500 Races, Routes and Adventures: A Runner's Bucket List

by John Brewer

500 Races, Routes and Adventures contains all the information and practical advice needed to enjoy the best and most unusual running experiences around the world--all gathered in one place, a veritable bucket list for runners. Taking an exciting journey around the world, the book details the best routes, locations, and races worth running on all seven continents (including Antarctica!).

Each run is described in vivid detail and presented alongside impressive full-color photography with route/race stats. Entries are written by running experts from around the world and categorized into road, trail, mountain, desert, winter, nighttime, multi-terrain, urban as well as team and relay runs in addition to novelty runs and festivals. Each entry is plotted onto continent maps as well as easy to use month-by-month race finders.

Races are indexed both by type and location, for easy navigation. Whether planning a 5k charity fun run in the local park, a first marathon, a solitary off-road mountain adventure, or an extreme round-the-world ultramarathon challenge, this information-packed, heavily illustrated book is a one-stop source of inspiration for runners at every level.

320 pages, Hardcover

Published March 2, 2021

Reviews

[John Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very interesting book, but I'm not sure it was meant to be read cover to cover the way I did. It's a list of race, sorted geographically, so if you are planning a trip and want to see if there are any races you could enter or good places to run where you're going, this book is for you. The majority of the races listed are marathons or longer, but there are quite a few shorter races, as well.

I enjoyed the book and the next time I travel, I will refer to it to see if there's an event or location for me.