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44) Track star!
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Asks the reader to choose the path of the plot in a story about a student athlete and track star who has a critical decision to make which involves outside pressures on the outcome of the race.
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Running games for track & field and cross country is designed to use sound physiological and psychological principles that maximize running development. Coaches who want and need ideas to increase motivation will find many readily available to use activities. Many of the activities are team building activities that will increase team cohesiveness.
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In 1968, Wyomia Tyus became the first person ever to win gold medals in the 100-meter sprint in two consecutive Olympic Games, a feat that would not be repeated for twenty years or exceeded for almost fifty. Tigerbelle chronicles Tyus's journey from her childhood as the daughter of a tenant dairy farmer through her Olympic triumphs to her post-competition struggles to make a way for herself and other female athletes. Tigerbelle helps to fill the gap...
48) Rock bottom girl
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Downsized, broke, and dumped, 38-year-old Marley sneaks home to her childhood bedroom in the town she couldn't wait to escape twenty years ago. Not much has changed in Culpepper. The cool kids are still cool. Now they just own car dealerships and live in McMansions next door. Oh, and the whole town is still talking about that homecoming she ruined her senior year. Desperate for a new start, Marley accepts a temporary teaching position. Can the girl...
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It is track season and seventh-grader Marcus is struggling at the 400 meter distance and upset that his best friend Torry jokes about his slow times--so he is determined to build up enough strength to earn a place on the 4x400 meter relay at the upcoming track and field meet.
51) Wilma Rudolph
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A biography of the woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics.
52) Jesse Owens
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Describes the life of the sharecroppers' son who became an Olympic legend, and challenged Hitler's dream of Aryan superiority.
55) Chariots of fire
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The story, told in flashback, of two young British sprinters competing for fame in the 1924 Olympics. Eric, a devout Scottish missionary runs because he knows it must please God. Harold, the son of a newly rich Jew runs to prove his place in Cambridge society. In a warmup 100 meter race, Eric defeats Harold, who hires a pro trainer to prepare him. Eric, whose qualifying heat is scheduled for a Sunday, refuses to run despite pressure from the Olympic...
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Recounts the story of Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin, Germany. Draws on previously unpublished interviews and insights from the Owens family to provide a scrutiny of the events surrounding the controversial games ranging from the denial of two Jewish sprinters to compete for the U.S. to the friendship that developed between German broad jumper Luz Long and Owens.
58) Track attack
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Jazz is a born runner who loves being on the school's track team. Her biggest fan is her dad--and that is a problem. He gets over-involved in her training, talks too much to the coach, yells at the track ref, and cheers way too loudly during the meets. How can Jazz tell him to stay away from the track without hurting his feelings?
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Kikuzato is excited to continue training with his new custom running prosthesis, even though the worsening pandemic has forced schools to close. While the track and field club members need to find creative ways to train, Kikuzato also has to face being in close quarters with his father, who is now working from home.