If you are a longtime listener of the Run to the Top Podcast, you will know that at the end of the interview, we ask each guest five questions for the final kick round.
If you are unsure what you would like to ask for this holiday season, and your family keeps asking for your Christmas list, maybe one of these best running books suggested by our guests could be a way to make it easy on them, but give you something to read over the holidays.
Today we are sharing our digital bookshelf of the inspirational running books, ultra running books, workout books, and of course, best motivational books from our guests, along with their books (if they are a published author).
Are these the best running books ever?
Judge for yourself:
Patrick McKeown
Patricks Book The Oxygen Advantage
Patricks Favorite Books Lore of Running by Timothy Noakes and The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Mark Kennedy
Mark’s Favorite Book How Bad Do You Want It? By Matt Fitzgerald?
Jamie Dodge
Jamie’s Favorite Book Advanced Marathoning by Pete Pfitzinger
Ben Greenfield
Ben’s Favorite Book Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
Tawnee Prazak
Tawnee’s Favorite Book Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet by Jesse Itzler
Trent Morrow
Trent’s Favorite Book Running to Extremes by Lisa Tamati
Black Girls Run (Ashley Hicks and Toni Carey)
Interview with Black Girls Run
Toni’s Favorite Book The Nonrunner’s Marathon Guide for Women by Dawn Dais
Jeff Gaudette
Jeff’s Favorite Book Once a Runner by John L. Parker Jr
Bob Larsen
Bob’s Favorite BooksRun to Overcome by Meb Keflezighi and Meb For Mortals by Meb Keflezighi
Brad Beer
Brad’s Favorite Book Ordering Your Private World by Gordan MacDonald
Brad’s Favorite Running Book Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
Dr. Iñigo San Millán
Iñigo’s Favorite Book Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
Ellie Greenwood
Ellie’s Favorite Book How Bad Do You Want It? by Matt Fitzgerald
Steve Kamb (Nerd Fitness)
Steve’s Book Level Up Your Life
Steve’s Favorite Book The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
Drew Watts
Drew’s Favorite Book Anatomy Trains by Thomas Myers
Christopher McDougall
Chris’ First Book Born to Run
Chris Second Book Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
Chris Favorite Books The Low Carb Companion by Austin Jeans and The Perfect Mile by Neil Bascomb
Michael Horvath (Strava)
Michael’s Favorite Book Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
Dr Jason Karp
Dr Jason’s Book 101 Developmental Concepts & Workouts for Cross Country Runners
Dr Jason’s Book Running for Women
Dr Jason’s Book The Inner Runner (focus of the interview)
Dr Jason’s Favorite Books Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, Once a Runner by John L. Parker Jr and Why We Run by Bernd Heinrich
Chris Kelly
Chris’ Favorite Book Primal Blueprint by Mark Sisson
Phoebe Wright
Phoebe’s Favorite Book Hyperbole and a Half Book by Allie Brosh
Meredith Mikell and Sarah Brown
Interview with Sarah and Meredith
Meredith’s Book Faster After Baby
Meredith’s Favorite Book Meb For Mortals by Meb Keflezighi
Matt Kadey
Matt’s Book Rocket Fuel
Matts Favorite Book The Flavor Bible by Andrew Dornenburg and Karen A. Page
Scott Welle
Scott’s Book Outperform the Norm
Scott’s Favorite Books Once a Runner by John L. Parker Jr, Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, and Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet by Jesse Itzler
Matt Long
Matt Long’s Book The Long Run
Dirk Friel
Dirk’s Favorite Book Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
Jim Vance
Jim’s Book Run with Power
Jim’s Favorite Book Once a Runner by John L. Parker Jr
Todd Williams
Todd’s Favorite Book Four Minute Mile by Roger Bannister
Steve Picucci
Steve’s Favorite Book Daniels’ Running Formula by Jack Daniels andThe Quotable Runner by Mark Will-Weber
Pete Magill
Pete’s Book The Born Again Runner
Unique Events
Interview with John, Terry, and Matt
John Sheryak Favorite Book Run with the Champions by Marc Bloom
Terry McMahon Favorite Book 4 Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
Nancy Clark
Nancy’s Book Nancy’s Sports Nutrition Guidebook
Nancy’s Favorite Book Hal Higdon
Ginger Runner (Ethan Newberry)
Ethan’s Favorite Book Born to Run by Christopher McDougall and Ultramarathon Man by Dean Karnazes
Nick Symmonds
Nick’s Favorite Book Once a Runner by John L. Parker Jr
Molly Huddle
Molly’s Favorite Book Silence of Great Distance by Frank Murphy
Run Westin
Chris’ Favorite Book 101 Simple Ways To Be a Better Runner by Jason Fitzgerald and Marathon Man by Bill Rogers
The Gait Guys
Interview with Ivo Waerlop and Shawn Allen
Shawn’s Favorite Book Human Locomotion by Thomas Michaud
David Minkoff
David’s Favorite Book The Greatest by Muhammed Ali and In Fitness In Health by Philip Maffetone
Back on My Feet
Katy’s Favorite Book Born to Run by Chris McDougall
What is your favorite running book ever?
2 Responses
I am so glad i got connected to this group! I am passionate about running. Love all the different books listed here about running!
Wondering if I can add one to the mix. I recently wrote a runner’s devotional book and it just released on November 14th. Embracing The Race: 40 Devotions for the Runner’s Soul
http://amzn.to/2hjopii
Excellent selection of books. Some of them in my list, and in my night table! . Some others I’ve enjoyed: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir: Haruki Murakami; Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness: Scott Jurek; Running with the Kenyans: Discovering the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth: Adharanand Finn; My Year of Running Dangerously: A Dad, a Daughter and a Ridiculous Plan: Tom Foreman.