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Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1808 times as running)
avg rating 4.30 — 231,599 ratings — published 2009
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1354 times as running)
avg rating 3.87 — 198,956 ratings — published 2007
Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 917 times as running)
avg rating 4.03 — 38,842 ratings — published 2012
Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 527 times as running)
avg rating 4.02 — 21,121 ratings — published 2005
Once a Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 520 times as running)
avg rating 4.08 — 16,095 ratings — published 1978
Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 422 times as running)
avg rating 4.12 — 19,121 ratings — published 2018
Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself (Paperback)
by (shelved 417 times as running)
avg rating 4.02 — 26,681 ratings — published 2012
North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 407 times as running)
avg rating 4.22 — 16,335 ratings — published 2018
Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory (Hardcover)
by (shelved 394 times as running)
avg rating 4.35 — 12,173 ratings — published
Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 389 times as running)
avg rating 3.94 — 10,122 ratings — published 2010
Daniels' Running Formula (Paperback)
by (shelved 348 times as running)
avg rating 4.25 — 5,046 ratings — published 1998
80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster by Training Slower (Paperback)
by (shelved 307 times as running)
avg rating 3.94 — 6,697 ratings — published 2014
The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 293 times as running)
avg rating 4.35 — 7,902 ratings — published 2019
The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It (Paperback)
by (shelved 280 times as running)
avg rating 4.22 — 10,128 ratings — published 2004
Running with the Buffaloes: A Season Inside with Mark Wetmore, Adam Goucher, and the University of Colorado Men's Cross-Country Team (Paperback)
by (shelved 266 times as running)
avg rating 4.22 — 6,315 ratings — published 2000
ChiRunning: A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-Free Running (Paperback)
by (shelved 239 times as running)
avg rating 3.74 — 7,743 ratings — published 2004
The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances (Volume 5) (The Oatmeal)
by (shelved 224 times as running)
avg rating 4.17 — 9,443 ratings — published 2014
Lore of Running (Paperback)
by (shelved 214 times as running)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,893 ratings — published 1987
The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team (Hardcover)
by (shelved 212 times as running)
avg rating 4.45 — 14,411 ratings — published 2023
Choosing to Run: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 211 times as running)
avg rating 4.25 — 12,166 ratings — published 2023
Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 210 times as running)
avg rating 4.46 — 17,537 ratings — published 2023
Why We Run: A Natural History (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 209 times as running)
avg rating 3.82 — 2,918 ratings — published 2001
How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle (Paperback)
by (shelved 205 times as running)
avg rating 4.09 — 6,486 ratings — published 2015
Running Like a Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 202 times as running)
avg rating 3.88 — 9,100 ratings — published 2013
26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career (Hardcover)
by (shelved 188 times as running)
avg rating 4.19 — 5,021 ratings — published 2019
Advanced Marathoning (Paperback)
by (shelved 186 times as running)
avg rating 4.35 — 2,452 ratings — published
50/50: Secrets I Learned Running 50 Marathons in 50 Days -- and How You Too Can Achieve Super Endurance! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 183 times as running)
avg rating 3.78 — 4,116 ratings — published 2008
My Life on the Run: The Wit, Wisdom, and Insights of a Road Racing Icon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 180 times as running)
avg rating 3.96 — 2,809 ratings — published 2008
The Way of the Runner: A Journey into the Fabled World of Japanese Running (Hardcover)
by (shelved 177 times as running)
avg rating 3.81 — 3,303 ratings — published 2015
The Incomplete Book of Running (Hardcover)
by (shelved 175 times as running)
avg rating 3.85 — 5,917 ratings — published 2018
Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 165 times as running)
avg rating 4.04 — 3,954 ratings — published
Marathon Woman: Running the Race to Revolutionize Women's Sports (Hardcover)
by (shelved 159 times as running)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,548 ratings — published 2007
Anatomy for Runners: Unlocking Your Athletic Potential for Health, Speed, and Injury Prevention (Paperback)
by (shelved 158 times as running)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,660 ratings — published
Racing Weight: How to Get Lean for Peak Performance (Paperback)
by (shelved 156 times as running)
avg rating 3.88 — 3,695 ratings — published 2009
Runner's World Run Less, Run Faster: Become a Faster, Stronger Runner with the Revolutionary FIRST Training Program (Paperback)
by (shelved 156 times as running)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,434 ratings — published 2007
My Year of Running Dangerously: A Dad, a Daughter, and a Ridiculous Plan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 153 times as running)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,384 ratings — published 2015
Running & Being: The Total Experience (Hardcover)
by (shelved 153 times as running)
avg rating 3.74 — 1,576 ratings — published
Running with the Mind of Meditation: Lessons for Training Body and Mind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 150 times as running)
avg rating 3.85 — 3,297 ratings — published 2012
Run or Die (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 149 times as running)
avg rating 3.61 — 4,316 ratings — published 2011
Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons (Paperback)
by (shelved 148 times as running)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,612 ratings — published 2011
Pre: The Story of America's Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine (Paperback)
by (shelved 140 times as running)
avg rating 4.02 — 3,873 ratings — published 1977
Run! 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss (Hardcover)
by (shelved 135 times as running)
avg rating 3.93 — 3,664 ratings — published 2011
Running with Sherman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 132 times as running)
avg rating 4.24 — 14,932 ratings — published 2019
The Science of Running: How to find your limit and train to maximize your performance (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 131 times as running)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,012 ratings — published 2014
Duel in the Sun: Alberto Salazar, Dick Beardsley, and America's Greatest Marathon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 131 times as running)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,294 ratings — published 2006
Bowerman and the Men of Oregon: The Story of Oregon's Legendary Coach and Nike's Co-founder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 129 times as running)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,656 ratings — published 2006
Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 127 times as running)
avg rating 3.85 — 9,920 ratings — published 2013
Again to Carthage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 127 times as running)
avg rating 4.04 — 3,302 ratings — published 2005
Feet in the Clouds: A Tale of Fell-Running and Obsession (Paperback)
by (shelved 122 times as running)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,128 ratings — published 2004
Running on Empty (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 119 times as running)
avg rating 3.75 — 2,588 ratings — published 2011
“When I was little and running on the race track at school, I always stopped and waited for all the other kids so we could run together even though I knew (and everybody else knew) that I could run much faster than all of them! I pretended to read slowly so I could "wait" for everyone else who couldn't read as fast as I could! When my friends were short I pretended that I was short too and if my friend was sad I pretended to be unhappy. I could go on and on about all the ways I have limited myself, my whole life, by "waiting" for people. And the only thing that I've ever received in return is people thinking that they are faster than me, people thinking that they can make me feel bad about myself just because I let them and people thinking that I have to do whatever they say I should do. My mother used to teach me "Cinderella is a perfect example to be" but I have learned that Cinderella can go fuck herself, I'm not waiting for anybody, anymore! I'm going to run as fast as I can, fly as high as I can, I am going to soar and if you want you can come with me! But I'm not waiting for you anymore.”
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“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're the lion or a gazelle-when the sun comes up, you'd better be running.”
― 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
