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Catching Jordan by Miranda KenneallyGame. Set. Match. by Jennifer IacopelliDairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert MurdockShut Out by Kody KeplingerMegan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys by Kate Brian
Girls in Sports
458 books — 688 voters
Born to Run by Christopher McDougallWhat I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki MurakamiOnce a Runner by John L. Parker Jr.Eat & Run by Scott JurekNight Running by Emily Mitchell
Best Running (non-instructional) Books
227 books — 555 voters

Kulti by Mariana ZapataCatching Jordan by Miranda KenneallyPlay With Me by Piper ShellyBlitzball by Barton LudwigScoring Wilder by R.S. Grey
Athlete Girl Novels
124 books — 249 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniBorn to Run by Christopher McDougallForrest Gump by Winston GroomWho She Is by Diane ByingtonThe Running Man by Richard Bachman
I WAS RUNNING....
287 books — 157 voters

Born to Run by Christopher McDougallWhat I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki MurakamiVenture by Sean MeehanMy Year of Running Dangerously by Tom ForemanRunning Like a Girl by Alexandra Heminsley
Readable books about Running
75 books — 43 voters
Born to Run by Christopher McDougallBell Lap by Tom ColaVenture by Sean MeehanWhat I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki MurakamiA Life Without Limits by Chrissie Wellington
Best Running Books
74 books — 34 voters

The Lost Treasure of the Templars by James BeckerChild 44 by Tom Rob SmithThe Interpretation of Murder by Jed RubenfeldMadeline by Ludwig BemelmansThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Book cover character walking/running away
220 books — 27 voters
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki MurakamiBorn to Run by Christopher McDougallRun the World by Becky WadeRunning Away by Robert Andrew PowellThe Way of the Runner by Adharanand Finn
Inspirational Running Memoirs
47 books — 18 voters

Born to Run by Christopher McDougallWhat I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki MurakamiDepression Hates a Moving Target by Nita SweeneyRunning with Sherman by Christopher McDougallFeet in the Clouds by Richard Askwith
Running on the Brain
52 books — 18 voters
Mays Landing by J.C. MercerVeronika Decides to Die by Paulo CoelhoBlack Iris by Leah RaederTW by K. KingsmanHANG ON by Eshwarmurthy G Pillai
Attempted suicide novels
7 books — 9 voters

Go, Gwen, Go by Nancy Smirl JorgensenBorn to Run by Christopher McDougallEndure by Alex HutchinsonBANDAIDE by Dr George AmpatBelieve, Live, Run by Bertalan Thuroczy
Exercise & Sport Science
10 books — 9 voters
30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyUnbroken by Martine WrightEvery Day Is a Gift by Tammy DuckworthHOW TO USE A PROSTHETIC LEG AND ARM by Onyx PayneBetween a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston
Guidebooks and Memoirs of People with Prosthetic Limbs
12 books — 9 voters

Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan MatsonThe Girl She Used to Be by David CristofanoSecond to No One by Natalie PalmerTake Me There by Carolee DeanLeaving Unknown by Kerry Reichs
Up a Road Slowly
16 books — 8 voters
They'll Never Catch Us by Jessica GoodmanWolfpack by Natalie Shaw EvjenWho She Is by Diane ByingtonThe Running Dream by Wendelin Van DraanenSmart Boys & Fast Girls by Stephie Davis
YA Track and Cross Country
32 books — 8 voters

Born to Run by Christopher McDougallIt's Not About the Bike by Lance ArmstrongJourney Through Britain by John HillabyBlack Sunrise by Christina EngelaBelieve, Live, Run by Bertalan Thuroczy
Walking and Running
26 books — 7 voters
Deep Listening by Emily KasrielThe Science of Winning by Jan OlbrechtSpartan Up! by Joe De SenaHosting Beach Wrestling Events by Rob TeetBelieve, Live, Run by Bertalan Thuroczy
Must Read for Coaches
17 books — 6 voters

Mary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn MeyerBeware, Princess Elizabeth by Carolyn MeyerThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa GregoryInnocent Traitor by Alison Weir
All alone
142 books — 6 voters
Tackling the Everyday by Tracie CanadaWinning in Reverse by Bill LesterThe Education of Kendrick Perkins by Kendrick PerkinsThe Negro Leagues are Major Leagues by Sean FormanRickey by Howard Bryant
Sports by African-Americans Published in Decade: 2020s
20 books — 6 voters

The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner by Alan SillitoeThe Running Dream by Wendelin Van DraanenKeeping Pace by Laurie MorrisonWhat I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki MurakamiFreerunner by David Trifunov
Running Fiction
14 books — 6 voters
Dragon Bound by Thea HarrisonTo Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth HoytFalling for the Highlander by Lynsay SandsIn Pursuit of Eliza Cynster by Stephanie LaurensThe Devil Wears Plaid by Teresa Medeiros
Romance on the Run
68 books — 5 voters

I Did NOT Give That Spider Superhuman Intelligence! by Richard RobertsCarrie / 'Salem's Lot / The Shining by Stephen KingFirestarter by Stephen KingCarrie by Stephen KingThe New Accelerator by H.G. Wells
Super-Powered Beings In Books Not Comics
98 books — 5 voters
The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances (... by Matthew InmanDreadful Hollow by Irina KarlovaRunning Blind by Desmond BagleySix Million Accusers by D. Lawrence-YoungYou're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron
Run for your life! The Running Scared cover list
118 books — 5 voters

Bhutan Travelog Edition 2 by Joni HerisonBhutan Travelog by Joni HerisonJust a Little Run Around the World by Rosie Swale PopeBorn to Run by Christopher McDougallThe Pants of Perspective by Anna McNuff
Armchair Travel: Running Adventures
17 books — 5 voters
Breathe, Annie, Breathe by Miranda KenneallyThe Running Dream by Wendelin Van DraanenFreerunner by David TrifunovWolfpack by Natalie Shaw EvjenA Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti
YA Fiction About Running
5 books — 4 voters

Der große Trip by Cheryl StrayedBorn to Run by Christopher McDougallNowhere Near First by Cory ReeseThe Way of the Runner by Adharanand FinnBekenntnisse eines Nachtsportlers by Wigald Boning
FatBoysRun Reads
43 books — 2 voters
The Why of The Barkley by Rich Barkley Scritch LimacherTales From Out There by Frozen Ed FurtawThe Finishers by Alexis BergLa Résolution by Aurélien SanchezBarkley Marathons Finisher by Matthew Tommasi
The Barkley Marathons
9 books — 2 voters

Run to Ground by Katie RuggleDepression Hates a Moving Target by Nita SweeneyMarathon by Brian FreemanDepression Hates a Moving Target by Nita SweeneyChasing Down a Dream by Beverly Jenkins
Running Book Display
17 books — 2 voters
A Sporting Chance by Emily E.K. MurdochLady and the Footballer by Ellie St. ClairA Game of Hearts by Joanna BarkerSummer Is for Lovers by Jennifer McQuistonThe Woman Left Behind by Linda Howard
Romance: Heroine is an Athlete
97 books — 2 voters

Westside Barbell Book of Methods by Louie SimmonsThe Westside Barbell Squat and Deadlift Manual by Louie SimmonsWestside Barbell Bench Press Manual by Louie SimmonsSpecial Strength Development for All Sports by Louie SimmonsExplosive Strength Development for Jumping by Louie Simmons
Westside Barbell
6 books — 1 voter
Born to Run by Christopher McDougallThe Cool Impossible by Eric OrtonBarefoot Running Step by Step by Roy M. WallackWhole Body Barefoot by Katy BowmanThe Origin of Science by Louis Liebenberg
Minimalist Running
7 books — 1 voter

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