Running Books: Memoirs & History

Insights into individual runners and cultures that support running.

Updated September 27, 2023
Libraries of Middlesex Automation Consortium Scotch Plains Public Library
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Good for a girl : a woman running in a man's world
Fleshman, Lauren
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023 A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 Good for a Girl is a joyful love letter to the running life, a raw...
Out of thin air : running wisdom and magic from above the clouds in Ethiopia
Crawley, Michael
Paper Book
'Full of wonderful insights and lessons from a world where the ability to run is viewed as something almost mysterious and magical.' - Adharanand Finn, author of Running with the Kenyans What we can learn from Ethiopian running culture - written by an anthropologist...
A runner's high : my life in motion
Karnazes, Dean
Paper Book
The iconic superhuman endurance runner embarks on his toughest challenge yet - the Western States 100-offering insights into why running is so challenging and rewarding.
Running with the Kenyans : passion, adventure, and the secrets of the fastest people on earth
Finn, Adharanand.
Paper Book
After years of watching Kenyan athletes win the world's biggest races, Adharanand Finn set out to discover just what it was that made them so fast - and to see if he could keep up.

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