17 best-selling nonfiction books like Running Up That Hill: The highs and lows of going that bit further by Vassos Alexander

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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…

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

By: Dean Karnazes

4.00

Format: 50 pages,

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  • fitness
  • biography
  • health
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  • sports
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2. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

By: Christopher McDougall

4.57

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of al… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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3. A Life Without Limits: A World Champion's Journey

By: Chrissie Wellington , Lance Armstrong

3.80

Format: 242 pages, Hardcover

In 2007, Chrissie Wellington shocked the triathlon world by winning the Ironman World Championships… read more

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  • fitness
  • biography
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • sports

4. The Way of the Runner: A Journey into the Fabled World of Japanese Running

By: Adharanand Finn

3.96

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

It may come as a surprise to many people, but Japan is the most running-obsessed country on earth. … read more

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5. 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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6. Feet in the Clouds: A Tale of Fell-Running and Obsession

By: Richard Askwith

3.71

Format: None pages, Paperback

Exploring the world of fell-running--to run the ancient, wild landscape and stay a hero within one'… read more

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7. 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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8. 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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  • biography
  • health
  • nonfiction
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  • audiobook
"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

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9. 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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  • fitness
  • biography
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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10. 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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  • biography
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • 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

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11. 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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  • fitness
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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12. 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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  • fitness
  • biography
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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13. The Lost Art of Running: A Journey to Rediscover the Forgotten Essence of Human Movement

By: Shane Benzie

4.08

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

'Heads up – here's how to run like a pro' - The Times'A fascinating book' - Adharanand Finn, author… read more

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

14. 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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  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • biography
  • audiobook
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15. Beyond Impossible: From Reluctant Runner to Guinness World Record Breaker

By: Mimi Anderson

4.04

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

When Mimi first started jogging on a treadmill as an unfit 36-year-old mother-of-three, she never i… read more

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  • biography
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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16. Running The World: 196 marathons in 196 countries, one record-breaking adventure

By: Nick Butter

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

'Superb - a great book to fuel your wanderlust.' Mark Beaumont--- In 2019, Nick Butter became the f… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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17. 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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  • health
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18. 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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  • audiobook
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19. 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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  • biography
  • inspirational
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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20. In It for the Long Run: Breaking records and getting FKT

By: Damian Hall

4.23

Format: 246 pages, Paperback

In It for the Long Run is ultrarunner Damian Hall ’s story of running a first marathon aged thirty-… read more

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  • sports
  • biography
  • audiobook
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21. Trails and Tribulations: The Running Adventures of Susie Chan

By: Susie Chan

4.56

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An exhilarating read from one of the UK's leading and most recognised endurance runners.Susie Chan … read more

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  • audiobook

14 Best audiobook books like Running Up That Hill: The highs and lows of going that bit further by Vassos Alexander

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

North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail

Scott Jurek

4.22

Transform Your Habits

The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

Adharanand Finn

4.37

Transform Your Habits

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

Rich Roll

4.02

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22 must-read nonfiction books like Running The World: 196 marathons in 196 countries, one record-breaking adventure by Nick Butter

Transform Your Habits

Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner

Dean Karnazes

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Why We Run

Robin Harvie

3.30

Transform Your Habits

How They Broke Britain

James O'Brien

4.29

Transform Your Habits

The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

Adharanand Finn

4.37

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