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    What is your favorite running book?

    Posts: 32
    edited February 16 in Social Groups
    I love to run. And I love to read. And somehow, I just discovered running books.

    I've read Born to Run (LOVED it) and Eat and Run (thought it was ok, not great). I also just ordered Running and Being: The Total Experience.

    What other books about running do you recommend, either to read, or avoid? Either informational, or more story/memior-ish like the above two I've read.

    Thanks!

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    • Posts: 520 Member
      I loved Marshall Ulrich's book "Running on Empty". I also really enjoyed "Relentless Forward Progress" by Bryon Powell. It really helped me out when I ran my first Ultra a few years ago.
    • Posts: 43 Member
      Great thread! :)

      ChiRunning
    • Posts: 233 Member
      Great thread! Must check out born to run.

      Ugh so annoying I'm at work my kindle is at home I got a fantastic kindle single ages ago about this guy who was a chronic alcoholic, gave it up and took up running. It is brilliant, so so honest I loved it. Unfortunately cannot for the life of me think of the name of it. I will check in this evening and let you know.
    • Posts: 781 Member
      I've read Advanced Marathoning and Matt Fitzgerald's book about nutrition for marathon training. Both really good as far as information and learning about the sport of running. I'm going to have to check out some of these others. :)
    • Posts: 237 Member
      It's in a bit of a different vein, but one of my favorites was What I Talk About When I Talk About Running. It's beautifully written.

      I also really liked Relentless Forward Progress, not for inspiration but for instruction!

      And, Eat and Run by Scott Jurek was also a good read.
    • Posts: 520 Member
      Great thread! Must check out born to run.

      Ugh so annoying I'm at work my kindle is at home I got a fantastic kindle single ages ago about this guy who was a chronic alcoholic, gave it up and took up running. It is brilliant, so so honest I loved it. Unfortunately cannot for the life of me think of the name of it. I will check in this evening and let you know.

      Kind of sounds like a great little book I read called "Chasing the Runners High" by Ray Charbonneau. Was that it?
    • Posts: 1,091 Member
      I quite like a running memoir. Rich Roll - Finding Ultra, Dean Karnasas, 50/50 (talk about an amazing guy who isn't built of the same stuff as the rest of us, ran 50 mmarathons in 50 states in 50 days), and I second Haruki Maurakami's What I Talk About When I talk About Running. He talks a lot about my running path.
    • Posts: 324 Member
      Amazon just delivered Eat and Run by Scott Jurek, planning to read this weekend.
    • Posts: 6,553 Member
      The only running book I have is the Runners World Big Book of Half Marathon and Marathons.
      i am about quarter into the book and seems pretty good.
    • Posts: 586 Member
      Amazon just delivered Eat and Run by Scott Jurek, planning to read this weekend.
      Great book.
    • Posts: 586 Member
      Currently I am working on ChiRunning.
    • Posts: 1,245 Member
      Noakes' Lore of Running - history, chemistry, physiology, training advice, etc.
    • Posts: 3,039 Member
      Great thread! Must check out born to run.

      Ugh so annoying I'm at work my kindle is at home I got a fantastic kindle single ages ago about this guy who was a chronic alcoholic, gave it up and took up running. It is brilliant, so so honest I loved it. Unfortunately cannot for the life of me think of the name of it. I will check in this evening and let you know.
      Unbroken?
    • Posts: 110 Member
      Racing Weight
      Run Less Run Faster ... my running bible, awesome for a mum with a PT job and two little ones.
    • Posts: 575 Member
      The most useful books for me have been: Run Less, Run faster (FIRST running program), New Rules for Marathon Nutrition and Brain Training for Running

      Honorable mention goes to Running Technique, Running Lore and Tread Lightly

      My favorite non-instructional books are The Perfect Mile and Duel in the Sun


      yeah...I am a bit of book junky! lol!
    • Posts: 24 Member
      Born to Run

      Feet in the Clouds (I LOVE fell running)

      Just a little run around the World I found very touching...

      What I talk about when I talk about Running (or is it think?)
    • Posts: 233 Member
      woo hoo! got it. Its the long run by Mishka Shubaly. I really enjoyed it am going to download some of others for the weekend.
    • Posts: 32
      My Amazon cart is filling up! Thanks, everyone!
    • Posts: 562 Member
      The "Little Red Book of Running" Is full of excellent tips and easy to reference. I love it.

      I also thought that "Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon" was a very instructional read, if not a little dry. Currently using the methodology in that book for my 25K training.
    • Posts: 8 Member
      "Running like a girl" - Alexandra Heminsley, it's really honest and funny...
    • Posts: 833 Member
      I just finished born to run and really enjoyed it.

      I've also read running like a girl, and yeah really enjoyed that too, very different to born to run, but enjoyable all the same.

      I have scott jureks' eat and run book on audio, just haven't gotten around to listening to it yet.

      The other running book I read recently was You (only faster), and I got a lot out of this book (mcmillian running/calculator).
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