As a student of endurance sports for over thirty years, I have been fortunate to learn from my club coaches, mentors and training partners. I have also educated myself with in-numerous books and audio programs, among them:
The Science of Running: How to find your limit and train to maximize your performance
Magness, Steve
Run with Power: The Complete Guide to Power Meters for Running
Vance, Jim, Velo Press
Running Rewired: Reinvent Your Run for Stability, Strength, and Speed
Dicharry, Jay
Beverly, Jonathan, RODALE
80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster By Training Slower
Fitzgerald, Matt, Johnson, Robert
Running Your First Ultra: Customizable Training Plans for Your First 50K to 100-mile Race
Moehl, Krissy
The Sage Running Secret: A Guide to Speedy Ultras: How to run faster on any surface at any distance
Canaday, Sage, Nypaver, Sandi
Daniels, Jack
Personal Running Evaluation – by Greg McMillan, M.S.
Greg McMillan
Magill, Pete, Schwartz, Thomas, Breyer, Melissa, Siqueiros, Armando
Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons
Powell, Bryon, Grossman, Eric
Douglas, Scott, The Editors of Runner’s World
Natural Running: The Simple Path to Stronger, Healthier Running
Abshire, Danny, Metzler, Brian
Robillard, Jason
Trail Running: From Novice to Master (The Mountaineers Outdoor Expert Series)
Poulin, Kirsten
Beck, Hubert
Trail Blazer: My Life as an Ultra-distance Trail Runner
Sandes, Ryan, Smith, Steve
Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness
Jurek, Scott, Friedman, Steve
My Marathon: Reflections on a Gold Medal Life
Shorter, Frank, Brant, John
Marathon’s Walk in the Woods: An Appalachian Trail Thru-hike
Jenny, Seth
Meb For Mortals: How to Run, Think, and Eat like a Champion Marathoner
Keflezighi, Meb, Douglas, Scott
Hansons Marathon Method: A Renegade Path to Your Fastest Marathon
Humphrey, Luke, Hanson, Keith, Hanson, Kevin
The Do-It-Yourself Half Marathon Plan
Burfoot, Amby
Warum Marathon die größte Herausforderung für Läufer ist
Author: Philipp Pflieger
What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career
Author: Meb Keflezighi, Scott Douglas
50/50
Secrets I Learned Running 50 Marathons in 50 Days – and How You Too Can Achieve Super Endurance!
Author: Dean Karnazes, Matt Fitzgerald
Running with Sherman
The Donkey with the Heart of a Hero
Author: Christopher McDougall
My Life on the Run
The Wit, Wisdom, and Insights of a Road Racing Icon
Author: Bart Yasso, Amby Burfoot (foreword)
14 Minutes
A Running Legend’s Life and Death and Life
Author: Alberto Salazar, John Brant
The Longest Race
A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance
Author: Ed Ayres
My Best Race
My Best Race: 50 Runners and the Finish Line They’ll Never Forget
Author: Chris Cooper
Iron War
Dave Scott, Mark Allen, and the Greatest Race Ever Run
Author: Matt Fitzgerald
Out There
A Story of Ultra Recovery
Author: David Clark
The Extra Mile
One Woman’s Personal Journey to Ultrarunning Greatness
Author: Pam Reed
Finding Ultra
Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World’s Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself
Author: Rich Roll
The Brave Athlete
Calm the F–k Down and Rise to the Occasion
Author: Simon Marshall PhD, Lesley Paterson
How Bad Do You Want It?
Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle
Author: Matt Fitzgerald
Twin Ambitions – My Autobiography
Author: Mo Farah
The Doper Next Door
My Strange and Scandalous Year on Performance-Enhancing Drugs
Author: Andrew Tilin
I’m Here to Win
A World Champion’s Advice for Peak Performance
Author: Chris McCormack, Tim Vandehey
Running with the Kenyans
Author: Adharanand Finn
A Life Without Limits
Author: Chrissie Wellington, Michael Aylwin
The Triathlete’s Training Bible: The World’s Most Comprehensive Training Guide, 4th Ed.
By: Joe Friel
Kicksology: The Hype, Science, Culture & Cool of Running Shoes
By: Brian Metzler
By: Adharanand Finn
Life Is a Marathon: A Memoir of Love and Endurance
By: Matt Fitzgerald
Good to Go: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn from the Strange Science of Recovery
By: Scott Douglas , Alison Mariella Désir
By: Scott Jurek , Jenny Jurek
Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
By: Alex Hutchinson , Malcolm Gladwell – foreword
The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
By: Steven Kotler
By: Dean Karnazes
Two Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon
By: Ed Caesar
The Way of the Runner: A Journey into the Fabled World of Japanese Running
By: Adharanand Finn
By: Travis Macy , John Hanc
The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
By: David Epstein
A Race Like No Other: 26.2 Miles Through the Streets of New York
By: Liz Robbins
Tread Lightly: Form, Footwear, and the Quest for Injury-Free Running
By: Bill Larson , Peter Larson
Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else
By: Geoff Colvin
What I Talk about When I Talk about Running: A Memoir
By: Haruki Murakami
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen