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Running Mania
Myths, anecdotes, icons,
personalities that make this
discipline acclaimed
worldwide
The greatest champions – from the Greek Philippides,
to the American hero Steve Prefontaine up to the
impressive Ethiopian and Kenyan schools –, cult films
such as Marathon Man, Chariots of Fire or Forrest
Gump, by way of the legendary races such as those of
the Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc or the Great Wall of China
Marathon, not forgetting the essential shoes and accessories, the running stars, the playlist for running well …
Running Mania plunges you into the world of running
through a vast panorama presenting all of its imagery,
icons, symbols and legends.
THE AUTHORs
Mathieu Le Maux
SELLING POINTS
• Aimed at both men and women
• A very popular topic
• A multitude of fun and enlightening
angles
Mathieu Le Maux is head sports writer at GQ magazine. He
regularly contributes to BeInSport. His key disciplines are
running and football.
Nicolas Gardon
Nicolas Gardon, after having worked at Libération,
L’Expansion and Bayard Presse, has been a journalist at
Jogging International since February 2013.
SPECIFICATIONS
Format200 x 250 mm or 240 x 300 mm
Number of pages256 pp
Approx. 30,000 words
Price 25 / 30 €
Release fall 2016
Rights available all
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contenTS
Training
• From jogging to marathon, how to start
training and how to progress?
• Do you talk “running”?
• What is a training plan?
• Objective marathon: the 20 commandments
of the «invisible» training
• Preparing to run in altitude or in hot weather
• Stretching after training
• Nutrition to be fit
• Running for children
Techniques
• Shoes for trails
• Major shoe brands
• Outfits and extreme climates
• Mountain trail held
• High-tech gadgets
• The different clothes layers
• eRunning is not the future
Races
• The history of marathon
• Marathons from around the world
• Cross Country, Steeple Chase Races or trails
(urban, ultra, vertical ...)
• The Mont-Blanc Ultra Trail marathon
• Ekiden : the race from Kyoto to Tokyo
Portraits
• Which rider are you : casual, competitor,
corporate, on carpets ?
• Steve Prefontaine, American prodigy died
while being 24
• Haile Gebresélassi
• Kathrin Switzer
• Grete Waitz
• Paula Radcliffe
Lifestyle
• Worship movie scenes: Marathon Man, Rocky,
The Chariots of Fire, Forest Gump...
• Fun races: the Color Run, the Spartan Race,
the Mud Day, la Zombie Run, the Wings for
Life World Run...
• Figure Running:
• Joggling: between jogging and juggling
• When the champions have style: Joana
Benoit and his hat, Frank Shorter and his
striped shorts, Anton Krupicka shirtless, Emil
Zatopek and his jersey bra ...
• Music and Running
• Celebrities and running: Pamela Andresson,
Georges W Bush, Bruce Sillis, Oprah Winfrey...
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