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 Complete Book of Running: Everything You Need to Know to Run for Fun, Fitness, and Competition
Amby Burfoot
The sport of running is ever changing, be it the shoes we wear or the goals we set, the training methods we use or the role models we emulate. But there is one constant: For 30 years, Runner's World magazine has been recognized worldwide as the leading authority on running. Now, the collective wisdom of some of the most savvy running writers and editors can be found in one book. Whether you are a beginner or veteran runner, here is advice-- both timeless and cutting edge-- guaranteed to maximize your performance and pleasure.
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World Record Breakers in Track & Field Athletics
Gerald Lawson
"World Record Breakers in Track & Field Athletics is a complete account of the sport’s all-time fastest, highest, and strongest performances. But the book is much more than a listing of dates and statistics; it’s a captivating look at the men and women who had the talent, training, skills, and will to make their marks in the sport. Bannister’s mile, Beamon’s long jump, and Joyner-Kersee’s heptathlon are but a few of the outstanding performers and performances captured so vividly through stories and hundreds of accompanying photographs. The book also selects and highlights its "Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalists," the three best athletes ever to compete in each event."
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American Women's Track and Field: A History, 1895 through 1980
Louise Tricard
n 1985 the Vassar College Athletic Association ignored the constraints placed on women athletes of that era and held its first-ever womens field day, featuring competition in five track and field events. Soon colleges across the country were offering women the opportunity to compete, and in 1922 the United States selected 22 women to compete in the Womens World Games in Paris. Upon their return, female physical educators severely criticized their efforts, decrying the evils of competition. Wilma Rudolphs triumphant Olympics in 1960 sparked renewed support for womens track and field in the United States. From 1922 to 1960, thousands of women competed, and won many gold medals, with little encouragement or recognition. This reference work provides a history, based on many interviews and meticulous research in primary source documents, of womens track and field, from its beginnings on the lawns of Vassar College in 1895, through 1980, when Title IX began to create a truly level playing field for men and women.
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Marathon
Jeff Galloway
Jeff Galloway's latest information on training for the marathon. You'll learn how to maximize fun and accomplishment while minimizing or eliminating over-fatigue and injury. This has been used by over 10,000 average people with a 98% + success rate. You'll find the latest evoluation in training, walk breaks, form innovations, new pace charts, prediction tables, motivation, fat-burning, and how to have fun. You'll also learn about Phidippides and our marathon heritage in this 100-year anniversary of the first organized marathon. This is the state-of-the-art in low mileage marathoning!
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Olympic Facts and Fables: The Best Stories from the First Century of the Modern Olympics
Tom Ecker
A collection of Olympic anecdotes about both Olympic heroes and many of the lesser-known figures of Olympic history. Covers the Olympic Games from Olympiad I (Athens, 1896) to Olympiad XXV (Barcelona, 1992).
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RunningTrax: Computerized Running Training Programs
Gerry Purdy
Computerized Running Training Programs, J. Gerry Purdy. New 2nd edition includes tables for four additional distances: 1200m, 1600m, 3200m, 2 miles. Since 1970, this has been an invaluable tool for coaches, enabling them to plot individual workouts for all their runners quickly and easily and regardless of ability level. Wirebound for ease of use--on or off the track.
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![Running with the legends : [training and racing insights from 21 great runners] by Michael Sandrock](https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/prairiestriders_pubs/1265/thumbnail.jpg "Running with the legends : [training and racing insights from 21 great runners] by Michael Sandrock")
Running with the legends : [training and racing insights from 21 great runners]
Michael Sandrock
Outlines the careers of twenty-one noted runners offering information on training techniques, coaching, competition, and more.
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The Boston Marathon: 100 Years of Blood, Sweat, and Cheers
Tom Derderian
Town by town guide to the marathon, chock full of stories, history, and trivia about the race.
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Boston: A Century of Running: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Boston Athletic Association Marathon
Hal Higdon
Documents the one-hundred-year history of the Boston Marathon, highlighting multiple winners and the inclusionof women.
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Joan Samuelson's Running for Women
Joan Samuelson
A guide for women runners by an Olympic champion includes tips from Joan Benoit, her coaches, and other pros, as well as training charts, workouts, nutritional advice, and advice on balancing running with job and family.
