Best Running Books

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Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen 4.30 avg rating — 228,787 ratings
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Bell Lap
Bell Lap
by: Tom Cola
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Venture: The Rogue Expeditions Story
Venture: The Rogue Expeditions Story 4.58 avg rating — 31 ratings
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running 3.87 avg rating — 193,991 ratings
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A Life Without Limits: A World Champion's Journey
A Life Without Limits: A World Champion's Journey 4.13 avg rating — 6,909 ratings
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The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It
The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It 4.22 avg rating — 9,995 ratings
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Running for Health and Happiness: The Beginner's Guide to Faster, Pain-Free Running
Running for Health and Happiness: The Beginner's Guide to Faster, Pain-Free Running 3.79 avg rating — 72 ratings
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Why We Run: A Natural History
Why We Run: A Natural History 3.82 avg rating — 2,884 ratings
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Runner: The Memoir of an Accidental Ultra-Marathon Champion
Runner: The Memoir of an Accidental Ultra-Marathon Champion 3.70 avg rating — 827 ratings
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Iron War: Dave Scott, Mark Allen, and the Greatest Race Ever Run
Iron War: Dave Scott, Mark Allen, and the Greatest Race Ever Run 4.33 avg rating — 2,579 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 — 1,922 ratings
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The Essential Sheehan: A Lifetime of Running Wisdom from the Legendary Dr. George Sheehan
The Essential Sheehan: A Lifetime of Running Wisdom from the Legendary Dr. George Sheehan 4.26 avg rating — 223 ratings
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Seven: In the Lane of Hope
Seven: In the Lane of Hope 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings
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Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness
Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness 4.03 avg rating — 38,464 ratings
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The Way of the Runner: A journey into the fabled world of Japanese running | A fascinating and personal exploration of Japan's obsession with running ... with the Kenyans.
The Way of the Runner: A journey into the fabled world of Japanese running | A fascinating and personal exploration of Japan's obsession with running ... with the Kenyans. 3.80 avg rating — 3,215 ratings
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Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth
Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth 3.94 avg rating — 9,947 ratings
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Once a Runner
Once a Runner 4.08 avg rating — 15,920 ratings
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Run or Die
Run or Die 3.61 avg rating — 4,201 ratings
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North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail
North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail 4.22 avg rating — 15,954 ratings
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The Champion Maker
The Champion Maker 3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Bravey
Bravey 4.20 avg rating — 10,654 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 — 1,892 ratings
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Running with the Buffaloes: A Season Inside with Mark Wetmore, Adam Goucher, and the University of Colorado Men's Cross-Country Team
Running with the Buffaloes: A Season Inside with Mark Wetmore, Adam Goucher, and the University of Colorado Men's Cross-Country Team 4.22 avg rating — 6,220 ratings
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Feet in the Clouds: A Tale of Fell-Running and Obsession
Feet in the Clouds: A Tale of Fell-Running and Obsession 4.12 avg rating — 2,074 ratings
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Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance 4.12 avg rating — 18,415 ratings
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The End of the World Running Club (The End of the World Running Club, #1)
The End of the World Running Club (The End of the World Running Club, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 15,917 ratings
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Runtime
Runtime 3.75 avg rating — 865 ratings
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The Incomplete Book of Running
The Incomplete Book of Running 3.85 avg rating — 5,880 ratings
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Pre: The Story of America's Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine
Pre: The Story of America's Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine 4.03 avg rating — 3,843 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 — 10 ratings
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The Complete Book of Running
The Complete Book of Running 3.85 avg rating — 578 ratings
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Runner's World: The Complete Book of Women's Running: Get Started, Stay Motivated and Run with Confidence
Runner's World: The Complete Book of Women's Running: Get Started, Stay Motivated and Run with Confidence 3.77 avg rating — 1,606 ratings
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The Death of Jim Fixx
The Death of Jim Fixx 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Running & Being: The Total Experience
Running & Being: The Total Experience 3.74 avg rating — 1,562 ratings
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The Ghost Runner: The Tragedy of the Man They Couldn't Stop
The Ghost Runner: The Tragedy of the Man They Couldn't Stop 3.99 avg rating — 533 ratings
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The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances (Volume 5) (The Oatmeal)
The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances (Volume 5) (The Oatmeal) 4.17 avg rating — 9,381 ratings
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101 Simple Ways to be a Better Runner
101 Simple Ways to be a Better Runner 3.84 avg rating — 333 ratings
37.
Running - Getting Started
Running - Getting Started 3.76 avg rating — 298 ratings
37.
Dr. Sheehan On Running
Dr. Sheehan On Running 4.13 avg rating — 95 ratings
40.
52 Workouts, 52 Weeks, One Faster Runner: A Workout a Week for the Next Year
52 Workouts, 52 Weeks, One Faster Runner: A Workout a Week for the Next Year 3.69 avg rating — 64 ratings
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The Run-Walk-Run-Method
The Run-Walk-Run-Method 3.62 avg rating — 745 ratings
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Running for Health and Beauty: A Complete Guide for Women
Running for Health and Beauty: A Complete Guide for Women really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
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You Know You Are a Runner
You Know You Are a Runner 3.23 avg rating — 39 ratings
43.
Running Until You're 100
Running Until You're 100 3.59 avg rating — 295 ratings
45.
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 — 1,805 ratings
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Don't Stop Me Now: 26.2 Tales of a Runner’s Obsession
Don't Stop Me Now: 26.2 Tales of a Runner’s Obsession 4.03 avg rating — 1,705 ratings
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Running Away
Running Away 3.60 avg rating — 695 ratings
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Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon: How to Be Your Own Best Coach
Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon: How to Be Your Own Best Coach 3.91 avg rating — 1,009 ratings
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Runner's World Your Best Stride: How to Optimize Your Natural Running Form to Run Easier, Farther, and Faster--With Fewer Injuries
Runner's World Your Best Stride: How to Optimize Your Natural Running Form to Run Easier, Farther, and Faster--With Fewer Injuries 4.20 avg rating — 347 ratings
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How to Support a Champion: The art of applying science to the elite athlete
How to Support a Champion: The art of applying science to the elite athlete 4.03 avg rating — 112 ratings
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Natural Born Heroes: The Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
Natural Born Heroes: The Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance 3.84 avg rating — 9,801 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 — 4,319 ratings
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Daniels' Running Formula
Daniels' Running Formula 4.25 avg rating — 4,981 ratings
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Lore of Running
Lore of Running 4.16 avg rating — 1,892 ratings
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Feed Zone Portables: A Cookbook of On-the-Go Food for Athletes (The Feed Zone Series)
Feed Zone Portables: A Cookbook of On-the-Go Food for Athletes (The Feed Zone Series) 4.20 avg rating — 685 ratings
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Feed Zone Cookbook
Feed Zone Cookbook 4.18 avg rating — 721 ratings
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Faster, Higher, Stronger: How Sports Science Is Creating a New Generation of Superathletes—and What We Can Learn from Them
Faster, Higher, Stronger: How Sports Science Is Creating a New Generation of Superathletes—and What We Can Learn from Them 3.99 avg rating — 725 ratings
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The Courage To Start: A Guide To Running for Your Life
The Courage To Start: A Guide To Running for Your Life 4.03 avg rating — 950 ratings
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Running Free: A Runner’s Journey Back to Nature
Running Free: A Runner’s Journey Back to Nature 3.73 avg rating — 568 ratings
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Runner's World Complete Book of Running
Runner's World Complete Book of Running 3.62 avg rating — 707 ratings
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Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly 3.85 avg rating — 310 ratings
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Undead Ultra (Undead Ultra #1)
Undead Ultra (Undead Ultra #1) 4.19 avg rating — 614 ratings
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Running Up That Hill: The highs and lows of going that bit further
Running Up That Hill: The highs and lows of going that bit further 4.19 avg rating — 1,300 ratings
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Jogging.
Jogging. 4.04 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Today We Die a Little!: The Inimitable Emil Zátopek, the Greatest Olympic Runner of All Time
Today We Die a Little!: The Inimitable Emil Zátopek, the Greatest Olympic Runner of All Time 4.29 avg rating — 1,472 ratings
66.
Fast 5K: 25 Crucial Keys and 4 Training Plans
Fast 5K: 25 Crucial Keys and 4 Training Plans 4.19 avg rating — 229 ratings
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Running: Cheaper Than Therapy: A Celebration of Running
Running: Cheaper Than Therapy: A Celebration of Running 3.45 avg rating — 308 ratings
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Running Science
Running Science 3.61 avg rating — 64 ratings
69.
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE 4.46 avg rating — 350,795 ratings
70.
The Science of Running
The Science of Running 4.11 avg rating — 968 ratings
71.
Running the Dream: One Summer Living, Training, and Racing with a Team of World-Class Runners Half My Age
Running the Dream: One Summer Living, Training, and Racing with a Team of World-Class Runners Half My Age 4.22 avg rating — 1,390 ratings
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Running with Sherman
Running with Sherman 4.24 avg rating — 14,454 ratings
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80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster by Training Slower
80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster by Training Slower 3.94 avg rating — 6,552 ratings