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…
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1. The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
By: David Epstein
4.20
Format: 338 pages, Hardcover
Now a New York Times Bestseller! With a new chapter added to the paperback. In high school, I wonde… read more
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"The idea that athleticism was suddenly inversely proportional to intellect was never a cause of bigotry, but rather a result of it."-David Epstein, The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
"One of the issues with our field is when we've looked at activity, and what controls activity, we've forgotten that we know very clearly there are biological mechanisms that actually influence people…"-David Epstein, The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
"If you want to know if your kid is going to be fast, the best genetic test right now is a stopwatch. Take him to the playground and have him face the other kids.' Foster's point is that, despite the …"-David Epstein, The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
2. Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner
By: Dean Karnazes
4.00
Format: 50 pages,
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3. 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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4. Ajax Penumbra 1969 (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #0.5)
By: Robin Sloan
3.50
Format: 270 pages, Paperback
August 1969 San Francisco. Ajax Penumbra seeks a book--the single surviving copy of the Techne Tych… read more
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5. 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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6. 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
7. 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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8. 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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9. 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
10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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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. 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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15. 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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16. Running Outside the Comfort Zone: An Explorer's Guide to the Edges of Running
By: Susan Lacke
4.29
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
★★★★★ "I laughed, I cried and I was 100% re-inspired to stick with my own personal fitness goals" … read more
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"Where most friends would say, “Poor baby,"-Susan Lacke, Running Outside the Comfort Zone: An Explorer's Guide to the Edges of Running
"Ask for help. You don’t have to go it alone."-Susan Lacke, Running Outside the Comfort Zone: An Explorer's Guide to the Edges of Running
"She’s taking things one step and one day at a time. And that’s more than enough."-Susan Lacke, Running Outside the Comfort Zone: An Explorer's Guide to the Edges of Running
"Finding the perfect training partner is a challenge. It’s not enough to have someone who matches your speed; you also have to find someone whose company you enjoy over lots of miles. I have plenty of…"-Susan Lacke, Running Outside the Comfort Zone: An Explorer's Guide to the Edges of Running
17. 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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18. 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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19. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
By: Kevin Fedarko
4.36
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving account ever of walking the Grand Canyon, a highly dangerous, life-changing 750-mil… read more
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"You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment. -Annie Dillard"-Kevin Fedarko, A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
20. Fast 5K: 25 Crucial Keys and 4 Training Plans
By: Pete Magill
4.22
Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition
Spend two hours with Pete Magill’s Fast 5K and you’ll know how to run your fastest 5K. In his fast-… 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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