Running Books: Training & Advice

These books offer guidance for every level of runner, from beginner to seasoned competitor.

Updated September 20, 2023
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Born to run 2 : the ultimate training guide
McDougall, Christopher
Paper Book
From the best-selling author and renowned coach duo from Born to Run, a fully illustrated, practical guide to running for everyone from amateurs to seasoned runners, about how to eat, race, and train like the world's best Whether you're ramping up for a race or...
Fast 5K : 25 crucial keys and 4 training plans
Magill, Pete
Ebook
Spend two hours with Pete Magill's Fast 5K and you'll know how to run your fastest 5K. In his fast-paced, ultimate guide to 5K running races, celebrated running coach Pete Magill reveals the 25 crucial keys to setting your next 5K PR. Magill shares hard-earned lessons he gained while leading 19...

A celebrated coach offers optimal training mileage, effective tempo runs, VO2 max workouts, hill repeats, plyometrics and more.

Good to go : what the athlete in all of us can learn from the strange science of recovery
Aschwanden, Christie
Ebook
A New York Times Sports and Fitness Bestseller "The definitive tour through a bewildering jungle of...claims that compose a multibillion-dollar recovery industry." --David Epstein, best-selling author of The Sports Gene Acclaimed science journalist Christie...

Recovery products and services promise so much--but which ones are actually helpful?

Running smart : how science can improve your endurance and performance
Sprundel, Mariska van
Ebook
A science writer and recreational runner explores the science behind popularly held beliefs about shoes, injuries, nutrition, "runner's high," and more. Conventional wisdom about running is passed down like folklore (and sometimes contradicts itself): the right kind of shoe...

Investigating the science behind conventional running wisdom, so you can run your smartest

The slow AF run club : the ultimate guide for anyone who wants to run
Evans, Martinus
Ebook
A practical guide and a celebration of running for runners of all sizes and athletic ability, from the founder of the Slow AF Run Club. Ten years ago, Martinus Evans got some stern advice from his doctor: "Lose weight or die." First defensive, but then defiant, Evans vowed that...

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