22 Best Running Books

Born to Run

A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

by Christopher McDougall

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

A Memoir

by Haruki Murakami

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

How Bad Do You Want It?

Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle

by Matt Fitzgerald

Let Your Mind Run

A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory

by Deena Kastor

Endure

Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance

by Alex Hutchinson

26 Marathons

What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career

by Meb Keflezighi

A Beautiful Work In Progress

by Mirna Valerio

A Life Without Limits

A World Champion's Journey

by Chrissie Wellington

Eat and Run

My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness

by Scott Jurek

Epic Runs of the World

by Lonely Planet

Finding Ultra

Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself

by Rich Roll

North

Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail

by Scott Jurek

Run Fast. Eat Slow.

Nourishing Recipes for Athletes

by Shalane Flanagan

Running Rewired

Reinvent Your Run for Stability, Strength, and Speed

by Jay Dicharry

Running the Rift

A Novel

by Naomi Benaron

Running with Sherman

How a Rescue Donkey Inspired a Rag-tag Gang of Runners to Enter the Craziest Race in America

by Christopher McDougall

Running with the Kenyans

Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth

by Adharanand Finn

Strong

A Runner's Guide to Boosting Confidence and Becoming the Best Version of You

by Kara Goucher

Ultramarathon Man

Confessions of an All-Night Runner

by Dean Karnazes

Unbroken

A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

by Laura Hillenbrand