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Books on running and endurance

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  1. Born to Run

    Christopher McDougall · 2010

    A journalist on Mexico's Tarahumara runners and the world of ultrarunning.

  2. Endure

    Alex Hutchinson · 2019

    A science journalist on what sets the limits of human endurance.

  3. Running with the Kenyans

    Adharanand Finn · 2013

    A journalist lives and trains among Kenya's elite distance runners.

  4. The Rise of the Ultra Runners

    Adharanand Finn · 2020

    A journalist on ultramarathon running, its races and its runners.

  5. Daniels' Running Formula

    Jack Daniels · 2022

    A coach and exercise physiologist's training formula and plans for distance runners.

  6. Advanced Marathoning

    Pete Pfitzinger and Scott Douglas · 2025

    Marathon training schedules and the physiology behind them, for experienced runners.

  7. 80/20 Running

    Matt Fitzgerald · 2015

    A running writer on training mostly at low intensity.

  8. Science of Running

    Chris Napier · 2020

    An illustrated guide to running physiology, technique, injury and training.

  9. Running Anatomy

    Joe Puleo and Patrick Milroy · 2019

    Anatomical illustrations of the muscles used in running and related exercises.

  10. Two Hours

    Ed Caesar · 2015

    A journalist on elite marathon running and the two-hour barrier.

  11. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

    Haruki Murakami · 2011

    A novelist's memoir of distance running and writing.

  12. Run or Die

    Kilian Jornet · 2014

    An ultra-runner's memoir of mountain and ultra-distance racing.

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