Racing the Antelope What Animals Can Teach Us about Running and Life

Name: Racing the Antelope What Animals Can Teach Us about Running and Life
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ISBN: 9780060199210

ISBN-10: 0060199210

ISBN-13: 9780060199210

Edition: 2001

Authors: Bernd Heinrich

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Record breaking runner Heinrich trained by observing how animals are built for stamina and speed. He explores the race as metaphor for life, and makes comparisons between animal and human movement and behavior.

Book details

List price: $23.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 4/24/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.01" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Bernd Heinrich is Professor Emeritus of Biology at the University of Vermont. He has written several memoirs of his life in science and nature, including One Manï¿½e(tm)s Owl, and Ravens in Winter. Bumblebee Economics was twice a nominee for the American Book Award in Science, and A Year in the Maine Woods won the 1995 Rutstrum Authorsï¿½e(tm) Award for Literary Excellence.



Acknowledgments


Prologue



Wind-in-the-Face Warm-Up



Ancient Runners and Us



Start of the Race



Back to the Beginning



High School Cross-Country



College Cauldron



How to Reduce an Insect's Flight Endurance



Ultramarathoners in the Sky



The Antelope's Running Prowess



The Camel's Keys to Ultraendurance



Athletic Frogs



To Run on Two (or More) Legs



Evolution of Intelligent Running Ape People



Running Like Dogs and Cats



The Fitness of Being Out of Shape



Diet



Racing Fuel



Training for the Race



Final Preparations



The Race


Epilogue


References


Index