A common question we get is people asking for recommendations for the best running books so we have compiled a list of the ones that are recommended by the #ukrunchat community. This list should keep you busy for a while.
Please do leave more recommendations in the comments below & let us know what you think of the ones on the list you have read.
Click on the titles for more information on each book.
Happy Reading!
Running Books
- Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
- Natural Born Heroes: The lost secrets of strength and endurance by Christopher McDougall
- Run Mummy Run – Inspiring Women to Be Fit, Healthy and Happy by Leanne Davies and Lucy Waterlow
- Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner by Dean Karnazes
- Runner: A short story about a long run by Lizzie Hawker
- Fat Man To Green Man: From Unfit to Ultramarathon by Ira Rainey
- Bump, Bike & Baby by Moire O’Sullivan
- The Cool Impossible: The coach from Born to Run shows how to get the most from your miles- and yourself by Eric Orton
- Running Like A Girl by Alexandra Heminsley
- Running For My Life By Rachel Cullen
- 26 Miles to the Moon: The Great Space Race Is On! by Andrew Males
- Running Hot and Cold by Doug Richards
- What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
- Keep on Running: The Highs and Lows of a Marathon Addict by Phil Hewitt
- Feet in The Clouds: A Tale of Fell-Running and Obsession by Richard Askwith
- Running High: The First Continuous Traverse of the 303 Mountains of Britain & Ireland by Hugh Symonds
- Running With the Kenyans: Discovering the secrets of the fastest people on earth by Adharanand Finn
- The Ghost Runner: The Tragedy of the Man They Couldn’t Stop by Bill Jones
- Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness by Scott Jurek
- The Art of Running:The Steve Prefontaine Story by Matthew Crehan (A Graphic Novel)
- The Greatest: The Haile Gebrselassie Story By Jim Denison
- Paula: My Story So Far By Paula Radcliffe
Training Books
Ready to Run: Unlocking Your Potential to Run Naturally by Kelly Starrett and TJ Murphy
Nell McAndrews Guide to Running: Everything you need to know to train, race & more by Nell McAndrew & Lucy Waterlow
Brain Training for Runners by Matt Fitzgerald
Marathon and Half Marathon: From Start to Finish by Sam Murphy
Running with the Mind of Meditation: Lessons for Training Body and Mind by Sakyong Mipham
