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Prairie Striders Library Collection

Prairie Striders Library Collection

 

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.
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  • The Game: Playing, Coaching and Officiating by Warren Williamson

    The Game: Playing, Coaching and Officiating

    Warren Williamson

  • The Quotable Runner: Great Moments of Wisdom, Inspiration, Wrongheadedness, and Humor by Mark Will-Weber

    The Quotable Runner: Great Moments of Wisdom, Inspiration, Wrongheadedness, and Humor

    Mark Will-Weber

    By its very nature, running is extreme and pure, resulting in a great supply of extremely memorable quotes, jokes, barbs, and philosophical gems. The Quotable Runner gathers the best of these into one indispensable volume. Sir Roger Bannister compares running to classical drama. George Patton compares it to war. Bill Clinton finds it keeps him optimistic. And Oprah sums it up beautifully: "Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it."

    The Quotable Runner is like no other running book. Runners will read it again and again for inspiration, advice, and humor.

  • Track Coach. by Track & Field News

    Track Coach.

    Track & Field News

  • USATF World and U.S. Road Running Performances by USA Track & Field

    USATF World and U.S. Road Running Performances

    USA Track & Field

    Contains current world, open, age group and single age records, rankings for 5 km to 50 miles, and all-time rankings (U.S. only) for the 5 km to marathon distances.

  • Age-Graded Tables: Quickly and Easily Compare Your Performances at Different Ages and in Different Events: Fun for all Ages from 8 through 100 by World Association of Veteran Athletes

    Age-Graded Tables: Quickly and Easily Compare Your Performances at Different Ages and in Different Events: Fun for all Ages from 8 through 100

    World Association of Veteran Athletes

  • Boston Marathon: The History of the World's Premier Running Event by Tom Derderian

    Boston Marathon: The History of the World's Premier Running Event

    Tom Derderian

    The first complete history of the world's oldest and most celebrated marathon. Derderian takes readers on a tour of the Boston Marathon from 1897 through 1993 and tells about the people who shaped each race, how they trained, the problems they encountered, and the results from each year.

  • Cross Country: AAF CIF Coaching Program by Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles

    Cross Country: AAF CIF Coaching Program

    Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles

  • How to Find a Running Coach by Hal Higdon

    How to Find a Running Coach

    Hal Higdon

  • Jackie Joyner-Kersee: Superwoman by Margaret Goldstein

    Jackie Joyner-Kersee: Superwoman

    Margaret Goldstein

    Chronicles the life of the track and field star who has had medal-winning performances in three Olympics. The story of this famous track star’s youth in Illinois, her training, and her Olympic successes.

  • Just Do It: The Nike Spirit in the Corporate World by Donald Katz

    Just Do It: The Nike Spirit in the Corporate World

    Donald Katz

    Katz examines Nike, the company of the future, which understands the power of imagery and knows how to market those images all over the world. He also examines charges leveled against Nike and discusses the corporate spirit and strategies that have made for great success.

  • Me and Julio Down by the School Track by Marc Bloom

    Me and Julio Down by the School Track

    Marc Bloom

    "The acclaimed, inspirational story of two New York City high school teams that set a record for all time in the two-mile relay"

  • Running Injury-free: How to Prevent, Treat, and Recover from Dozens of Painful Problems by Joe Ellis

    Running Injury-free: How to Prevent, Treat, and Recover from Dozens of Painful Problems

    Joe Ellis

  • The Runner's Literary Companion: Great Stories and Poems about Running by Garth Battista

    The Runner's Literary Companion: Great Stories and Poems about Running

    Garth Battista

  • Dipsea, The Greatest Race by Barry Splitz

    Dipsea, The Greatest Race

    Barry Splitz

  • IAAF Advertising Rules and Regulations = Reglements et Reglementation de l'IAAF Pour la Publicite. by International Amateur Athletic Federation

    IAAF Advertising Rules and Regulations = Reglements et Reglementation de l'IAAF Pour la Publicite.

    International Amateur Athletic Federation

  • Jacks Track & Field: 1993 by South Dakota State University

    Jacks Track & Field: 1993

    South Dakota State University

    This is the 1992-93 Jacks Track and Field media guide, including results from the 1992 season.

  • Lon by D.H. Potts

    Lon

    D.H. Potts

    Don Potts s biography of the foremost runner of the 19th century, Lon Myers. A fascinating account that captures the flavor of the 1870's and 80's and the track scene in the American northeast, England and Australia at that time, and chronicles the very interesting life of one of the most remarkable runners who has ever lived. 192pp., with extensive statistical appendix, including a listing of every race Myers ever ran. Hard cover. Illustrated.

  • NCAA Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Rules. by National Collegiate Athletic Association

    NCAA Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Rules.

    National Collegiate Athletic Association

  • Run Down, Fired Up and Teed Off: Allegedly Humorous Commentary on Sport in the Post Ironic Age by John Parker

    Run Down, Fired Up and Teed Off: Allegedly Humorous Commentary on Sport in the Post Ironic Age

    John Parker

  • Running Stats. by Running Stats

    Running Stats.

    Running Stats

  • Running & Track Minnesota. by USA Track & Field

    Running & Track Minnesota.

    USA Track & Field

  • Swoosh: The Unauthorized Story of Nike and the Men who Played There by J.B. Strasser

    Swoosh: The Unauthorized Story of Nike and the Men who Played There

    J.B. Strasser

    The unauthorized national-bestselling sensation revealing the absorbing story of the rise, fall, and recovery of Nike, by a former employee and a Los Angeles Times reporter.

  • A Cold Clear Day: The Athletic Biography of Buddy Edelen by Frank Murphy

    A Cold Clear Day: The Athletic Biography of Buddy Edelen

    Frank Murphy

    A Cold Clear Day is the biography of Buddy Edelen. Mr. Edelen once held the world record for the marathon. Famously, he moved from the United States to England in the early 1960's, at a time when America was producing few international-quality distance runners, and smashed stereotyped beliefs about what an American could accomplish.

    His story is widely accepted as an inspiration to current American athletes.

  • Beyond Strength: Psychological Profiles of Olympic Athletes by Steven Ungerleider

    Beyond Strength: Psychological Profiles of Olympic Athletes

    Steven Ungerleider

    The psychology of sport entering the 1990s -- Mental practice among elite athletes -- Dreams and daydreams -- Understanding mood and the athletic profile -- Stress, injury, and illness -- Coping, stress, and social support -- Substance use, abuse, and athletic myths.

  • George Sheehan on Running to Win: How to Achieve the Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Victories of Running by George Sheehan

    George Sheehan on Running to Win: How to Achieve the Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Victories of Running

    George Sheehan

    Practical advice from the renowned athlete and author of Personal Bestshows readers how to achieve the physical, mental, and spiritual rewards of running, from choosing the right shoe to developing mental toughness.

 

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