readers who run discussion

I thought it would be interesting to see which running books are the most enjoyed.

For me, my favourite running fiction is hands-down Once a Runner. I have had to buy it three times because I keep lending it to people who don't return it!

For non-fiction, I think probably The Four-Minute Mile by Roger Bannister himself. I read it back in high school when I first got into running.

I know it is fiction, but did you guys notice in the book that Cassidy once casually mentioned that he went out to run a 2:30 marathon just for the hell of it.

I have read

1) "Born to Run" by Christopher McDouggal and it was absolutely magnificent. I would love to read it again and again.
2) "Chicken Soup for Runners' Soul" is an excellent compilation of inspiring stories from runners -
3) "Dare to Run" by Amit Sheth - he has run the Comrades and interspersed his story of couch to ultra-marathon with a lot of Indian and Greek philosophy. Nice read.
4) "Long Distance Race" by Tom Alter - it is a fictional tale of a young runner
5) "Turbaned Tornado" by Kushwant Singh - it is the life story of Fauja Singh, the world's oldest marathoner
6) "Ultra Marathon Man" by Dean Karnazes - absolutely brilliant
7) "Why we Run" by Bernd Heimrich - an anthropological, biological look at the sport of long distance running - Bernd is also an ultra marathoner
8) "Finding Ultra" by Rich Roll - this guy was a sportsman in his school days but fell into alcoholic ways growing up, rediscovered running
9) "Running on Empty" by Marshall Ulrich - this guy ran across America

I liked "Run Like a Mother" and "Marathon Woman". But non-fiction books.
And of course, Mark Matthew's book "The Jade Rabbit" must be listed here. It's fiction. You can tell it was written by a runner. It was hard to put down.

"Born to Run" is a really good one too!

Please consider checking out RESOLVE. It's listed here on Goodreads and many other places. It's a recent release. You may like it.

J.J. Hensley -- RESOLVE

If anyone is running the Pittsburgh Marathon this weekend, stop by and see me at the Race Expo on Sat., May 4th. I'll be signing copies of RESOLVE at the Mojo Running and Multisport tables.

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"Marathon Man" by Bill Rodgers

Lovesey, Peter (1968). The Kings of Distance: A Study of Five Great Runners.

anybody has read this book - it is a story of Deerfoot, George, Shrubb, Nurmi & Zatopek.

I really enjoyed Born To Run, which i see some of you have suggested. I also really liked Emily and Einstein by Linda Francis Lee. It is a really cute fiction novel. More meant for women but I'm sure men would enjoy it too!

Running with the Kenyans by Adharanand Finn
What I talk about when I talk about running by Haruki Murakami

I recommend The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, which tells the story of a competitive track star who loses her leg in a car accident. It is also a story about strength, and ultimately about healing, both emotionally and physically. The reader truly takes an emotional journey with the main character, Jessica, as she faces loss, depression, and eventually hope.