Running Book Library

I have an abundance of running-related books. I figured I could post a list of them, along with noting my five favorites, so if anyone on the team was interested in reading them, they could let me know.

1-Once a Runner - John L. Parker, Jr.
My all-time favorite running book. Running fiction, but very true to a college running team atmosphere and camaraderie. I usually read it once a year...a very inspiring tale for running miles after miles and the benefits of hard work.

2-Staying the Course: A Runner's Toughest Race - Dick Beardsley, Maureen Anderson
This is basically the life story of Dick Beardsley, a home-grown Minnesota runner. It's much more than running as he goes into great detail on growing up in Minnesota, addiction to pain medicine and the long road to recovery from a severe injury on the farm.

3-Running with the Buffaloes - Chris Lear
Chris Lear follows the University of Colorado Cross Country team for the entire season. The focus is on coach Mark Wetmore and running standout Adam Goucher, but you get an inside look at how a Division I college program trains and see the struggles and hardship the team endures in the process.

4-Daniels' Running Formula - Second Edition - Jack Daniels, PhD
A book filled with great running methodology and training strategies. Daniels is known as THE coach on running and has a long resume of success at Division III school SUNY Cortland. You can seem smarter just by putting his information to use.

5-Developing a Successful Cross Country Program - Steve Telaneus, Stephenie Jordan
If you are thinking of coaching a high school cross country team, pick up this book. It has the season outline, training program, organization and details from a top running program and how they do things year in and year out. It's not ALL going to apply, but it's filled with some great information and ideas.

Here are the rest...
5K and 10K Training - Brian Clarke
Advanced Marathoning - Pete Pfitzinger, Scott Douglas
Bannister and Beyond - The Mystique of the Four-Minute Mile - Jim Denison
Better Runs - Joe Henderson
Better Training for Distance Runners - Second Edition - David E. Martin, PhD, Peter N. Coe
Bowerman and the Men of Oregon - Kenny Moore
Coaching Track & Field Successfully - Mark Guthrie
The Competitive Runner's Handbook - Bob Glover, Shelly-lynn Florence Glover
Complete Book of Running - Edited by Amby Burfoot
The Courage to Start - John Bingham
Four-Minute Mile - Roger Bannister
God on the Starting Line - Marc Bloom
High-Powered Plyometrics - James C. Radcliffe, Robert C. Farentinos
Jogging with Lydiard - Arthur Lydiard, Garth Gilmour
Jumping Into Plyometrics - Second Edition - Donald A. Chu, PhD
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner - Alan Sillitoe
Lore of Running - Fourth Edition - Tim Noakes, MD
Marty Liquori's Guide for the Elite Runner - Marty Liquori, John L. Parker, Jr.
Modern Track and Field - Second Edition - J. Kenneth Doherty
The Olympian - Brian Glanville
On the Run - Marty Liquori, Skip Myslenski
Run Down, Fired Up and Teed Off - John L. Parker, Jr.
Run Strong - Edited by Kevin Beck
Run with the Champions - Marc Bloom
The Runners' Repair Manual - Dr. Murray F. Weisenfeld with Barbara Burr
The Runner's Literary Companion - Edited by Garth Battista
Running Encyclopedia - Richard Benyo, Joe Henderson
Running Tough - Michael Sandrock
Sub 4:00 - Alan Webb and the quest for the fastest mile - Chris Lear
Training for Young Distance Runners - Second Edition - Larry Greene, Russ Pate