The Race that Changed Running: The Inside Story of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc
By: Doug Mayer
3.98
Format: None pages, Paperback
How the ultra marathon around Mont Blanc turned trail running into a mega sport Twenty years ago, …
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1. 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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"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
2. Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner
By: Dean Karnazes
4.00
Format: 50 pages,
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3. The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits
By: Tommy Caldwell
3.54
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
A New York TimesBestseller A dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, … read more
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4. Run or Die
By: Kilian Jornet
3.75
Format: None pages, ebook
"The most dominating endurance athlete of his generation." -- New York Times An exceptional athlete… read more
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5. The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs
By: Daniel Coyle , Tyler Hamilton
4.01
Format: 217 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER * WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDThe Secret Racei… read more
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6. 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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7. Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
By: Robert Pool , K. Anders Ericsson
4.03
Format: None pages, ebook
A survey of the psychology of expertise, providing techniques for developing mastery of any skill, … read more
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9. 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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10. The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self
By: Michael Easter
4.29
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Discover the evolutionary mind and body benefits of living at the edges of your comfort zone and re… read more
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11. 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
12. 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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13. 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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"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
14. Choose Strong: The Choice That Changes Everything
By: Sally McRae
4.48
Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition
A REAL LOOK AT STRENGTH Known worldwide for her mental fortitude, hardcore training tactics, and… read more
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15. 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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16. Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough
By: Michael Easter
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Reveals the biological and evolutionary foundations behind your brain’… read more
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"Embrace short-term discomfort to find a long-term benefit."-Michael Easter, Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough
17. 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
18. The Race to Be Myself: A Memoir
By: Caster Semenya
4.27
Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition
World champion runner Caster Semenya offers an empowering account of her extraordinary life and car… read more
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19. 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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20. 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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21. 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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"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
22. 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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23. Training Essentials for Ultrarunning: How to Train Smarter, Race Faster, and Maximize Your Ultramarathon Performance
By: Jason Koop
4.37
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
When elite ultrarunners have a need for speed, they turn to coach Jason Koop. Now the sport’s leadi… read more
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24. 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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25. The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport
By: Joshua Robinson
4.41
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
🎧Listening Length = 10 hours and 40 minutes NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Wall Street Journal rep… read more
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26. 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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27. 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
28. 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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29. Ultra-Something
By: Brendan Leonard
4.38
Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition
In this quirky, illustrated deep dive, Outside Magazine columnist Brendan Leonard explores the huma… read more
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30. The Race that Changed Running: The Inside Story of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc
By: Doug Mayer
3.98
Format: None pages, Paperback
How the ultra marathon around Mont Blanc turned trail running into a mega sport Twenty years ago, … read more
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31. We Can't Run Away From This: Racing to improve running's footprint in our climate emergency
By: Damian Hall
4.44
Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition
What if running in beautiful places was paradoxically contributing to the destruction of those prec… read more
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