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Second wind : the rise of the ageless athlete / Lee Bergquist.

Title: Second wind : the rise of the ageless athlete / Lee Bergquist.
Author: Bergquist, Lee.
Publication: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, c2009.

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Details

Description

ix, 203 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Summary

"Meet 18 masters athletes and learn why so many older men and women are passionate about fitness and athletics"--Page 4 of cover.

Subject

Physical fitness for older people > Anecdotes
Sports for older people > Anecdotes

Genre/Form

Anecdotes

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-197) and index.

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

Contents

Starting out -- From the bench to the bench press -- The comeback -- Older and faster -- The American Birkebeiner -- Defying age -- Fabulous abs -- I want to be a winner -- A runner's heart -- Ironwoman -- The long haul -- Streakers -- Swimming against the tide -- Racing across America -- Marathon man.

ISBN

9780736074919 (soft cover)
0736074910 (soft cover)

LCCN

^^2009006759