Bob Bartling and several like-minded people founded the Prairie Striders Running Club in 1969 to promote running, fellowship, and health. Bob began collecting books and magazines related to running and track and field, and by 1978, the Prairie Striders Running Club Library was established. It includes 636 volumes of books, about 5,000 periodicals and newsletters, and has the results of 16 annual races. The collection is so complete that even the editors of Runner’s World contact Bob for articles.
The Prairie Striders Library was housed in the basement of Bartling’s store for many years. The library moved to another location in downtown Brookings before finding a permanent home in the H.M. Briggs Library in June 2015. It is currently housed in the compact shelving on the lower level of the library.
This Book Gallery highlights the collection housed at the H.M. Briggs Library
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Runner's World Quarterly: Official Publication Runner's World Road Club.
Runner's World Running Club
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Coaching Young Athletes
Martens Rainer
"Coaching Young Athletes" was written by four of America's top sport scientists for novice coaches in children's sport settings. This guide introduces and explains the basics of coaching, such as coaching philosophy, sport psychology, sport pedagogy, sport physiology, sports medicine, parent management, and sport law. Also, "Coaching Young Athletes" aims to help coaches develop a coaching philosophy; improve personal communication skills; understand and use psychological skills; teach skills effectively; prevent, treat, and rehabilitate sport injuries; and understand the legal responsibilities of a coach.
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Indian Running
Peter Nabokov
Indian Running is an eyewitness account of the 6-day, Taos, N.M., to Second Mesa, Hopi, Ariz., 1980 Tricentennial Run commemorating the Pueblo Indian Revolt. The book describes many Indian running traditions and includes historical photos and 1980 photos by Karl Kernberger. Anthropologist Nabokov's books include "Two Leggings: The Making of a Crow Warrior and "Native American Testimony.
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Running Records by Age
National Running Data Center
"U.S. single age records as of ... 100 meters to 100 miles, track and road, men and women, all ages."
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The Jumps: Contemporary Theory, Technique, and Training
Jess Jarver
Contemporary Theory, Technique and Training, Jess Jarver, ed. 32 articles from the recent literature on the four jumping events: high jump, long jump, triple jump and pole vault. Must reading for the coach and serious athlete. Illustrated, with all-new articles.
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Track and Field Coaching Manual: Coaching Techniques and Guidelines Formulated by the Athletics Congress' Olympic Development Committee
Vern Gambetta
Basic exercise physiology / Phil Henson -- Basic biomechanics / Tom Ecker -- Flexibility for track and field / Bob Lawson -- Strength Development Paul Ward & Vern Gambetta -- The use of talent predictive factors in the selection of track and field athletes / Ken Foreman -- Planning a training program / Vern Gambetta -- Planning and administering a home track meet / Bob Covey -- Fundamental mechanics of running and hurdling / Fred Wilt -- Sprinting: techniques and fundamentals / Brooks Johnson -- 400 meter hurdles / Ken Gibson and Vern Gambetta -- Relays / Mel Rosen and Jim Bush -- General principles for middle, steeplechase and long distance runners / Roy Griak -- Fundamentals mechanics of throwing / Tom Ecker -- The shot put / Phil Delavan, Tom Pagani, and Tom Tellez -- The discus / Paul Ward -- The Javelin throw / Ken Shannon, C. Harmon Brown and Janis Donins -- The hammer throw / Stewart Togher -- Fundamental mechanics of jumping / Jim Hay -- The long jump / Bob Teel -- The triple jump / Steve Simmons and Dean Hayes -- The flop high jump / Don Chu and Sue Humphrey -- The straddle high jump / Frank Costello -- Pole vaulting / Guy Kochel -- Multi-events: the decathlon-heptathlon / Sam Adams and Vern Gambetta -- Racewalking / Bob Kitchen.
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U.S. Marathoners
National Running Data Center
Lists every reported marathon finish during 1980 by U.S. citizens on certified courses.
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How to Doctor your Feet Without the Doctor
Myles Schneider
Foot & Ankle Care You do not need to know anything about medicine to be able to use this guide. The whole idea is to help you get relief from your foot and ankle problems. This is a “first place to look book” which will allow you to safely and often effectively deal with a problem. It could save you going to the doctor, but it will also alert you when it is indeed necessary to visit one. Not all conditions can be self-treated. Read all instructions carefully.
