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…
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1. The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It
By: Neal Bascomb
4.21
Format: 322 pages, Paperback
There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be beyond the limits of huma… read more
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2. Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner
By: Dean Karnazes
4.00
Format: 50 pages,
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3. Running Man
By: Charlie Engle
3.70
Format: 640 pages, ebook
Charlie Engle's "fascinating account of the high and low points of his life as an ultramarathon run… read more
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4. Racing Weight: How to Get Lean for Peak Performance
By: Matt Fitzgerald
5.00
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
In this title, sports nutritionist Matt Fitzgerald offers the first comprehensive and science-based… read more
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5. Running with the Buffaloes: A Season Inside with Mark Wetmore, Adam Goucher, and the University of Colorado Men's Cross-Country Team
By: Chris Lear
3.87
Format: 288 pages,
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- fitness
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6. The Science of Running: How to find your limit and train to maximize your performance
By: Steve Magness
3.99
Format: 273 pages,
If you are looking for how to finish your first 5k, this book isn't for you. The Science of Running… read more
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7. Bowerman and the Men of Oregon: The Story of Oregon's Legendary Coach and Nike's Co-founder
By: Phil Knight , Kenny Moore
3.80
Format: 8 pages, Hardcover
The first biography of the legendary track coach, and founder of Nike, who had an unparalleled impa… read more
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8. Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth
By: Adharanand Finn
2.62
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"A dusty road stretches into the distance like a pencil line across the arid landscape. Lions, rhin… read more
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9. My Year of Running Dangerously: A Dad, a Daughter, and a Ridiculous Plan
By: Tom Foreman
4.15
Format: 384 pages,
CNN correspondent Tom Foreman's remarkable journey from half-hearted couch potato to ultra-marathon… read more
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10. 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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13. 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
14. 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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15. Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
By: Alex Hutchinson
4.13
Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition
From the National Magazine Award-winning Runner’s World columnist, frequent New Yorker online contr… read more
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- self help
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- audiobook
16. 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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17. Win at All Costs: Inside Nike Running and Its Culture of Deception
By: Matt Hart
4.14
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Game of Shadows meets Shoe Dog in this explosive behind-the-scenes look that reveals for the first … read more
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18. 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
19. 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
20. 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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21. 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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22. Run the Mile You're In: Finding God in Every Step
By: Ryan Hall
3.93
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Journey with Olympian and American half marathon record holder Ryan Hall as he reflects on the joys… read more
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23. 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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24. 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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25. 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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"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
26. Run Like a Pro (Even If You're Slow): Elite Tools and Tips for Runners at Every Level
By: Matt Fitzgerald
4.06
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Cutting-edge advice on how to achieve your personal best, for everyone from casual runners to ultra… read more
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27. Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory
By: Deena Kastor
4.36
Format: 286 pages, Hardcover
From an Olympic medalist runner and the record-holder in the women's marathon and half-marathon, a … read more
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"You can't show love by hurting others"-Deena Kastor, Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory
"What I needed in the moment was a family vacation."-Deena Kastor, Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory
"I saw perseverance, determination, and fearlessness."-Deena Kastor, Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory
"You don't run with your feet- you run with your heart."-Deena Kastor, Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory
28. Out of Thin Air: Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia
By: Michael Crawley
4.20
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2021 'Inspiring' The Guardian 'Excellent' Runner's Wo… read more
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29. Calm Your Mind with Food: A Revolutionary Guide to Controlling Your Anxiety
By: Uma Naidoo
3.70
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A revolutionary look at the surprising connections between anxiety, immunity, and gut health, with … read more
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30. 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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31. 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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