Good books about running?

[mrsjthompson]

I'm about to spend A LOT of time on an airplane this weekend.  Anybody have any recommendations for books about running?

[gt7301b]

Pete Pfitzinger - Road Racing for Serious Runners and Advanced Marathoning

McMillian has a new book- You, only faster. I haven't read this one yet, but I bought it for Mr. GT.

Matt Fitzgerald - Racing Weight

[stinkerbell6879]

I like the Jeff Galloway books and have read most of the Kara Goucher book.

[D2M]

I loved "Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen" by Christopher McDougall. I also read it on a plane. I resisted reading it for a long time because I'm not big on the idea of barefoot running but it's so much more than that. It's a great, touching story.

[al320]

Ive been sitting on kathrine switzer's book, marathon woman. (I havent started it since i was injured).

I really enjoyed 'what i talk about when i talk about running', by haruki murakami.

Im also in the middle of racing weight. It makes me feel slow. And fat. Lol

[mrsjthompson]

May 23, 2013 13:21:44 GMT -5 al320 said:

Ive been sitting on kathrine switzer's book, marathon woman. (I havent started it since i was injured).

I really enjoyed 'what i talk about when i talk about running', by haruki murakami.

Im also in the middle of racing weight. It makes me feel slow. And fat. Lol

Not sure if this is what I want to read on a 2 week cruise   .  Thanks for all the great suggestions!

[shorewife]

I thought Born to Run was good too. Agree on it being a bit of a commercial for the toe shoes but it was still a good story.

[al320]

May 23, 2013 13:34:16 GMT -5 mrsjthompson said:

May 23, 2013 13:21:44 GMT -5 al320 said:

Ive been sitting on kathrine switzer's book, marathon woman. (I havent started it since i was injured).

I really enjoyed 'what i talk about when i talk about running', by haruki murakami.

Im also in the middle of racing weight. It makes me feel slow. And fat. Lol

Not sure if this is what I want to read on a 2 week cruise   .  Thanks for all the great suggestions!

Lol probably not.

The murakami book is good for.that. its reallu lovely, and elegantly written. Its really a nice tribute to the love of running.

[tuggyruns]

Born to Run, Ultramarathon Man, Eat and Run, My Life on the Run

[katinthehat]

Any of the Jack Daniel's books

[jamalynn]

Born to Run and Eat and Run. Both are very good.

[katinthehat]

Also, Waterlogged by Timothy Noakes

www.amazon.com/Waterlogged-Serious-Problem-Overhydration-Endurance/dp/145042497X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369340101&sr=8-1&keywords=waterlogged

It's not necessarily about running but a must-read for any runners IMO

[chw57]

I'm partway through "eat and run" by scott jurek, and I love it.

[grk2012]

I like Ultramarathon Man. I'm in the middle of What a I Talk About... and haven't started Born to Run.

[HiC]

Born to Run
Run Like a Mother