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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Legacy of Gold
United States Olympic Committee
History of the USOC -- Olympic job opportunities program -- Funding and athlete support -- Olympic Congress of the USA -- Olympic training centers -- Sports medicine, science and drug control -- U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame -- International Olympic Committee -- National Olympic Committee -- The Ancient games -- Organization on an Olympic scale -- Olympic ceremonies and terminology -- Sport-by-sport histories -- Review of the Olympic Games -- Los Angeles 1984 -- Seoul 1988 -- Atlanta 1996 -- Albertville 1992 -- Sport-by-sport results -- Review of the Olympic Winter Games -- Lillehammer 1994 -- The Pan American Games -- U.S. Olympic Festival -- Facts and figures: Sport-by-sport U.S. medals, U.S. Olympic Games/Winter Games records, medals by country.
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Official Souvenir Program: Games of the XXV Olympiad: Barcelona 1992 = Programme Officiel: les Jeux de la XXVème Olympiade.
Comite Organizador Olimpico Barcelona
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Psyched to Win
Robert Nideffer
"Psyched to Win" provides the important link between mental skills and physical results. "Psyched to Win" explains how focusing concentration, controlling muscle tension, and thinking positively under stress create real physical changes that enhance sport performance. This guide shows athletes how to save time by building psychological skills training into their regular practice routine, how to use the self- hypnosis training scripts provided to stay centred and in control, and more.
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You Can if You Think You Can
Norman Vincent Peale
Dramatic, heartwarming stories of how men and women -- of all ages and in all walks of life -- transformed their lives and careers by following Dr. Peale's philosophy of positive thinking. Learn to develop the vital knowledge of inner power to carry you over every obstacle.
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And then the Vulture Eats You: Ultramarathons: Journeys of Discovery
John Parker
Swifts on the wing / James E. Shapiro -- Le Grizz / Don Kardong -- To the limit and beyond / Kenny Moore -- Road warriors / Hal Higdon -- Wings of Icarus / Ed Ayres -- The 37-mile invisible acid test / Tom Hart -- Running wild on the Tameside / Mark Will-Weber -- And then the vulture eats you / John L. Parker, Jr.
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Bill Rodgers and Priscilla Welch on Masters Running and Racing
Bill Rodgers
After four victories in both the Boston and New York City Marathons, Bill Rodgers is still breaking records in his 50s. Priscilla Welch started running at age 34, and in just five short years she qualified for the British Olympic team. These champions (along with writer Joe Henderson) show you how to: use age to your running advantage...train harder without injury...boost your speed and endurance...improve your personal bests...eat for top performance...increase your fitness level...use special racing tactics to win.
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Lore of Running
Timothy Noakes
This updated version of "Lore of Running" covers everything runners, trainers, and coaches want to know about running from physiology, training, and history to health and medical considerations. Author Timothy Noakes, himself a runner, research scientist, and physician, presents comprehensive information that is firmly based on science but written in a down-to-earth way that every layperson can understand. Part I of "Lore of Running" explores the physiology of running. In Part II, Noakes considers all aspects of training for running. Part III, Health and Medical Considerations, provides complete information about recognizing avoiding and treating injuries.
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Peak When it Counts: Periodization for American Track & Field
William Freeman
Periodization for American Track & Field, Dr. William H. Freeman. 4th edition (2001) of the first comprehensive treatment of periodized training (or how to peak for the big meets) for the American coach. All event groups covered. Essential reading for the coach.
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The Competitive Edge: Mental Preparation for Distance Running
Richard Elliott
The Competitive Edge explores the psychological factors that influence a distance runner's performance. The book is intended to help competitive runners get a handle on the 'inner game' of their sport and maximize their running potential. It covers such topics as: • the challenges posed by the psychological aspects of distance racing • the use of relaxation techniques to calm the body • the use of mental rehearsal to visualize and prepare for races • the care and feeding of a runner's 'emotional battery' • a discussion with top runners about the psychology of racing • the formulation of a mental training program
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Training Distance Runners
David Martin
This text integrates scientific principles about how the body adapts to training with practical information on designing individualized training programmes for middle- and long-distance runners. It covers: the biomechanics and biochemistry of running; goal-setting for competitive runners; developing a plan for total body fitness; strategies for successful racing from the 800-metre through the marathon; integrating psychological and psychiological aspects of athlete development; and stress management.
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Fast Times
Lincoln Track Club
"Fast times magazine is published six times per year: February, April, June, August, October and December. Update newsletter is published in intervening months as needed."
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Inside Track: My Professional Life in Amateur Track and Field
Carl Lewis
From his prophetic boyhood meeting with Jesse Owens to his experience with outrageous college recruiting practices to his defeat in the 100 meters in Seoul by Ben Johnson, Lewis exposes the profession of "amateur" track and field. This book also includes details of his exciting 100-meter-dash world record at the 1991 World Track and Field Championships in Japan
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Once a Runner: A Novel
John Parker
Inspired by the author’s experience as a collegiate champion, the story focuses on Quenton Cassidy, a competitive runner at fictional Southeastern University whose lifelong dream is to run a four-minute mile. He is less than a second away when the turmoil of the Vietnam War era intrudes into the staid recesses of his school’s athletic department. After he becomes involved in an athletes’ protest, Cassidy is suspended from his track team. Under the tutelage of his friend and mentor, Bruce Denton, a graduate student and former Olympic gold medalist, Cassidy gives up his scholarship, his girlfriend, and possibly his future to withdraw to a monastic retreat in the countryside and begin training for the race of his life against the greatest miler in history.
