28 Top nonfiction books like Limitless: An Ultrarunner’s Story of Pain, Perseverance and the Pursuit of Success by Mimi Anderson

Cover of Limitless: An Ultrarunner’s Story of Pain, Perseverance and the Pursuit of Success by Mimi Anderson

Limitless: An Ultrarunner’s Story of Pain, Perseverance and the Pursuit of Success

By: Mimi Anderson

3.77

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Don’t limit your challenges. Challenge your limits At the age of 55, record-breaking ultrarunner…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Limitless: An Ultrarunner’s Story of Pain, Perseverance and the Pursuit of Success by Mimi Anderson , here is a list of 28 books like this:

Cover of The Longest Race: A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance by Ed Ayres

1. The Longest Race: A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance

By: Ed Ayres

3.44

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Among endurance runners, there are those who have run very long distances, and then there are those… read more

Similar categories in Ed Ayres's The Longest Race: A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance book and Mimi Anderson's Limitless: An Ultrarunner’s Story of Pain, Perseverance and the Pursuit of Success

  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle by Matt Fitzgerald

2. How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle

By: Matt Fitzgerald

4.10

Format: 265 pages, Paperback

The greatest athletic performances spring from the mind, not the body. Elite athletes have know… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Exercising mental fitness was a daily battle for him, but a battle he chose."

-Matt Fitzgerald, How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle

"It was a very hard race from the word go with a combination of great runners and a tough course,"

-Matt Fitzgerald, How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle

"What is the logic of punishing yourself each day, of striving to become better, more efficient, tougher?"

-Matt Fitzgerald, How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle

"Interpreting running as an opportunity to discover and become his best self, and to give his best to others, through the relentless pursuit of toughness, or guts—a kind of courage."

-Matt Fitzgerald, How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle

Cover of Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner by Dean Karnazes

3. Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner

By: Dean Karnazes

4.00

Format: 50 pages,

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Anatomy for Runners: Unlocking Your Athletic Potential for Health, Speed, and Injury Prevention by Jay Dicharry

4. Anatomy for Runners: Unlocking Your Athletic Potential for Health, Speed, and Injury Prevention

By: Jay Dicharry

3.70

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Running has become more and more popular in recent years, with thousands of people entering maratho… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Pants Of Perspective: One Woman's 3,000 kilometre running adventure through the wilds of New Zealand by Anna McNuff

5. The Pants Of Perspective: One Woman's 3,000 kilometre running adventure through the wilds of New Zealand

By: Anna McNuff

3.69

Format: 216 pages,

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of Hal Koerner's Field Guide to Ultrarunning: Training for an Ultramarathon from 50K to 100 Miles and Beyond by Hal Koerner

6. Hal Koerner's Field Guide to Ultrarunning: Training for an Ultramarathon from 50K to 100 Miles and Beyond

By: Hal Koerner

4.20

Format: 42 pages, Paperback

Ultramarathon doesn't leave much room for mistakes. Don't learn the hard way, get a jump on trainin… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion by Simon Marshall, Lesley Paterson

7. The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion

By: Simon Marshall , Lesley Paterson

3.44

Format: 272 pages,

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons by Bryon Powell, Eric Grossman

8. Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons

By: Bryon Powell , Eric Grossman

4.20

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of ROAR: How to Match Your Food and Fitness to Your Unique Female Physiology for Optimum Performance, Great Health, and a Strong, Lean Body for Life by Selene Yeager, Stacy T. Sims

9. ROAR: How to Match Your Food and Fitness to Your Unique Female Physiology for Optimum Performance, Great Health, and a Strong, Lean Body for Life

By: Selene Yeager , Stacy T. Sims

3.76

Format: None pages, Paperback

Women are not small men. Stop eating and training like one. Because most nutrition products and tra… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction

10. The Triathlete's Training Bible

By: Joe Friel

3.81

Format: 263 pages, Paperback

This new edition of The Triathlete's Training Biblecovers all of the specialized training needs of … read more

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11. 80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster by Training Slower

By: Matt Fitzgerald , Robert Johnson

3.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

TRAIN EASIER TO RUN FASTER This revolutionary training method has been embraced by elite runners--w… read more

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12. 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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Cover of The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance by Adharanand Finn

13. 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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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself by Rich Roll

14. Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself

By: Rich Roll

4.02

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

An alternate cover for this edition can be found here. Finding Ultra is an incredible but true a… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
"I loved the pain, and the pain loved me back."

-Rich Roll, Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself

Cover of A Runner's High: My Life in Motion by Dean Karnazes

15. 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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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of Coasting: Running Around the Coast of Britain – Life, Love and (Very) Loose Plans by Elise Downing

16. Coasting: Running Around the Coast of Britain – Life, Love and (Very) Loose Plans

By: Elise Downing

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Running away from your problems doesn’t solve anything – but sometimes it’s more fun than dealing w… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of Running the Dream: One Summer Living, Training, and Racing with a Team of World-Class Runners Half My Age by Matt Fitzgerald

17. Running the Dream: One Summer Living, Training, and Racing with a Team of World-Class Runners Half My Age

By: Matt Fitzgerald

4.23

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Matt Fitzgerald has already made a name for himself in the endurance sport community with books lik… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of Running Is My Therapy: Relieve Stress and Anxiety, Fight Depression, Ditch Bad Habits, and Live Happier by Scott  Douglas

18. Running Is My Therapy: Relieve Stress and Anxiety, Fight Depression, Ditch Bad Habits, and Live Happier

By: Scott Douglas

3.76

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From a New York Times –bestselling author and lifelong runner, a groundbreaking guide to fighting d… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Running Is My Therapy: Relieve Stress and Anxiety, Fight Depression, and Live Happier"

-Scott Douglas, Running Is My Therapy: Relieve Stress and Anxiety, Fight Depression, Ditch Bad Habits, and Live Happier

Cover of Limitless: An Ultrarunner’s Story of Pain, Perseverance and the Pursuit of Success by Mimi Anderson

19. Limitless: An Ultrarunner’s Story of Pain, Perseverance and the Pursuit of Success

By: Mimi Anderson

3.77

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Don’t limit your challenges. Challenge your limits At the age of 55, record-breaking ultrarunner… read more

Similar categories in Mimi Anderson's Limitless: An Ultrarunner’s Story of Pain, Perseverance and the Pursuit of Success book and Mimi Anderson's Limitless: An Ultrarunner’s Story of Pain, Perseverance and the Pursuit of Success

  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of The Comeback Quotient: A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life by Matt Fitzgerald

20. The Comeback Quotient: A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life

By: Matt Fitzgerald

4.04

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A good comeback makes a great story. In The Comeback Quotient , sports journalist Matt Fitzgerald s… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"I’m scared shitless."

-Matt Fitzgerald, The Comeback Quotient: A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life

"This pain and suffering. This was my trophy ceremony."

-Matt Fitzgerald, The Comeback Quotient: A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life

"A girl need not necessarily have the perfect start in life to fulfill such a dream."

-Matt Fitzgerald, The Comeback Quotient: A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life

"I beat cancer, I had kids, and I did this with a disability. You couldn’t knock me off that mountaintop."

-Matt Fitzgerald, The Comeback Quotient: A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life

Cover of Mud, Rocks, Blazes: Letting Go on the Appalachian Trail by Heather Anish Anderson

21. Mud, Rocks, Blazes: Letting Go on the Appalachian Trail

By: Heather Anish Anderson

4.10

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Despite her success setting a self-supported Fastest Known Time record on the Pacific Crest Trail i… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of Reborn on the Run: My Journey from Addiction to Ultramarathons by Catra Corbett

22. 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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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of Out and Back: A Runner's Story of Survival Against All Odds by Hillary Allen

23. Out and Back: A Runner's Story of Survival Against All Odds

By: Hillary Allen

3.74

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In 2017, world-class ultrarunner Hillary Allen was at the top of her sport--and it felt like she wa… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
"You are more than a result. You are enough, just as you are."

-Hillary Allen, Out and Back: A Runner's Story of Survival Against All Odds

"This determination is my bushido. It’s my “way of the warrior."

-Hillary Allen, Out and Back: A Runner's Story of Survival Against All Odds

"One thing that frees me from that battlefield is knowing that my strength and athletic build helped save my life."

-Hillary Allen, Out and Back: A Runner's Story of Survival Against All Odds

"Have you ever thought about accepting yourself as you are right here and now? That you are good enough—perfect in fact—just as you are?"

-Hillary Allen, Out and Back: A Runner's Story of Survival Against All Odds

Cover of Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide by Christopher McDougall

24. Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide

By: Christopher McDougall

3.87

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Born to Run 's Chris McDougall and long-time running coach Eric Orton show us how to join the globa… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Heart Is the Strongest Muscle: Know Your Why and Take Your Mindset from Great to Unstoppable by Tia Toomey

25. The Heart Is the Strongest Muscle: Know Your Why and Take Your Mindset from Great to Unstoppable

By: Tia Toomey

3.76

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

The legendary six-time CrossFit Games champion and Olympic athlete shares lessons from her inspirin… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Above the Clouds: How I Carved My Own Path to the Top of the World by Kilian Jornet

26. Above the Clouds: How I Carved My Own Path to the Top of the World

By: Kilian Jornet

3.67

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The most accomplished mountain runner of all time contemplates his record-breaking climb of Mount E… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of How to Train Your Mind: Exploring the Productivity Benefits of Meditation by Chris   Bailey

27. How to Train Your Mind: Exploring the Productivity Benefits of Meditation

By: Chris Bailey

3.84

Format: None pages, Audiobook

None read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Training for the Uphill Athlete: A Manual for Mountain Runners and Ski Mountaineers by Steve House

28. Training for the Uphill Athlete: A Manual for Mountain Runners and Ski Mountaineers

By: Steve House

4.58

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Dovetailing on the success of Training for the New Alpinism and Patagonia’s own emphasis on all mou… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home by Heather Anish Anderson

29. 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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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
"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

Cover of There is No Wall by Allie Bailey

30. There is No Wall

By: Allie Bailey

4.39

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

There Is No Wall is ultrarunner Allie Bailey's brutally honest and sometimes shocking account of al… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Running Up That Hill: The highs and lows of going that bit further by Vassos Alexander

31. Running Up That Hill: The highs and lows of going that bit further

By: Vassos Alexander

4.19

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Vassos Alexander shares his insight from interviews with legends of the sport and his own gruelling… read more

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  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

24 Best audiobook books like Limitless: An Ultrarunner’s Story of Pain, Perseverance and the Pursuit of Success by Mimi Anderson

Transform Your Habits

The Longest Race: A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance

Ed Ayres

3.44

Transform Your Habits

How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle

Matt Fitzgerald

4.10

Transform Your Habits

The Pants Of Perspective: One Woman's 3,000 kilometre running adventure through the wilds of New Zealand

Anna McNuff

3.69

Transform Your Habits

Hal Koerner's Field Guide to Ultrarunning: Training for an Ultramarathon from 50K to 100 Miles and Beyond

Hal Koerner

4.20

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25 Top audiobook books like A Runner's High: My Life in Motion by Dean Karnazes

Transform Your Habits

How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle

Matt Fitzgerald

4.10

Transform Your Habits

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

Christopher McDougall

4.57

Transform Your Habits

Running Man

Charlie Engle

3.70

Transform Your Habits

North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail

Scott Jurek

4.22

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