25 Best Marathon Books
Goal: Find the best Marathon books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best marathon books" and study the top 4+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
25 Best Marathon Books
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Born to Run
A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
by Christopher McDougall
Also recommended by:
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
A Memoir
by Haruki Murakami
Also recommended by:
26 Marathons
What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career
by Meb Keflezighi
Once a Runner
A Novel
by John L. Parker Jr.
Running with the Buffaloes
A Season Inside with Mark Wetmore, Adam Goucher, and the University of Colorado Men's Cross-Country Team
by Chris Lear
A Beautiful Work In Progress
by Mirna Valerio
Can't Nothing Bring Me Down
Chasing Myself in the Race against Time
by Ida Keeling
Eat and Run
My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness
by Scott Jurek
Footnotes
How Running Makes Us Human
by Vybarr Cregan-Reid
Good for a Girl
A Woman Running in a Man's World
by Lauren Fleshman
How Bad Do You Want It?
Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle
by Matt Fitzgerald
How She Did It
Stories, Advice, and Secrets to Success from Fifty Legendary Distance Runners
by Molly Huddle
Let Your Mind Run
A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory
by Deena Kastor
Mighty Moe
The True Story of a Thirteen-Year-Old Women's Running Revolutionary
by Rachel Swaby
Running Is My Therapy
Relieve Stress and Anxiety, Fight Depression, and Live Happier
by Scott Douglas
Running Rewired
Reinvent Your Run for Stability, Strength, and Speed
by Jay Dicharry
Running the Rift
A Novel
by Naomi Benaron
Running While Black
Finding Freedom in a Sport That Wasn't Built for Us
by Alison Mariella Désir
Running with Sherman
How a Rescue Donkey Inspired a Rag-tag Gang of Runners to Enter the Craziest Race in America
by Christopher McDougall
The Comeback Quotient
A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life
by Matt Fitzgerald
The Perfect Mile
Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It
by Neal Bascomb
The Rise of the Ultra Runners
A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance
by Adharanand Finn
The Runner's Kitchen
100 Stamina-Building, Energy-Boosting Recipes, with Meal Plans to Maximize Your Training
by Emma Coburn
Unbroken
A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand
Sources
- 1
The 6 Best Running Books For Marathon Preparation 2022 | All For Marathon
allformarathon.com
- 2
Must Reads! 20 Best Running Books | Fleet Feet
fleetfeet.com
- 3
The 26 Best Running Books - The Definitive Runner's Reading List
marathonhandbook.com
- 4
Best Running Books 2023 - The Top Reads for All Runners
runnersworld.com
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