Running Books: Memoirs & History

Insights into individual runners and cultures that support running.

Updated September 20, 2023
Libraries of Middlesex Automation Consortium Scotch Plains Public Library
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Choosing to run : a memoir
Linden, Des
Paper Book
Choosing to Run takes readers through both the triumphs and greatest challenges of Des Linden's career, including the day that, despite freezing rain and gusting winds, she experienced her career-defining win at the 2018 Boston Marathon. She discusses her unique journey, and how she got there...
The incomplete book of running
Sagal, Peter
Paper Book
"Sagal has created a new genre--the five-minute-mile memoir. Combining commentary and reflection about running with a deeply felt personal story, this book is winning, smart, honest, and affecting. Whether you are a runner or not, it will move you." --Susan Orlean In the...
The perfect mile : three athletes, one goal, and less than four minutes to achieve it
Bascomb, Neal.
Paper Book
In the tradition of "Seabiscuit," Bascomb delivers a breathtaking story of unlikely heroes and leaves readers with a lasting portrait of the twilight years of the golden age of sport.
We share the sun : the incredible journey of Kenya's legendary running coach Patrick Sang and the fastest runners on earth
Gearhart, Sarah
Paper Book
An enlightening biography and gripping sports narrative that takes us behind the scenes into the lives of some of the world's most elite runners in Kenya and their coach, Patrick Sang. "I highly recommend this book." --Meb Keflezighi At a secluded training...

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