best running books...

chickey2

I've just finished reading "Beyond impossible" by Mimi Anderson and I'd highly recommend it.
She was a recovering anorexic and mother of three who started running at the age of 36 to try and make her legs thinner. After completing her first half marathon she signed up for marathon Des sables (which is an ultra across the Sahara)! Can you imagine the response on here to a 36 year old woman who just ran her first ever half and then said she was planning on doing that!

Anyway, she completed it and became addicted to ultras. I think it was tbubendorfer on here who met her doing spartathlon. She ran it and then turned around and ran it again! She's 55 now and planning on running from san Francisco to New York in a few weeks.

She seems very down to earth but likes to dress up too. She finished the marathon de sables in a sparkly minidress and she's had some great reactions from people who thought the lady in the skirt and pink lipstick couldn't possibly be an ultra runner.

It's a really amazing story and very inspiring.

OOnegative

Anybody read any good books lately, looking at getting a few for Christmas.

RayCun

OOnegative wrote: »

Anybody read any good books lately, looking at getting a few for Christmas.

These two have been mentioned a lot up thread, very good if you haven't read them
Feet in the Clouds
From Last to First

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is good if you already like Murakami

OOnegative

RayCun wrote: »

These two have been mentioned a lot up thread, very good if you haven't read them
Feet in the Clouds
From Last to First

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is good if you already like Murakami

Have read From Last to First 3-4 times, will check out the others Ray, cheers.

sideswipe

Read The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion recently, after hearing the authors interviewed on Marathon Talk. It's about the phycology of running and racing- some interesting stuff in there for those (like me) who find the mental side of racing difficult 7/10.

Huzzah!

It's been mentioned already, and it's not specifically a book about athletics, but I read The Sports Gene by David Epstein recently and I enjoyed it.

Testosterscone

Podcast recently from Magness with plenty of good material;

http://www.scienceofrunning.com/2017/11/coaching-with-craft-what-books-have-influenced-our-coaching.html

BeepBeep67

I'm listening to Bowerman and the men of Oregan at the moment (about half way through), a bit of a slow burner, takes you from his childhood and before but it's an excellent historical look back to that era.

OOnegative

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

I'm listening to Bowerman and the men of Oregan at the moment (about half way through), a bit of a slow burner, takes you from his childhood and before but it's an excellent historical look back to that era.

Started reading the book 2-3 times but gave up, as you said start is a very slow burner.

BeepBeep67

OOnegative wrote: »

Started reading the book 2-3 times but gave up, as you said start is a very slow burner.

Audio book is the only way on this one

ThebitterLemon

sideswipe wrote: »

Read The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion recently, after hearing the authors interviewed on Marathon Talk. It's about the phycology of running and racing- some interesting stuff in there for those (like me) who find the mental side of racing difficult 7/10.

I could do with improvement on the mental side of things so I've just ordered this book as Mrs TbL's xmas present to me

TbL

RayCun

saw this mentioned on twitter, haven't read it though
A Cold, Clear Day

sideswipe

Have this in my 'to read' pile- Redemption- Iron bars to Iron Man Has some great reviews, will report back.

OOnegative

sideswipe wrote: »

Have this in my 'to read' pile- Redemption- Iron bars to Iron Man Has some great reviews, will report back.

Same as, getting stuck into it over next few days.

ultrapercy

RayCun wrote: »

saw this mentioned on twitter, haven't read it though
A Cold, Clear Day

Its a good read. Very detailed in terms of sessions times etc but not as detailed in terms of emotional/personal side of things. Shows in detail what is required to be a top class runner ie loads of miles and very little else. Its mote like a yraining diary than a book.

OOnegative

sideswipe wrote: »

Have this in my 'to read' pile- Redemption- Iron bars to Iron Man Has some great reviews, will report back.

It's more Reggie & Ronnie some 9 chapters in.