Book recommendations for a stocking filler?

E.coli · 10-12-2021 1:15pm #1

Anyone got any running related recommendations? Missus looking for something as a stocking filler from the kids. Haven't seen anything new recently that I haven't read so I thought some might have an idea (or get some from a thread)

In terms of good recommendations from what I have read;

The Perfect Mile by Neal Bascombe

Still my favorite running book of all time. Follows 3 athletes (yes 3,the forgotten Wes Santee in majority of discussions around the topic) in the pursuit of the first sub 4 mile and the culminating commonwealth (Empire) Games head to head.

Running with the Buffalos by Chris Lear

Follows the 1998 Colorado Buffalo's Cross Country season highs and lows in the build up to the US NCAA Championship. Good story and very good insight into one of the training of one of the longest serving US coaches both at collegiate and professional level (coaching a number of Olympic medalists) definitely a good insight into Arthur Lydiard style training if anyone has interest

I am sure others can name a few so I won't make an exhaustive list

Wottle · 10-12-2021 1:28pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058222219/book-recommendations-for-a-stocking-filler

http://davebradshawrunning.blogspot.com/2020/10/my-top-12-running-books.html?m=1

I put this list together last year, reckon You've probably read them all but just incase Paul Tonkinson's book "26.2 miles to Happiness" might do the trick, very enjoyable.

FinnC · 10-12-2021 1:33pm

I enjoyed this https://www.bookdepository.com/26.2-Miles-to-Happiness-Paul-Tonkinson/9781472966261?redirected=true&utm_medium=Google&utm_campaign=Base4&utm_source=IE&utm_content=26.2-Miles-to-Happiness&selectCurrency=EUR&w=AFFPAU96Q11YXRA8V9RS&gclid=CjwKCAiAksyNBhAPEiwAlDBeLACw0AHSL4y4DbQgweA7GjG3QTJZfgoYFlyMUbrgr7yvfbuf8hguyhoCXHEQAvD_BwE

[Deleted User] · 10-12-2021 1:35pm

This looks like an interesting book

The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1783351330/ref%3Dcm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_R9EX8SEAX503A28SZ3AZ

Cleanman · 10-12-2021 1:37pm

I remember years ago reading a book by Scott Jurek called "Eat and run". It was a pretty simple book but opened my eyes to the importance of diet in running and sports and, in particular, to non-meat eating diets in sport. Again, you've probably read it but worth a mention.

OOnegative · 10-12-2021 1:59pm

Inside a Marathon by Ben Rosario, fantastic read about NAZ Elite runner Scott Fauble.

E.coli · 10-12-2021 2:03pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118300447#Comment_118300447

Will definitely check it out Tonkinson's book thanks (and also to FinnC for seconding)

Read a few on the list but could never bring myself to read Goggins or Dean K just seem pure hype merchants based on podcasts etc. (perhaps my personality as I was always more a fan of Landy over Bannister in approach to sub4)

E.coli · 10-12-2021 2:04pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118300495#Comment_118300495

Haven't read the book but have read a lot of what he has had to say over the years following a few of his FTK exploits and delving into the world of Ultra coaching

Wottle · 10-12-2021 2:05pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118300632#Comment_118300632

I'd second this too, love the coach and athlete perspectives to the same plan.

Fandymo · 10-12-2021 2:05pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058222219/book-recommendations-for-a-stocking-filler

I'm far from a runner, but I found this book brilliant. He also has a second one which is quite good.

https://www.bookdepository.com/Born-to-Run-Christopher-McDougall/9781861978776?redirected=true&utm_medium=Google&utm_campaign=Base1&utm_source=IE&utm_content=Born-to-Run&selectCurrency=EUR&w=AFFPAU963V6NRDA8V9RS&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpfPb56XZ9AIVRe7tCh13wAh1EAQYASABEgINivD_BwE

E.coli · 10-12-2021 2:10pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118300632#Comment_118300632

Got this when it first came out (a big shout to drquirky who managed to get family members to take delivery and bring over on a visit as NAZ Elite weren't internationally shipping at that stage.

Great book and well worth a read, There is another one called Running the Dream , where Matt Fitzgerald (Author of Racing Weight and 80/20) joined up with NAZ to train for summer in build up to marathon (2.40 target IIRC)

ThePiedPiper · 10-12-2021 6:15pm

I got a present last year of Winning for Ireland by Peter Byrne. It was an excellent read, very broad in its scope and educational.

OOnegative · 10-12-2021 9:14pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118300692#Comment_118300692

Have read that one to, well recommended to👍🏻

BeepBeep67 · 11-12-2021 1:34pm

Ones I've enjoyed over the last few years:

Over It: How to Face Life’s Hurdles with Grit, Hustle, and Grace By: Lolo Jones

The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance By: George Mumford

Running to the Edge: A Band of Misfits and the Guru Who Unlocked the Secrets of Speed By: Matthew Futterman

The Lost Art of Running: A Journey to Rediscover the Forgotten Essence of Human Movement By: Shane Benzie

The Rodchenkov Affair: How I Brought Down Russia's Secret Doping Regime By: Grigory Rodchenkov

The Russian Affair: The True Story of the Couple Who Uncovered the Greatest Sporting Scandal By: David Walsh

Out of Thin Air: Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia By: Michael Crawley

26.2 Miles to Happiness: A Comedian’s Tale of Running, Red Wine and Redemption By: Paul Tonkinson

The Runner By: Markus Torgeby

Run the Mile You're In: Finding God in Every Step By: Ryan Hall

26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career By: Meb Keflezighi

The Peter Norman Story By: Andrew Webster , Matt Norman

Running for My Life: One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games By: Lopez Lomong

Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory By: Deena Kastor , Michelle Hamilton

The Ghost Runner: The Tragedy of the Man They Couldn't Stop By: Bill Jones

Train in Vain · 12-12-2021 10:43pm

Perhaps not to everyone’s taste but I loved “What I Talk About When I Talk About Running” by Haruki Murakami.

ariana` · 13-12-2021 2:26pm

This is getting good reviews

The Slummer : Geoffrey Simpson : 9783982280103 (bookdepository.com)

diego_b · 14-12-2021 5:38pm

A few recommendations

Running with the Kenyans by Adharanand Finn

https://www.easons.com/running-with-the-kenyans-adharanand-finn-9780571274062?gclid=Cj0KCQiAnuGNBhCPARIsACbnLzpLJS9gWzMq6QJukc8fMXWaQ8cp2aEmOe0e4_oHxNuWFrnKTyAfBQwaAve_EALw_wcB

Reading this at the moment and enjoying it, nice insight into the life of the Kenyan runners.

Prior to this I read The Running Book by John Connell

https://www.easons.com/the-running-book-john-connell-9781529042368?gclid=Cj0KCQiAnuGNBhCPARIsACbnLzplskUDnQiWQr-4-hUL2dBM8kSiNXGkgSXhLTJ28xHcXOHngVZsoQoaAkA7EALw_wcB

Really enjoyed this book and the thoughts that go through his mind as he runs.

A number of years back I read Tough as Leather By Con Dennehy

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/tough-as-leather-john-lenihan-the-conqueror-of-carrauntoohil-1.2273089

This is a biography about Mountain runner John Lenihan and his career.

Book recommendations for a stocking filler?

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