This section is devoted to the best running books. In due time there
will be good sized book reviews on all of these books, so you know
exactly what to get and why. But with the running books here you can't
go wrong. There are many, many books out there. Here I will only
discuss the best ones.
Best Running Books :: Training
Pablo's
E-Mail
"Hi Dominique,
On a recent trip to the US, and following your advice, I bought the
book Daniels' Running Formula.
Excellent stuff !
Thanks so much for recommending it.
I have gone half way down, and it is a real "bible" for all us runners.
Thanks again !"
Daniels explains
thoroughly but understandably why we need to do multi-speed running
training if we want to maximize our performance. I am not the only one
claiming this is the best running training book out
there. Read the full book review by clicking on the link or on the book
cover.
Another great book from
the hand of Pete Pfitzinger and Scott Douglas, the makers of Advanced
Marathoning.
A great addition to Daniels' Running Formula, this book covers the why
and how of multi-speed training for everybody serious about improving
their performance in road races from 5K and up.
This book is comprehensive. Over 900 pages !!!
Noakes is a Professor and has done enormous amounts of research to
write this book. Everything you want to know about running is in here,
physiology, medicine, history, anything.
If you are looking for a good base to design your running program on,
then this is one of the books which will help you incredibly. If you
are not a reader and only really want training programs, then this is
not the book for you. I'd recommend getting Daniels' Running Formula or
Road Racing for Serious Runners instead.
Best Running Books :: Marathon
1.
100 Day Marathon Plan Marius Bakken 100 Day Marathon Plan from Marius Bakken
presents a welcome fresh training approach to marathon running that has
proven to be very effective. It's the best marathon training
program available today.
Marius has competed in the Olympics and has trained with world-class
athletes. He has learnt from these runners and has made those training
methods applicable to marathon training programs for normal people like
ourselves.
This marathon plan prepares you well for a marathon by first focusing
on 5k and 10k training. Only when you are ready
Marius moves on to marathon training.
Want to get ready for a marathon within 100 days?
Then you need to give the 100 Day Marathon Plan a try.
The book for you if you do not just want to finish a marathon, but if
you want to race it.
You will find lots of golden nuggets in this book; it is comprehensive
and very useful. The training plans are 12, 18 or 24 week plans and
cover a range of mileages from a peak of 55 miles per week and up.
"The Penguin" as Bingham is called explains that the greatest joy of
running does not come from how fast you go or how thin you become, but
from simply having the courage to start running.
In four parts (Inspiration, Perspiration, Dedication and Celebration)
he shares a lot of practical and inspirational views with the beginning
runner.
As a former Ram
(Colorade State University Student) I have had to take some time to
acknowledge that this book about the cross-country team of the
Buffaloes (University of Colorado Students) is a great read...
The book covers the highlights and the tragedies in a running season.
It covers training aspects, but more than that, it focuses on the
social bonds between college runners who dedicate their young lives to
running.
Well Done, Buffaloes.
There, I've said it, and it doesn't even hurt.
The Longest Fall is a
great addition to the genre "running books for readers", i.e. a book
that contains a story rather than running training advice.
It is a real life story about a cross country team that loses one of
its runners. They run the season in the honor of their lost team mate.
What makes the book more than just a simple running book or biography
are the great underlying themes.
