Best Running (non-instructional) Books

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A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman
A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman 3.79 avg rating β€” 2,290 ratings
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The Silence of Great Distance: Women Running Long
The Silence of Great Distance: Women Running Long 3.97 avg rating β€” 61 ratings
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Running Loose
Running Loose 3.77 avg rating β€” 1,687 ratings
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The Competitive Runner's Handbook
The Competitive Runner's Handbook 4.07 avg rating β€” 414 ratings
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The Long Run
The Long Run 3.71 avg rating β€” 3,729 ratings
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Marathon Mouse
Marathon Mouse
by: Amy Dixon
4.30 avg rating β€” 66 ratings
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The Lola Papers: Marathons, Misadventures, and How I Became a Serious Runner
The Lola Papers: Marathons, Misadventures, and How I Became a Serious Runner 3.79 avg rating β€” 112 ratings
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Running Against Time
Running Against Time 3.90 avg rating β€” 21 ratings
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138,336 Feet to Pure Bliss: What I Learned About Life, Women (and Running) in My First 100 Marathons
138,336 Feet to Pure Bliss: What I Learned About Life, Women (and Running) in My First 100 Marathons 3.89 avg rating β€” 37 ratings
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The Last Pick: The Boston Marathon Race Director's Road to Success
The Last Pick: The Boston Marathon Race Director's Road to Success 3.89 avg rating β€” 108 ratings
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Running Your Best: The Committed Runner's Guide to Training and Racing
Running Your Best: The Committed Runner's Guide to Training and Racing
by: Ron Daws
4.73 avg rating β€” 11 ratings
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Seasons of Raina
Seasons of Raina 3.43 avg rating β€” 14 ratings
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Run Your Destiny: Inspirational Insights to Get You on the Run
Run Your Destiny: Inspirational Insights to Get You on the Run it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 2 ratings
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On Track: Life Lessons from the Track & Field
On Track: Life Lessons from the Track & Field it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 3 ratings
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Notes from Higher Grounds: An Altitude Training Guide for Endurance Athletes
Notes from Higher Grounds: An Altitude Training Guide for Endurance Athletes 4.33 avg rating β€” 3 ratings
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Off Course: Inside the Mad, Muddy World of Obstacle Course Racing
Off Course: Inside the Mad, Muddy World of Obstacle Course Racing 3.88 avg rating β€” 174 ratings
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Ironman Triathlon Hacks
Ironman Triathlon Hacks 4.28 avg rating β€” 29 ratings
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The Irishman Who Ran for England
The Irishman Who Ran for England 3.50 avg rating β€” 8 ratings
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The Elements of Effort: Reflections on the Art and Science of Running
The Elements of Effort: Reflections on the Art and Science of Running 3.65 avg rating β€” 134 ratings
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One Way, Uphill Only: Cross Country Dreams and the Journey to a State Championship Season
One Way, Uphill Only: Cross Country Dreams and the Journey to a State Championship Season 4.13 avg rating β€” 53 ratings
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Run Better Not Less
Run Better Not Less 3.60 avg rating β€” 5 ratings
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Running for Their Lives: The Extraordinary Story of Britain's Greatest Ever Distance Runners
Running for Their Lives: The Extraordinary Story of Britain's Greatest Ever Distance Runners 3.92 avg rating β€” 51 ratings
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Marathon Journey, An Achilles Story
Marathon Journey, An Achilles Story 4.33 avg rating β€” 3 ratings
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Running for the B-Team: One man's obsessive quest to run a marathon in under 3 hours
Running for the B-Team: One man's obsessive quest to run a marathon in under 3 hours 4.38 avg rating β€” 8 ratings
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Poverty Creek Journal
Poverty Creek Journal 4.09 avg rating β€” 279 ratings
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Boston Bound: A 7-Year Journey to Overcome Mental Barriers and Qualify for the Boston Marathon
Boston Bound: A 7-Year Journey to Overcome Mental Barriers and Qualify for the Boston Marathon 3.73 avg rating β€” 389 ratings
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Get Off Your Ass & Mow The Grass!
Get Off Your Ass & Mow The Grass! 4.50 avg rating β€” 2 ratings
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The Longest Race: A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance
The Longest Race: A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance
by: Ed Ayres
3.45 avg rating β€” 776 ratings
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The Mountains are Calling: Running in the High Places of Scotland
The Mountains are Calling: Running in the High Places of Scotland 4.05 avg rating β€” 164 ratings
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The Illegal
The Illegal 3.78 avg rating β€” 12,583 ratings
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How to Lose a Marathon: A Starter's Guide to Finishing in 26.2 Chapters
How to Lose a Marathon: A Starter's Guide to Finishing in 26.2 Chapters 3.81 avg rating β€” 1,214 ratings
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Running from Scissors
Running from Scissors 4.03 avg rating β€” 65 ratings
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25 Years of the Peachtree Road Race
25 Years of the Peachtree Road Race 4.50 avg rating β€” 2 ratings
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Reborn on the Run: My Journey from Addiction to Ultramarathons
Reborn on the Run: My Journey from Addiction to Ultramarathons 3.84 avg rating β€” 1,581 ratings
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Finding Gobi: The True Story Of A Little Dog And An Incredible Journey
Finding Gobi: The True Story Of A Little Dog And An Incredible Journey 4.15 avg rating β€” 13,574 ratings
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Runtime
Runtime 3.75 avg rating β€” 865 ratings
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Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land
Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land 3.50 avg rating β€” 4,589 ratings
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Bela dama : življenje tekačice Helene Žigon : roman v 42 tisoč korakih
Bela dama : ΕΎivljenje tekačice Helene Ε½igon : roman v 42 tisoč korakih 4.43 avg rating β€” 23 ratings
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Believe, Live, Run: A story about having faith
Believe, Live, Run: A story about having faith 4.90 avg rating β€” 10 ratings
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Running with Sherman
Running with Sherman 4.24 avg rating β€” 14,453 ratings
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The Slummer: Quarters Till Death
The Slummer: Quarters Till Death 4.31 avg rating β€” 711 ratings
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The Running-Shaped Hole
The Running-Shaped Hole 4.16 avg rating β€” 96 ratings
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No soy nadie corriendo
No soy nadie corriendo 4.78 avg rating β€” 9 ratings
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How to skate a 10k
How to skate a 10k 4.53 avg rating β€” 34 ratings
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Running While Black: Finding Freedom in a Sport That Wasn't Built for Us
Running While Black: Finding Freedom in a Sport That Wasn't Built for Us 4.56 avg rating β€” 2,554 ratings
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The Frontrunner
The Frontrunner 4.59 avg rating β€” 49 ratings
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Puddings To Podiums: From Fast Food Fat Man To Ultra Marathon Champion
Puddings To Podiums: From Fast Food Fat Man To Ultra Marathon Champion 3.94 avg rating β€” 137 ratings
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Running With Angels
Running With Angels 3.65 avg rating β€” 954 ratings
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R is for Running
R is for Running 2.82 avg rating β€” 83 ratings
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Barefoot Running Step by Step: Barefoot Ken Bob, the Guru of Shoeless Running, Shares His Personal Technique
Barefoot Running Step by Step: Barefoot Ken Bob, the Guru of Shoeless Running, Shares His Personal Technique 3.88 avg rating β€” 869 ratings
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The Self-Made Olympian
The Self-Made Olympian
by: Ron Daws
4.21 avg rating β€” 19 ratings
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The Smell of Paint
The Smell of Paint 3.62 avg rating β€” 21 ratings
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The Four-Minute Mile
The Four-Minute Mile 4.02 avg rating β€” 435 ratings
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Pepped Up (Pepper Jones, #1)
Pepped Up (Pepper Jones, #1)
by: Ali Dean
3.90 avg rating β€” 4,589 ratings
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The Science of Running: How to find your limit and train to maximize your performance
The Science of Running: How to find your limit and train to maximize your performance 4.11 avg rating β€” 968 ratings
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The Round: In Bob Graham's Footsteps
The Round: In Bob Graham's Footsteps 3.92 avg rating β€” 65 ratings
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My Year of Running Dangerously: A Dad, a Daughter, and a Ridiculous Plan
My Year of Running Dangerously: A Dad, a Daughter, and a Ridiculous Plan 4.09 avg rating β€” 4,319 ratings
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An Olympic Dream: The Story of Samia Yusuf Omar
An Olympic Dream: The Story of Samia Yusuf Omar 3.84 avg rating β€” 513 ratings
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Make Every Move a Meditation: Mindful Movement for Mental Health, Well-Being, and Insight
Make Every Move a Meditation: Mindful Movement for Mental Health, Well-Being, and Insight 3.89 avg rating β€” 54 ratings
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Overthinking the Marathon
Overthinking the Marathon 3.77 avg rating β€” 22 ratings
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Running to Extremes
Running to Extremes 3.71 avg rating β€” 137 ratings
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Run
Run 3.81 avg rating β€” 1,065 ratings
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My Best Race
My Best Race 3.71 avg rating β€” 112 ratings
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Maniac Magee
Maniac Magee 3.90 avg rating β€” 127,649 ratings
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It's a Hill, Get Over It: Fell Running's History and Characters
It's a Hill, Get Over It: Fell Running's History and Characters 3.60 avg rating β€” 25 ratings
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Ghost (Track, #1)
Ghost (Track, #1) 4.19 avg rating β€” 50,137 ratings
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Marathon
Marathon 3.41 avg rating β€” 361 ratings
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You Know You Are a Runner
You Know You Are a Runner 3.23 avg rating β€” 39 ratings
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Evforija
Evforija 4.32 avg rating β€” 31 ratings
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Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running With My Dog Brought Me Back From the Brink
Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running With My Dog Brought Me Back From the Brink 3.72 avg rating β€” 1,922 ratings
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Short Fat Chick to Marathon Runner
Short Fat Chick to Marathon Runner 3.55 avg rating β€” 243 ratings
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Run Wild
Run Wild 3.74 avg rating β€” 149 ratings
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The 27th Mile
The 27th Mile 4.30 avg rating β€” 43 ratings
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Why We Run: A Story of Obsession
Why We Run: A Story of Obsession 3.08 avg rating β€” 492 ratings
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To the Edge: A Man, Death Valley, and the Mystery of Endurance
To the Edge: A Man, Death Valley, and the Mystery of Endurance 4.04 avg rating β€” 386 ratings
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Runner's High
Runner's High 3.62 avg rating β€” 56 ratings
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Running
Running 3.59 avg rating β€” 1,247 ratings
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Running Hard: The Story of a Rivalry
Running Hard: The Story of a Rivalry really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 47 ratings
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Two Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon
Two Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon
by: Ed Caesar
3.95 avg rating β€” 1,805 ratings
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The Death of Jim Fixx
The Death of Jim Fixx 4.24 avg rating β€” 17 ratings
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Ultrablues
Ultrablues 4.46 avg rating β€” 89 ratings
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On the Run: In Search of the Perfect Race
On the Run: In Search of the Perfect Race 4.20 avg rating β€” 10 ratings
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Best Efforts
Best Efforts 4.58 avg rating β€” 38 ratings
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Pole to Pole: One Man, 20 Million Steps
Pole to Pole: One Man, 20 Million Steps 3.45 avg rating β€” 99 ratings
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Juggernauts: The Making of a Runner & a Team in the First American Running Boom
Juggernauts: The Making of a Runner & a Team in the First American Running Boom 4.08 avg rating β€” 26 ratings
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Idle Feet Do the Devil's Work
Idle Feet Do the Devil's Work 4.42 avg rating β€” 12 ratings
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Boston Marathon: The First Century of the World's Premier Running Event
Boston Marathon: The First Century of the World's Premier Running Event 4.46 avg rating β€” 13 ratings
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Move Your Chair
Move Your Chair 4.52 avg rating β€” 27 ratings
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Bump, Bike & Baby
Bump, Bike & Baby 4.05 avg rating β€” 62 ratings
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DuΕ‘an Mravlje : tek - moja norost
DuΕ‘an Mravlje : tek - moja norost 4.04 avg rating β€” 49 ratings
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Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance, Health & Life
Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance, Health & Life 3.84 avg rating β€” 1,304 ratings
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Mindful Running: How Meditative Running can Improve Performance and Make you a Happier, More Fulfilled Person
Mindful Running: How Meditative Running can Improve Performance and Make you a Happier, More Fulfilled Person 3.70 avg rating β€” 498 ratings
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The Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei
The Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei 3.76 avg rating β€” 261 ratings
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The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance 4.20 avg rating β€” 16,552 ratings
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All or Nothing at All: The Life of Billy Bland
All or Nothing at All: The Life of Billy Bland 3.97 avg rating β€” 33 ratings
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Out of Thin Air: Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia
Out of Thin Air: Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia 4.20 avg rating β€” 1,892 ratings
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Olympic Marathon: A Centennial History of the Games' Most Storied Race
Olympic Marathon: A Centennial History of the Games' Most Storied Race really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 6 ratings
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Champion Billy Mills (Leveled Readers, 1-51641, 3FOG)
Champion Billy Mills (Leveled Readers, 1-51641, 3FOG) 0.00 avg rating β€” 0 ratings
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Running on a Dream : the Pat Farmer story
Running on a Dream : the Pat Farmer story 4.17 avg rating β€” 6 ratings
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And Then the Vulture Eats You
And Then the Vulture Eats You 3.79 avg rating β€” 127 ratings
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