Knowledge
A few books you should read
To improve your running, you must train consistently, but to properly improve there is no substitute for the experience of others. Here are a few books you should read. Enjoy!
Books
Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes 2nd. Ed.
Endurance athletes regularly push their bodies to the limits...
Nancy Clark’s Sports Nutrition Guidebook
Boost your energy, manage stress, build muscle, lose fat, and...
Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes, 3rd Ed.
Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes makes high-performance...
Run with Power: The Complete Guide to Power Meters for Running
RUN WITH POWER is the groundbreaking guide you need to tap the...
100 Metre Men: The Trackside Story of the 25 Sprinters Who Struck Olympic Gold
It takes just under 10 seconds to run, but to the winner of...
Iron War: Dave Scott, Mark Allen, and the Greatest Race Ever Run
The 1989 Ironman World Championship was the greatest race ever...
Out of Nowhere: The Inside Story of How Nike Marketed the Culture of Running
This book provides a compelling insider's account of how Nike...
Training and Racing with a Power Meter, 2nd Ed.
Hunter Allen and Andy Coggan, PhD have completely revised the...
Strength Training for Triathletes
Every triathlete wants to be faster, and most know that adding...
Running Man
After a decade-long addiction to crack cocaine and alcohol,...
Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World’s Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself
The incredible true story of the author's remarkable...
Endurance: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Emil Zátopek
Short-listed for the Williams Hill Prize. A Guardian, Observer...
Swim Bike Run: Our Triathlon Story
Swim, Bike, Run - The ultimate guide to triathlon by Olympics...
Running on Empty
A fascinating glimpse into the mind of an ultramarathon runner...
Coaching the Mental Game: Leadership Philosophies and Strategies for Peak Performance in Sports―and Everyday Life
Whoever claims winning isn't everything obviously has not...
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements,...
A Life Without Limits: A World Champion’s Journey
In 2007, Chrissie Wellington shocked the triathlon world by...
I’m Here To Win: A World Champion’s Advice for Peak Performance
In I'M HERE TO WIN, Chris "Macca" McCormack opens his playbook...
The Dirtiest Race in History: Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the 1988 Olympic 100M Final
The 1988 Seoul Olympics played host to what has been described...
Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet
Entrepreneur Jesse Itzler will try almost anything. He brazenly...
The Bolt Supremacy: Usain Bolt and the Jamaican Sprinting Phenomenon
Beijing 2008, the 100 metres final: Usain Bolt slows down,...
The Greatest: The Haile Gebrselassie Story
Two Olympic 10,000m golds; eight world championships indoors...
The Way of the Runner: A journey into the fabled world of Japanese running
Welcome to Japan, the most running-obsessed nation on earth,...
Running with the Kenyans: Discovering the secrets of the fastest people on earth
Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year Shortlisted for the...
14 Minutes: A Running Legend’s Life and Death and Life
In 2007, after collapsing on a practice field at the Nike...
Dirty Inspirations: Lessons from the Trenches of Extreme Endurance Sports
The search to find one’s own limits and surpass them is what...
Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness
“In pursuing the mental side of endurance, Jurek uncovers the...
Faster than Lightning: My Autobiography
The autobiography of the fastest man of all time and a...
The Triathlete’s Guide to Mental Training
Triathlon is certainly physically demanding, to say the least,...
The Official United States Navy Seal Workout
The Official United States Navy SEAL Workout presents an...
No Limits: The Will to Succeed
Fresh from his triumphant and extraordinary achievement at the...
The Power Meter Handbook: A User’s Guide for Cyclists and Triathletes
In The Power Meter Handbook, Joe Friel offers cyclists and...
Extreme Running
Running is an inexpensive, convenient and increasingly popular...
17 Hours to Glory: Extraordinary Stories from the Heart of Triathlon
From the moment the starting gun is fired on Kona’s sandy beach...
Hal Koerner’s Field Guide to Ultrarunning: Training for an Ultramarathon, from 50K to 100 Miles and Beyond
Ultramarathons don't leave much room for mistakes. Don't learn...
How Bad Do You Want It?: Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle
The greatest athletic performances spring from the mind, not...
The Complete Guide to Sports Injuries: Almost 200 Common Athletic and Exercise Injuries, Updated and Expanded
A newly revised and updated edition of this authoritative...
Bowerman and the Men of Oregon: The Story of Oregon’s Legendary Coach and Nike’s Co-founder
The first biography of the legendary track coach, and founder...
And Then the Vulture Eats You: True Tales About Ultramarathons and Those Who Run Them
"It won't matter whether or not you've attempted an ultra, or...
Running Ultras: To the Edge of Exhaustion
This book chronicles the author's journey (the training, the...
In Search of Al Howie
The story of Al Howie is a remarkable and at times unbelievable...
Fit Soul, Fit Body: 9 Keys to a Healthier, Happier You
Let’s face it: fitness goes far beyond how long it takes to...
A Few Degrees from Hell: White Hot Tales from the Badwater Ultramarathon
The Badwater Ultramarathon is commonly referred to as the...
Runner’s World Guide to Injury Prevention: How to Identify Problems, Speed Healing, and Run Pain-Free
The last word on preventing and treating running injuries-from...
Pre: The Story of America’s Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine
For five years, no American runner could beat him at any...
Marathon, Revised and Updated 5th Edition: The Ultimate Training Guide: Advice, Plans, and Programs for Half and Full Marathons
Now completely updated and revised--a new edition of the...
RUN: The Mind-Body Method of Running by Feel
Most serious runners don't realize their potential. They simply...
Running and Philosophy: A Marathon for the Mind
A unique anthology of essays exploring the philosophical wisdom...
Run or Die
Shortlisted for the 2014 William Hill Sports Book of the Year...
Running for My Life: On the extreme road adventure runner Ray Zahab
In Ray Zahab's world, a comfortable jog is 30 kilometres, a...
Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons
Marathons have become too easy for some runners. What was once...
To Be a Runner: How Racing Up Mountains, Running with the Bulls, or Just Taking On a 5-K Makes You a Better Person (and the World a Better Place)
With an exuberant mix of passion, insight, instruction, and...
10-Minute Toughness: The Mental Training Program for Winning Before the Game Begins
“10-Minute Toughness is a solid mental training program. In...
The Zen Art of Running
All runners strive to get in the "zone," but here they'll learn...
My Life on the Run: The Wit, Wisdom, and Insights of a Road Racing Icon
Dubbed the "Mayor of Running," Bart Yasso is one of the...
Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler’s Olympics
From the ESPN national correspondent and author of the New York...
The Extra Mile
One year after her astonishing victory at the Badwater...
Runner’s World Big Book of Marathon and Half-Marathon Training: Winning Strategies, Inpiring Stories, and the Ultimate Training Tools
The first dedicated book on marathon and half marathon training...
The Champion’s Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive
Even among the most elite performers, certain athletes stand...
Advanced Marathoning-2nd Edition
Shave minutes off your time using the latest in science-based...
The Sport Psych Handbook
Athletes' physiques and conditioning levels have advanced...
Heart Rate Training
If you’re serious about your sport, you’re serious about...
The Runner’s Edge
Millions of runners use speed and distance devices, and serious...
Running with Raven
In 1975, Robert “Raven” Kraft made a New Year’s Resolution to...
Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare—poverty,...
The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
In this groundbreaking book, New York Times–bestselling author...
Lore of Running
Lore of Running gives you incomparable detail on physiology,...