Just saw the thread on Olympic Gold - Frank Shorter, and have been keeping a decent library of my own with books like: Once a Runner, Running with the Buffalos, Bill Rodgers' book, and a few others. Just wanting everyone's opinion on what other books they enjoy? Still looking for Ron Daws: Self Made Olympian.
138,336 Feet to Pure Bliss -
What I Learned about Life, Women (and Running) in My 1st 100 Marathons
by extreme runner Dane Rauschenberg
also Mr. Rauschenberg's debut effort,
See Dane Run: One Man, 52 Weekends, 52 Marathons
is an inspirational tome for anyone looking to push themselves further than they thought possible.
The Googster is your friend(unless you are a chinese dissident).
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?board=1&id=366768&thread=366671
I'd put Chasing Ghosts on any list top top running fiction. A more modern OAR.
A Cold Clear Day, the biography of Buddy Edelen by Frank Murphy.
I have many but Kenny's Moore book "Best Efforts" is quite a good writting, other books by him and his articles are very good. He is the best writer on running that I know. Many years ago (1979) and article for Sports Illustrated called "An enigma wrapped in Glory" about Lasse Viren which is a classic.
Hills, Hawgs and Ho Chi Minh
Running with the Legends
Devil at My Heels and Unbroken (both about Louis Zamperini)
Duel in the Sun
Dick Beardsley's biography
I am curious about Salazar's biography although I have not read it.
luv2run wrote:
I am curious about Salazar's biography although I have not read it.
Just finished it the other day. Definitely a good read, though I found it interesting how often throughout the book he makes a point that his athletes are clean. Of course, you could spin that either way (he wouldn't make such a point that they are clean if they aren't --or-- only a guilty coach would feel the need to say it so often), but I just thought it was worth noting. Overall, not the best running book I've ever read, but still a solid book worth picking up.
"The Perfect Mile" was a good read about the chase for the first sub-4 mile for me, as I'd never even heard of Wes Santee before reading that book.
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