Fast After 50 is for every endurance athlete who wants to stay fast for years to come. For runners, cyclists, triathletes, swimmers, and cross-country skiers, getting older doesn't have to mean getting slower. Drawing from the most current research on aging and sports performance, Joe Friel--America's leading endurance sports coach--shows how athletes can race strong and stay healthy well past age 50. In his groundbreaking book Fast After 50, Friel...

"Told in rhyming text, a young African American girl learns to ride a bike, with the help of her father."--

"The wheels keep turning in Cycle City, and it's finally time for the annual Bicycle Bash where one and all can ride their bikes indoors. Etta's been specially invited by her Aunt Ellen to attend! But why does Aunt Ellen need a list of Etta's friends?"--Book jacket.

Three friends set out on a day hike to explore their local forest, intending to climb to the top of the hill, where they will plant a flag, read a poem, and release feathers into the wind. "The Hike is a plucky and sweet adventure story about three intrepid young female explorers set out to conquer the outdoors in their local forest. Here is the best and worst of any hike: from picnics to puffing and panting, deer-sighting to detours. This spirited...

Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah was born in Ghana with a deformed right leg but he beat incredible odds and became a hero after riding a bicycle across the nation, with only one leg. He helped bring political and social change to Ghana.

Bree just can not do it. The big bike jump is too big, too steep, and too scary. Is there any way for Bree to pedal through her fears?

"Biking from Oregon to Maine is no small feat, especially for two newly retired women who carry everything they need for three months, powered only by the strength of their legs and a desire for adventure. Alice Honeywell and Bobbi Montgomery invite readers to follow their ride by bicycle across the United States, as they face scorching sun, driving rain, buffeting winds, equipment failures, killer hills, wildfires, and even a plague of grasshoppers....

Explains the importance of being safe on a bicycle, whether alone or in a group, on the street or in a park, and points out specific things one can do to remain safe while cycling.

"Told in rhyming text, a young boy learns to swim in a pool with the example and encouragement of his family."--

"Countries go wrong, sometimes, and sometimes the luckier citizens of those countries have a chance to escape and seek refuge in another country--a country that might itself be in the process of going wrong. In the bustling indifference of an unnamed city, one such citizen finds himself trapped working for a company that makes its money dispatching an army of undocumented refugees to bring the well-off men and women of this confounding metropolis...