22 Best Running Books of All Time

Our goal: Gather the most accurate and trustworthy list of Running books on the internet.

Our process:
1. Search for "best Running books" and click on the top 5 articles.
2. Find every book mentioned in 2+ articles and average their rankings.
3. Deliver them all neatly to you here! 😊

(Updated 2022)

MOST RECOMMENDED!
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Born to Run
Christopher McDougall
Appears in 5 articles
2 recommenders
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Haruki Murakami
Appears in 5 articles
1 recommender
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Running with the Buffaloes
Chris Lear
Appears in 4 articles
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Once a Runner
John L. Parker Jr.
Appears in 4 articles
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Let Your Mind Run
Deena Kastor
Appears in 3 articles
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How Bad Do You Want It?
Matt Fitzgerald
Appears in 3 articles
7
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Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand
Appears in 2 articles
8
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Ultramarathon Man
Dean Karnazes
Appears in 2 articles
9
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Strong
Kara Goucher
Appears in 2 articles
10
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Running with the Kenyans
Adharanand Finn
Appears in 2 articles
11
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Running with Sherman
Christopher McDougall
Appears in 2 articles
12
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Running the Rift
Naomi Benaron
Appears in 2 articles
13
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Running Rewired
Jay Dicharry
Appears in 2 articles
14
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Run Fast. Eat Slow.
Shalane Flanagan
Appears in 2 articles
15
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North
Scott Jurek
Appears in 2 articles
16
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Finding Ultra
Rich Roll
Appears in 2 articles
17
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Epic Runs of the World
Lonely Planet
Appears in 2 articles
MOST RECOMMENDED!
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Endure
Alex Hutchinson
Appears in 2 articles
2 recommenders
19
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Eat and Run
Scott Jurek
Appears in 2 articles
20
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A Life Without Limits
Chrissie Wellington
Appears in 2 articles
21
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A Beautiful Work In Progress
Mirna Valerio
Appears in 2 articles
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26 Marathons
Meb Keflezighi
Appears in 2 articles