16 Best Ultra Running Books of All Time

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

Our process:
1. Search for "best Ultra 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 4 articles
2 recommenders
2
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Sky Runner
Emelie Forsberg
Appears in 4 articles
3
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Finding Ultra
Rich Roll
Appears in 4 articles
4
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Ultramarathon Man
Dean Karnazes
Appears in 3 articles
5
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The Rise of the Ultra Runners
Adharanand Finn
Appears in 3 articles
6
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Relentless Forward Progress
Bryon Powell
Appears in 3 articles
7
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North
Scott Jurek
Appears in 3 articles
8
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The Pursuit of Endurance
Jennifer Pharr Davis
Appears in 2 articles
9
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The Pants Of Perspective
Anna McNuff
Appears in 2 articles
10
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Running with the Kenyans
Adharanand Finn
Appears in 2 articles
11
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Run or Die
Kilian Jornet
Appears in 2 articles
MOST RECOMMENDED!
12
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Natural Born Heroes
Christopher McDougall
Appears in 2 articles
2 recommenders
13
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Mud, Sweat, and Tears
Bear Grylls
Appears in 2 articles
14
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Let Your Mind Run
Deena Kastor
Appears in 2 articles
15
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Hal Koerner's Field Guide to Ultrarunning
Hal Koerner
Appears in 2 articles
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Eat and Run
Scott Jurek
Appears in 2 articles