6 Top adventure books like The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance by Adharanand Finn

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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…

If you liked the adventure plot in The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance by Adharanand Finn , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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

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

By: Dean Karnazes

4.00

Format: 50 pages,

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Similar categories in Dean Karnazes's Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner book and Adharanand Finn's The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

  • fitness
  • biography
  • memoir
  • health
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall

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

Similar categories in Christopher McDougall's Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen book and Adharanand Finn's The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

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

3. 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

Similar categories in Hal Koerner's Hal Koerner's Field Guide to Ultrarunning: Training for an Ultramarathon from 50K to 100 Miles and Beyond book and Adharanand Finn's The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

  • fitness
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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4. 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

Similar categories in Charlie Engle's Running Man book and Adharanand Finn's The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

  • biography
  • memoir
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook

5. 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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6. Don't Stop Me Now: 26.2 Tales of a Runner's Obsession

By: None , Vassos Alexander

4.57

Format: 102 pages,

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7. The Road to Sparta : Retracing the Ancient Battle and Epic Run That Inspired the World's Greatest Foot Race

By: Dean Karnazes

4.20

Format: 172 pages, Hardcover

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8. 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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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. 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

Similar categories in Scott Jurek's North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail book and Adharanand Finn's The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

  • biography
  • memoir
  • health
  • adventure
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • 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

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

11. 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

Similar categories in Adharanand Finn's The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance book and Adharanand Finn's The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

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

12. 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

Similar categories in Rich Roll's Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself book and Adharanand Finn's The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

  • fitness
  • biography
  • memoir
  • 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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13. 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

Similar categories in Alex Hutchinson's Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance book and Adharanand Finn's The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

  • fitness
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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14. 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

Similar categories in Dean Karnazes's A Runner's High: My Life in Motion book and Adharanand Finn's The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

  • fitness
  • biography
  • memoir
  • health
  • adventure
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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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

Similar categories in Shane Benzie's The Lost Art of Running: A Journey to Rediscover the Forgotten Essence of Human Movement book and Adharanand Finn's The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

  • fitness
  • history
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • 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

16. 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

Similar categories in Matt Fitzgerald's Running the Dream: One Summer Living, Training, and Racing with a Team of World-Class Runners Half My Age book and Adharanand Finn's The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

  • fitness
  • biography
  • memoir
  • health
  • adventure
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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17. 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

Similar categories in Jason Koop's Training Essentials for Ultrarunning: How to Train Smarter, Race Faster, and Maximize Your Ultramarathon Performance book and Adharanand Finn's The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

  • fitness
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Out of Thin Air: Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia by Michael  Crawley

18. 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

Similar categories in Michael Crawley's Out of Thin Air: Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia book and Adharanand Finn's The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

  • fitness
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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19. 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

Similar categories in Kilian Jornet's Above the Clouds: How I Carved My Own Path to the Top of the World book and Adharanand Finn's The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

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

20. 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

Similar categories in Vassos Alexander's Running Up That Hill: The highs and lows of going that bit further book and Adharanand Finn's The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

  • fitness
  • biography
  • health
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of In It for the Long Run: Breaking records and getting FKT by Damian Hall

21. 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

Similar categories in Damian Hall's In It for the Long Run: Breaking records and getting FKT book and Adharanand Finn's The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook

15 Top audiobook books like The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance by Adharanand Finn

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

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

Hal Koerner

4.20

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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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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