Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land
By: Noé Álvarez
3.51
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The son of working-class Mexican immigrants flees a life of labor in fruit-packing plants to run in…
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1. ChiRunning: A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-Free Running
By: Danny Dreyer , Katherine Dreyer
4.25
Format: 127 pages, Paperback
Join the hundreds of thousands of people who are now running without injury or pain using the ChiRu… read more
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2. Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness
By: Scott Jurek , Steve Friedman
4.06
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
For nearly two decades, Scott Jurek has been a dominant force--and darling--in the grueling and gro… read more
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3. Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
By: Andrea Lankford
3.76
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From a former law enforcement park ranger and investigator, this female-driven true crime adventure… read more
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"A solo woman is more likely to survive a perilous incident in the outdoors than a solo man. Yet, the average female hiker fears for her safety more than the average guy does. Ironically, this phenome…"-Andrea Lankford, Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
4. North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail
By: Scott Jurek
4.22
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the bestseller Eat and Run , a thrilling memoir about his grueling, exhilarating… read more
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"It was just numbers. I knew I could outrun numbers."-Scott Jurek, North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail
"AT legend has it that Pennsylvania hiking clubs and trail crews are proud of their state's nickname of Rocksylvania and don't remove rocks from the trail. In fact, some people claim they actually dum…"-Scott Jurek, North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail
5. The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance
By: Adharanand Finn
4.37
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An electrifying look inside the wild world of extreme distance running. Once the reserve of only… read more
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6. A Runner's High: My Life in Motion
By: Dean Karnazes
4.05
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
“A Runner’s High wakes up the appetite to run long distances. Dean takes us on a lifelong journey o… read more
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7. 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career
By: Meb Keflezighi
4.19
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Four-time Olympian Meb Keflezighi shares lessons learned from each of the 26 marathons he's run in … read more
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"To my classmates, teammates, teachers, coaches, and friends, and the people in the medical field who encouraged and challenged me to be my best in every aspect of life."-Meb Keflezighi, 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career
"Un mod prin care maratonul se deosebește de alte curse îl reprezintă faptul că lecțiile lui au deseori paralele cu restul vieții tale. Răbdarea necesară ca să stăpânești maratonul este o abilitate tr…"-Meb Keflezighi, 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career
8. Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World
By: Lauren Fleshman
4.47
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Fueled by her years as an elite runner and advocate for women in sports, Lauren Fleshman offers her… read more
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"It takes guts to put yourself out there when your body doesn't match the ideal, and to keep doing your best when your best isn't what you hoped for, or what others expected."-Lauren Fleshman, Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World
"She must have known what she planned to do, the risk she was going to take. 'Where did that calm come from?' I had wondered at the time. Now I knew. It was a resolve to execute the plan without attac…"-Lauren Fleshman, Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World
"…my whole life I had been engaging in the hard work of learning to run for myself, not for others. I had been learning how to return to myself, again and again, in a world full of forces that consist…"-Lauren Fleshman, Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World
"Title IX opened a door fifty years ago that can never be closed again, but equality doesn’t end at the equal right to play. True equality in sports, like any other industry, requires rebuilding the s…"-Lauren Fleshman, Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World
9. The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team
By: Kara Goucher
4.45
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In this unvarnished and affecting memoir, Olympian Kara Goucher reveals her experience of living th… read more
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10. Choosing to Run: A Memoir
By: Des Linden
4.28
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Featuring both the story of an historic, unforgettable win and insight into the life of an indelibl… read more
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11. Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land
By: Noé Álvarez
3.51
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The son of working-class Mexican immigrants flees a life of labor in fruit-packing plants to run in… read more
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- memoir
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- travel
- indigenous
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- sports
- nature
- audiobook
12. Reborn on the Run: My Journey from Addiction to Ultramarathons
By: Catra Corbett
3.86
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
"This is a story you’ll love and never forget."—Christopher McDougall, author, Born to Run and Natu… read more
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13. Running While Black: Finding Freedom in a Sport That Wasn't Built for Us
By: Alison Mariella Désir
4.58
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
A searing exposé on the whiteness of running, a supposedly egalitarian sport, and a call to reimag… read more
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14. Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden
By: Camille T. Dungy
4.19
Format: 321 pages, Hardcover
A seminal work that expands how we talk about the natural world and the environment as National Boo… read more
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15. Slow AF Run Club: The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run
By: Martinus Evans
4.23
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A practical guide and a celebration of running for runners of all sizes and athletic ability, from … read more
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16. Running to the Edge: A Band of Misfits and the Guru Who Unlocked the Secrets of Speed
By: Matthew Futterman
4.17
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
"Gripping . . . the narrative is smooth and immediate, almost effortless in its detail, if occasion… read more
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17. Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences
By: Jedidiah Jenkins
4.03
Format: 221 pages, Hardcover
When his mother, Barbara, turns seventy, Jedidiah Jenkins is reminded of a sobering fact: Our pare… read more
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"In my midthirties, I realized that my parents would die soon. Not like a terminal illness. I just mean in the flow of time. It hit me hardest when my mother turned seventy. I did a quick bit of math.…"-Jedidiah Jenkins, Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences
"I wondered about my friendship with my mom. Is it friendship? How can it be? Friendship is chosen. Friendship is discovered. But a mother and a son have a bond that is necessary. If the son exists, t…"-Jedidiah Jenkins, Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences
18. Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home
By: Heather Anish Anderson
4.05
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
By age 25, Heather Anderson had hiked what is known as the "Triple Crown" of backpacking: the Appal… read more
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"At least now I knew that my heart was wedded to the mountains--to the wild places. It was there, and there alone, that I was whole, contented, and blissful. No relationship, career, or wealth could e…"-Heather Anish Anderson, Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home
"I refuse to let this suffering be for nothing. In fact, I refuse to suffer." I whispered to myself as I pushed each tent stake into the ground. "I can adapt. I am adapting." Another long day was done…"-Heather Anish Anderson, Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home
"I want to set a record. Not just any record, but an athletic record. One that everyone will know me for. One that my dad will be proud of. I don't know what it will be, but I will do it. I have a lot…"-Heather Anish Anderson, Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home
"I'd failed to live up to the expectations of my parents. I had not utilized my education in any real way and I'd given up on my marriage. For the first time, I accepted that I could not meet the expe…"-Heather Anish Anderson, Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home
19. The Pursuit of Endurance: Harnessing the Record-Breaking Power of Strength and Resilience
By: Jennifer Pharr Davis
3.97
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
National Geographic Adventurer of the Year Jennifer Pharr Davis unlocks the secret to maximizing pe… read more
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"I chose to put my vulnerability above my social image. I was going to either fail or succeed. But I sure as hell wasn't going to be complacent."-Jennifer Pharr Davis, The Pursuit of Endurance: Harnessing the Record-Breaking Power of Strength and Resilience
"Hiking is not escapism; it's realism. The people who choose to spend time outdoors are not running away from anything; we are returning to where we belong."-Jennifer Pharr Davis, The Pursuit of Endurance: Harnessing the Record-Breaking Power of Strength and Resilience
"In the spring of 2015, Warren started the Appalachian Trail in Georgia. At age sixty-five, he was a walking contradiction. His white beard clashed with his youthful eyes, his soft, round stomach oppo…"-Jennifer Pharr Davis, The Pursuit of Endurance: Harnessing the Record-Breaking Power of Strength and Resilience
20. Running Home
By: Katie Arnold
4.10
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
In the tradition of Wild and H Is for Hawk, an Outside magazine writer tells her story—of fathers a… read more
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21. Racing the Clock: Running Across a Lifetime
By: Bernd Heinrich
3.50
Format: 204 pages, Hardcover
An award-winning, much-loved biologist turns his gaze on himself, using his long-distance running t… read more
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