James's votes on the list Best Running Books

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1	Runtime by S.B. Divya (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 891 ratings James rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Running for Health and Happiness: The Beginner's Guide to Faster, Pain-Free Running by Jason Fitzgerald 3.79 avg rating — 71 ratings James rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Ghost Runner: The Tragedy of the Man They Couldn't Stop by Bill Jones 3.98 avg rating — 552 ratings James rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances (The Oatmeal, #5) by Matthew Inman 4.16 avg rating — 9,587 ratings James rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	101 Simple Ways to be a Better Runner by Jason Fitzgerald 3.83 avg rating — 346 ratings James rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	52 Workouts, 52 Weeks, One Faster Runner: A Workout a Week for the Next Year by Jason Fitzgerald 3.68 avg rating — 63 ratings James added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	You Know You Are a Runner by Richard McChesney (Goodreads Author) 3.29 avg rating — 38 ratings James rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Two Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon by Ed Caesar 3.95 avg rating — 1,850 ratings James added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Don't Stop Me Now: 26.2 Tales of a Runner’s Obsession by Vassos Alexander 4.02 avg rating — 1,754 ratings James added it to to-read-later See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Way of the Runner: A journey into the fabled world of Japanese running by Adharanand Finn 3.80 avg rating — 3,486 ratings James added it to to-read-later See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Running Away by Robert Andrew Powell (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 699 ratings James added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon: How to Be Your Own Best Coach by Brad Hudson 3.90 avg rating — 1,062 ratings James rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth by Adharanand Finn 3.94 avg rating — 10,566 ratings James added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Runner's World Your Best Stride: How to Optimize Your Natural Running Form to Run Easier, Farther, and Faster--With Fewer Injuries by Jonathan Beverly (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 358 ratings James added it to to-read-eventually See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	How to Support a Champion: The art of applying science to the elite athlete by Steve Ingham 3.98 avg rating — 121 ratings James added it to to-read-later See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Natural Born Heroes: The Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance by Christopher McDougall 3.85 avg rating — 10,162 ratings James added it to to-read-later See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	My Year of Running Dangerously: A Dad, a Daughter, and a Ridiculous Plan by Tom Foreman 4.09 avg rating — 4,574 ratings James rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Daniels' Running Formula by Jack Daniels 4.25 avg rating — 5,235 ratings James added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Lore of Running by Tim Noakes 4.16 avg rating — 1,912 ratings James added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Feed Zone Portables: A Cookbook of On-the-Go Food for Athletes (The Feed Zone Series) by Biju Thomas 4.20 avg rating — 704 ratings James added it to to-read-eventually See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Feed Zone Cookbook by Biju Thomas 4.18 avg rating — 728 ratings James added it to to-read-eventually See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Faster, Higher, Stronger: How Sports Science Is Creating a New Generation of Superathletes—and What We Can Learn from Them by Mark McClusky (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 742 ratings James added it to to-read-eventually See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Courage To Start: A Guide To Running for Your Life by John Bingham 4.03 avg rating — 954 ratings James added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Running Free: A Runner’s Journey Back to Nature by Richard Askwith 3.72 avg rating — 597 ratings James added it to to-read-eventually See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Runner's World Complete Book of Running by Runner's World 3.61 avg rating — 706 ratings James added it to to-read-later See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Tread Lightly by Peter Larson 3.86 avg rating — 312 ratings James added it to to-read-eventually See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Undead Ultra (Undead Ultra #1) by Camille Picott (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 685 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Running Up That Hill: The highs and lows of going that bit further by Vassos Alexander 4.18 avg rating — 1,365 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Jogging. by William J. Bowerman 3.97 avg rating — 29 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Run or Die by Kilian Jornet 3.60 avg rating — 4,578 ratings James added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail by Scott Jurek 4.22 avg rating — 17,164 ratings James added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	A Life Without Limits: A World Champion's Journey by Chrissie Wellington 4.13 avg rating — 7,012 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Today We Die a Little!: The Inimitable Emil Zátopek, the Greatest Olympic Runner of All Time by Richard Askwith 4.29 avg rating — 1,608 ratings James added it to to-read-eventually See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Once a Runner by John L. Parker Jr. 4.07 avg rating — 16,642 ratings James added it to to-read-eventually See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Fast 5K: 25 Crucial Keys and 4 Training Plans by Pete Magill 4.17 avg rating — 265 ratings James added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Running: Cheaper Than Therapy: A Celebration of Running by Chas Newkey-Burden 3.47 avg rating — 340 ratings James added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Running Science by John Brewer 3.65 avg rating — 65 ratings James added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE by Phil Knight 4.45 avg rating — 382,151 ratings James added it to to-read-later See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Why We Run: A Natural History by Bernd Heinrich 3.82 avg rating — 3,000 ratings James added it to to-read-eventually See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Science of Running by Steve Magness (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 1,111 ratings James added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Champion Maker by Kevin Joseph (Goodreads Author) 3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami 3.86 avg rating — 213,131 ratings James rated it 1 star See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Bravey by Alexi Pappas 4.19 avg rating — 11,130 ratings James added it to to-read-eventually See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Out of Thin Air: Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia by Michael Crawley 4.19 avg rating — 2,157 ratings James added it to to-read-eventually See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Running the Dream: One Summer Living, Training, and Racing with a Team of World-Class Runners Half My Age by Matt Fitzgerald (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 1,511 ratings James added it to to-read-eventually See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It by Neal Bascomb (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 10,441 ratings James added it to to-read-eventually See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Running with Sherman by Christopher McDougall 4.23 avg rating — 16,037 ratings James added it to to-read-eventually See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Iron War: Dave Scott, Mark Allen, & the Greatest Race Ever Run by Matt Fitzgerald (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 2,715 ratings James added it to to-read-eventually See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by Alex Hutchinson (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 20,739 ratings James rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Running with the Buffaloes: A Season Inside with Mark Wetmore, Adam Goucher, and the University of Colorado Men's Cross-Country Team by Chris Lear 4.22 avg rating — 6,554 ratings James added it to to-read-eventually See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Feet in the Clouds: A Tale of Fell-Running and Obsession by Richard Askwith 4.12 avg rating — 2,254 ratings James added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Runner: The Memoir of an Accidental Ultra-Marathon Champion by Lizzy Hawker 3.70 avg rating — 858 ratings James added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster by Training Slower by Matt Fitzgerald (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 7,082 ratings James added it to to-read-eventually See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The End of the World Running Club (The End of the World Running Club, #1) by Adrian J. Walker (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 16,582 ratings James added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall 4.30 avg rating — 237,932 ratings James added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Ultimate Guide to Running with Your Dog: Tips and Techniques for Training Your Canine to Keep Pace with You During Workouts by Bryan Barrera 3.89 avg rating — 27 ratings James rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars