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Born to Run
by Christopher McDougall • 2009
An isolated tribe runs for days unhurt. A journalist helps stage a 50-mile canyon duel.
4.30
236k+
Born to Run Summary
Born to Run 91%
An isolated tribe runs for days unhurt. A journalist helps stage a 50-mile canyon duel.
by Christopher McDougall 2009
4.30
236k+ ratings
50/50
by Dean Karnazes • 2008
Fifty marathons, fifty states, fifty days. The miles were not the hardest thing.
3.78
4k+
50/50 Summary
50/50 90%
Fifty marathons, fifty states, fifty days. The miles were not the hardest thing.
by Dean Karnazes 2008
3.78
4k+ ratings
Running with the Kenyans
by Adharanand Finn • 2010
Kenya produces the world's fastest distance runners. A journalist moved there to understand why.
3.94
10k+
Running with the Kenyans Summary
Running with the Kenyans 89%
Kenya produces the world's fastest distance runners. A journalist moved there to understand why.
by Adharanand Finn 2010
3.94
10k+ ratings
Training for the Uphill Athlete
by Steve House • 2019
Uphill endurance has a blueprint, and it starts with aerobic capacity, not pain tolerance.
4.57
2k+
Training for the Uphill Athlete Summary
Training for the Uphill Athlete 89%
Uphill endurance has a blueprint, and it starts with aerobic capacity, not pain tolerance.
by Steve House 2019
4.57
2k+ ratings
Run! 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss
by Dean Karnazes • 2011
Quit the corner office, run through the desert, and find out what you're actually made of.
3.93
4k+
Run! 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss Summary
Run! 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss 89%
Quit the corner office, run through the desert, and find out what you're actually made of.
by Dean Karnazes 2011
3.93
4k+ ratings
The Road to Sparta
by Dean Karnazes • 2013
The marathon's famous origin story omits a 300-mile ultramarathon that saved Western civilization.
3.86
2k+
The Road to Sparta Summary
The Road to Sparta 89%
The marathon's famous origin story omits a 300-mile ultramarathon that saved Western civilization.
by Dean Karnazes 2013
3.86
2k+ ratings
Ultramarathon Man
by Dean Karnazes • 2005
A 100-mile mountain race. Blisters lanced and glued shut. Twenty miles to go, and he's crawling.
4.02
21k+
Ultramarathon Man Summary
Ultramarathon Man 88%
A 100-mile mountain race. Blisters lanced and glued shut. Twenty miles to go, and he's crawling.
by Dean Karnazes 2005
4.02
21k+ ratings
Run or Die
by Kilian Jornet • 2011
Win or lose everything: what pushing beyond every physical limit taught a champion mountain runner.
3.61
4k+
Run or Die Summary
Run or Die 88%
Win or lose everything: what pushing beyond every physical limit taught a champion mountain runner.
by Kilian Jornet 2011
3.61
4k+ ratings
The Lost Art of Running
by Shane Benzie • 2020
Your bounce is not the enemy. How fascia science rewrites every rule of efficient running.
4.04
3k+
The Lost Art of Running Summary
The Lost Art of Running 88%
Your bounce is not the enemy. How fascia science rewrites every rule of efficient running.
by Shane Benzie 2020
4.04
3k+ ratings
ChiRunning
by Danny Dreyer • 2004
Replace leg strain with alignment: T'ai Chi teaches the body to run on gravity, not force.
3.74
8k+
ChiRunning Summary
ChiRunning 88%
Replace leg strain with alignment: T'ai Chi teaches the body to run on gravity, not force.
by Danny Dreyer 2004
3.74
8k+ ratings
Kicksology
by Brian Metzler • 2019
The shoe that boosted marathon speed by four percent and launched an industry arms race.
3.95
148
Kicksology Summary
Kicksology 88%
The shoe that boosted marathon speed by four percent and launched an industry arms race.
by Brian Metzler 2019
3.95
148 ratings
Shut Up and Run
by Robin Arzón • 2016
The ultramarathon coach's playbook for becoming a runner for life, starting exactly where you are.
3.86
4k+
Shut Up and Run Summary
Shut Up and Run 88%
The ultramarathon coach's playbook for becoming a runner for life, starting exactly where you are.
by Robin Arzón 2016
3.86
4k+ ratings
Reborn on the Run
by Catra Corbett • 2018
Meth destroyed her life. She rebuilt it on the trail, one ultra at a time.
3.85
2k+
Reborn on the Run Summary
Reborn on the Run 88%
Meth destroyed her life. She rebuilt it on the trail, one ultra at a time.
by Catra Corbett 2018
3.85
2k+ ratings
Eat & Run
by Scott Jurek • 2012
How a vegan diet and mental rewiring turned a Midwestern kid into the world's best ultrarunner.
4.03
39k+
Eat & Run Summary
Eat & Run 88%
How a vegan diet and mental rewiring turned a Midwestern kid into the world's best ultrarunner.
by Scott Jurek 2012
4.03
39k+ ratings
The Competitive Runner's Handbook
by Bob Glover • 1983
From 5K to marathon: how to train, race, and peak when finishing isn't enough.
4.08
415
The Competitive Runner's Handbook Summary
The Competitive Runner's Handbook 88%
From 5K to marathon: how to train, race, and peak when finishing isn't enough.
by Bob Glover 1983
4.08
415 ratings
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
by Haruki Murakami • 2007
Running a marathon every year taught a novelist more about writing than literature ever did.
3.87
208k+
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running Summary
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running 88%
Running a marathon every year taught a novelist more about writing than literature ever did.
by Haruki Murakami 2007
3.87
208k+ ratings
No Need for Speed
by John Bingham • 2002
Running for people who hate running: a joyful, pain-free path to lifelong fitness.
4.02
829
No Need for Speed Summary
No Need for Speed 88%
Running for people who hate running: a joyful, pain-free path to lifelong fitness.
by John Bingham 2002
4.02
829 ratings
Choosing to Run
by Des Linden • 2023
She lost Boston by two seconds. Then a nor'easter gave her one more shot at victory.
4.24
13k+
Choosing to Run Summary
Choosing to Run 88%
She lost Boston by two seconds. Then a nor'easter gave her one more shot at victory.
by Des Linden 2023
4.24
13k+ ratings
Endure
by Cameron R. Hanes • 2022
A bowhunter who runs ultramarathons before dawn on what the relentless grind builds.
4.02
11k+
Endure Summary
Endure 87%
A bowhunter who runs ultramarathons before dawn on what the relentless grind builds.
by Cameron R. Hanes 2022
4.02
11k+ ratings
Marathoning for Mortals
by John Bingham • 2003
Walking counts. Finishing beats speed. A marathon guide for people who are not runners.
3.97
1k+
Marathoning for Mortals Summary
Marathoning for Mortals 87%
Walking counts. Finishing beats speed. A marathon guide for people who are not runners.
by John Bingham 2003
3.97
1k+ ratings
Meb For Mortals
by Meb Keflezighi • 2015
Why a marathon champion wants you to show up slightly undertrained on race day.
3.89
1k+
Meb For Mortals Summary
Meb For Mortals 87%
Why a marathon champion wants you to show up slightly undertrained on race day.
by Meb Keflezighi 2015
3.89
1k+ ratings
A Beautiful Work In Progress
by Mirna Valerio • 2017
Brutal miles in a body the world mocked: the journey from first step to ultramarathon finish.
3.76
4k+
A Beautiful Work In Progress Summary
A Beautiful Work In Progress 87%
Brutal miles in a body the world mocked: the journey from first step to ultramarathon finish.
by Mirna Valerio 2017
3.76
4k+ ratings
Anatomy for Runners
by Jay Dicharry • 2012
Running injuries are mechanical failures, not overuse. A biomechanist on how to diagnose and rebuild
4.22
2k+
Anatomy for Runners Summary
Anatomy for Runners 87%
Running injuries are mechanical failures, not overuse. A biomechanist on how to diagnose and rebuild
by Jay Dicharry 2012
4.22
2k+ ratings
Daniels' Running Formula
by Jack Daniels • 1998
Your race time yields a single number. That number sets every training pace, no guesswork.
4.25
5k+
Daniels' Running Formula Summary
Daniels' Running Formula 87%
Your race time yields a single number. That number sets every training pace, no guesswork.
by Jack Daniels 1998
4.25
5k+ ratings
Spirit Run
by Noé Álvarez • 2020
He joined a 6,000-mile indigenous run, and his mother's silence finally made sense.
3.50
5k+
Spirit Run Summary
Spirit Run 87%
He joined a 6,000-mile indigenous run, and his mother's silence finally made sense.
by Noé Álvarez 2020
3.50
5k+ ratings
Build Your Running Body
by Melissa Breyer • 2014
Your muscles adapt in weeks; your tendons take months. Train the full system or stay sidelined.
4.19
826
Build Your Running Body Summary
Build Your Running Body 87%
Your muscles adapt in weeks; your tendons take months. Train the full system or stay sidelined.
by Melissa Breyer 2014
4.19
826 ratings
Science of Running
by Chris Napier • 2020
Injury starts with your mechanics. The form, strength, and fueling fixes that keep runners moving.
4.22
786
Science of Running Summary
Science of Running 87%
Injury starts with your mechanics. The form, strength, and fueling fixes that keep runners moving.
by Chris Napier 2020
4.22
786 ratings
Ready to Run
by Kelly Starrett • 2014
Running injuries are optional. Diagnose them with movement standards; fix them in ten minutes a day.
4.23
2k+
Ready to Run Summary
Ready to Run 87%
Running injuries are optional. Diagnose them with movement standards; fix them in ten minutes a day.
by Kelly Starrett 2014
4.23
2k+ ratings
Run Your Butt Off!
by Sarah Lorge Butler • 2011
Walk first, run later: a gradual plan that turns non-athletes into runners while shedding pounds.
3.75
559
Run Your Butt Off! Summary
Run Your Butt Off! 87%
Walk first, run later: a gradual plan that turns non-athletes into runners while shedding pounds.
by Sarah Lorge Butler 2011
3.75
559 ratings
Runner's World Running on Air
by Budd Coates • 2013
The breathing pattern that balances footstrike impact and gives you a built-in pace coach.
3.63
359
Runner's World Running on Air Summary
Runner's World Running on Air 87%
The breathing pattern that balances footstrike impact and gives you a built-in pace coach.
by Budd Coates 2013
3.63
359 ratings
The Maffetone Method
by Philip Maffetone • 1999
Why training slower makes you faster, and the simple formula that sets your perfect pace.
3.97
535
The Maffetone Method Summary
The Maffetone Method 87%
Why training slower makes you faster, and the simple formula that sets your perfect pace.
by Philip Maffetone 1999
3.97
535 ratings
26 Marathons
by Meb Keflezighi • 2019
26 marathons taught an Olympian that patience outruns talent, and the hardest miles teach the most.
4.19
5k+
26 Marathons Summary
26 Marathons 87%
26 marathons taught an Olympian that patience outruns talent, and the hardest miles teach the most.
by Meb Keflezighi 2019
4.19
5k+ ratings
Depression Hates a Moving Target
by Nita Sweeney • 2019
Sixty seconds of jogging. It was the only thing depression couldn't take from her.
3.69
2k+
Depression Hates a Moving Target Summary
Depression Hates a Moving Target 87%
Sixty seconds of jogging. It was the only thing depression couldn't take from her.
by Nita Sweeney 2019
3.69
2k+ ratings
80/20 Running
by Matt Fitzgerald • 2014
Easy miles build fast races. The training formula that cuts 5K times by seven percent.
3.94
7k+
80/20 Running Summary
80/20 Running 87%
Easy miles build fast races. The training formula that cuts 5K times by seven percent.
by Matt Fitzgerald 2014
3.94
7k+ ratings
Minecraft
by Max Brooks • 2017
A castaway with no memory battles monsters and mines the secrets of a block-shaped island.
4.17
8k+
Minecraft Summary
Minecraft 87%
A castaway with no memory battles monsters and mines the secrets of a block-shaped island.
by Max Brooks 2017
4.17
8k+ ratings
Sidecountry
by John Branch • 2021
Dispatches from sport's wild edge: avalanches, impossible climbs, and the communities left behind.
3.84
2k+
Sidecountry Summary
Sidecountry 87%
Dispatches from sport's wild edge: avalanches, impossible climbs, and the communities left behind.
by John Branch 2021
3.84
2k+ ratings
The Driver
by Alexander Roy • 2007
He built a fake police car to break the 32-hour record his father never finished.
4.08
666
The Driver Summary
The Driver 86%
He built a fake police car to break the 32-hour record his father never finished.
by Alexander Roy 2007
4.08
666 ratings
You Are an Ironman
by Jacques Steinberg • 2011
Six amateurs. One 140.6-mile race. The finish-line words that make every sacrifice worth it.
3.84
2k+
You Are an Ironman Summary
You Are an Ironman 86%
Six amateurs. One 140.6-mile race. The finish-line words that make every sacrifice worth it.
by Jacques Steinberg 2011
3.84
2k+ ratings
Let Your Mind Run
by Deena Kastor • 2018
Her body could run. Her mind had to learn. The mental training that built an Olympian.
4.35
13k+
Let Your Mind Run Summary
Let Your Mind Run 86%
Her body could run. Her mind had to learn. The mental training that built an Olympian.
by Deena Kastor 2018
4.35
13k+ ratings
Spartan Gold
by Clive Cussler • 2009
A sunken sub in a swamp puts the Fargos on the trail of Napoleon's lost wine.
3.86
17k+
Spartan Gold Summary
Spartan Gold 86%
A sunken sub in a swamp puts the Fargos on the trail of Napoleon's lost wine.
by Clive Cussler 2009
3.86
17k+ ratings
The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer
by David A. Whitsett • 1998
Marathon training for total beginners, where the real muscle you build is between your ears.
4.19
2k+
The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer Summary
The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer 86%
Marathon training for total beginners, where the real muscle you build is between your ears.
by David A. Whitsett 1998
4.19
2k+ ratings
Marathon, All-New 4th Edition
by Hal Higdon • 2011
Train for 26.2 without burnout: the 18-week system that balances mileage, food, and recovery.
4.04
4k+
Marathon, All-New 4th Edition Summary
Marathon, All-New 4th Edition 86%
Train for 26.2 without burnout: the 18-week system that balances mileage, food, and recovery.
by Hal Higdon 2011
4.04
4k+ ratings
Natural Born Heroes
by Christopher McDougall • 2013
How did a scholar and a shepherd kidnap a Nazi general? Ancient Greek training.
3.85
10k+
Natural Born Heroes Summary
Natural Born Heroes 86%
How did a scholar and a shepherd kidnap a Nazi general? Ancient Greek training.
by Christopher McDougall 2013
3.85
10k+ ratings
Exercised
by Daniel E. Lieberman • 2021
Exercise is a modern invention your body never evolved for. The mismatch changes the rules.
4.17
11k+
Exercised Summary
Exercised 86%
Exercise is a modern invention your body never evolved for. The mismatch changes the rules.
by Daniel E. Lieberman 2021
4.17
11k+ ratings
Peak
by Roland Smith • 2007
Arrested for scaling a skyscraper, a teen climber must reach Everest's summit before a rival Sherpa.
3.97
23k+
Peak Summary
Peak 86%
Arrested for scaling a skyscraper, a teen climber must reach Everest's summit before a rival Sherpa.
by Roland Smith 2007
3.97
23k+ ratings
Running Flow
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi • 2017
When running feels effortless and time dissolves: the conditions that bring flow, no luck required.
3.80
209
Running Flow Summary
Running Flow 86%
When running feels effortless and time dissolves: the conditions that bring flow, no luck required.
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 2017
3.80
209 ratings
The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
by Daniel Nayeri • 2023
On the Silk Road, an orphan must outlast the killers chasing the storytelling merchant he loves.
3.96
3k+
The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams Summary
The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams 86%
On the Silk Road, an orphan must outlast the killers chasing the storytelling merchant he loves.
by Daniel Nayeri 2023
3.96
3k+ ratings
My Side of the Mountain
by Jean Craighead George • 1959
Armed with a penknife, a boy runs away to live alone on a forgotten mountain farm.
4.10
86k+
My Side of the Mountain Summary
My Side of the Mountain 86%
Armed with a penknife, a boy runs away to live alone on a forgotten mountain farm.
by Jean Craighead George 1959
4.10
86k+ ratings
The Angel Experiment
by James Patterson • 2005
Six winged experiments. One recaptured. Their leader follows a voice toward the lab that made them.
4.07
234k+
The Angel Experiment Summary
The Angel Experiment 86%
Six winged experiments. One recaptured. Their leader follows a voice toward the lab that made them.
by James Patterson 2005
4.07
234k+ ratings
Undeniable
by Cameron R. Hanes • 2025
A bowhunter's approach to mental armor: show up daily, seek discomfort, back yourself completely.
4.02
2k+
Undeniable Summary
Undeniable 86%
A bowhunter's approach to mental armor: show up daily, seek discomfort, back yourself completely.
by Cameron R. Hanes 2025
4.02
2k+ ratings
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