.jpg?v=1685476238","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/amazing-racers-marc-bloom-9781643130798","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}