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100 Books About Running

I wanted to find some books for training and racing motivation, and once I started gathering I just couldn't stop. Here's a big list perhaps other runner/readers will find helpful and motivational.
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The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner (Alan Sillitoe)
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner
1
Alan Sillitoe
Once a Runner
Once a Runner
2
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Haruki Murakami)
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
3
Haruki Murakami
Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner (Dean Karnazes)
Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner
4
Dean Karnazes
The Rise of Ultra Runners (Adharanand Finn)
The Rise of Ultra Runners
5
Adharanand Finn
Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World (Lauren Fleshman)
Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World
6
Lauren Fleshman
Finding Ultra
Finding Ultra
7
Running With the Buffaloes (Chris Lear)
Running With the Buffaloes
8
Chris Lear
The Long Run (Matt Long)
The Long Run
9
Matt Long
Born to Run (Christopher Mcdougall)
Born to Run
10
Christopher Mcdougall
Eat & Run (Scott Jurek)
Eat & Run
11
Scott Jurek
Finding Gobi (Dion Leonard)
Finding Gobi
12
Dion Leonard
Running on Empty (Marshall Ulrich)
Running on Empty
13
Marshall Ulrich
The Longest Race (Kara Goucher)
The Longest Race
14
Kara Goucher
Choosing to Run (Des Linden)
Choosing to Run
15
Des Linden
Running While Black (Alison Mariella Desir)
Running While Black
16
Alison Mariella Desir
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
17
Laura Hillenbrand
Duel in the Sun (John Brant)
Duel in the Sun
18
John Brant
How She Did It (Molly Huddle)
How She Did It
19
Molly Huddle
Running to the Edge (Matthew Futterman)
Running to the Edge
20
Matthew Futterman
Running With the Kenyans (Adharandand Finn)
Running With the Kenyans
21
Adharandand Finn
My Life on the Run (Bart Yasso)
My Life on the Run
22
Bart Yasso
The Runner's Guide to the Meaning of Life (Amby Burfoot)
The Runner's Guide to the Meaning of Life
23
Amby Burfoot
Let Your Mind Run (Deena Kastor)
Let Your Mind Run
24
Deena Kastor
Running Outside the Comfort Zone (Susan Lacke)
Running Outside the Comfort Zone
25
Susan Lacke
Going Long (David Willey)
Going Long
26
David Willey
A Beautiful Work in Progress (Mirna Valerio)
A Beautiful Work in Progress
27
Mirna Valerio
Run to Overcome (Meb Keflezighi)
Run to Overcome
28
Meb Keflezighi
Out of Thin Air (Michael Crawley)
Out of Thin Air
29
Michael Crawley
A Race Like No Other (Liz Robbins)
A Race Like No Other
30
Liz Robbins
The Pants of Perspective (Anna McNuff)
The Pants of Perspective
31
Anna McNuff
Running With Sherman (Christopher Mcdougall)
Running With Sherman
32
Christopher Mcdougall
Depression Hates a Moving Target (Nita Sweeney)
Depression Hates a Moving Target
33
Nita Sweeney
The Running Dream (Wendelin Van Draanen)
The Running Dream
34
Wendelin Van Draanen
Hohas in Love (Lawrence Graham)
Hohas in Love
35
Lawrence Graham
The Slummer (Geoffrey Simpson)
The Slummer
36
Geoffrey Simpson
80/20 Running (Matt Fitzgerald)
80/20 Running
37
Matt Fitzgerald
Running Like a Pro (Matt Fitzgerald, Ben Rosario)
Running Like a Pro
38
Matt Fitzgerald, Ben Rosario
Older Faster Stronger (Margaret Webb)
Older Faster Stronger
39
Margaret Webb
Brain Training for Runners (Matt Fitzgerald)
Brain Training for Runners
40
Matt Fitzgerald
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