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Post by newpackman on Aug 28, 2007 11:54:15 GMT -5
Well I think the question says it all, which is your favorite running book?
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Post by rt20 on Aug 28, 2007 17:56:35 GMT -5
You left a few out.
No Bugles, No Drums, Peter Snell, Garth Gilmore
Sub 4:00, Alan Webb Chris Lear
Tale of the Ancient Marathoner (Jack Foster’s Own
Story) World Publications
Zatopek, Zatopek, Zatopek Bob Phillips
Paula, My Story So Far Paula Radcliffe
The Running Saga of Walter Stack Bob Bishop
The Greatest (the Haile Gebreselassie Story) Jim
Denison
Running Wild Gordon Pirie
The Impossible Hero (Biography of Gordon Pirie) thingy
Booth
Deek, the making of Australia’s World Marathon
Champion Robert de Castella
Gerry Lindgrens Book on Running, autographed Shadow of
Gerry Lindgren
Marathoning Bill Rodgers, with Joe Concannon
A Cold Clear Day (Buddy Edelen Biography) Frank Murphy
The Long Hard Road, Part 1-Nearly to the Top Ron Hill
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The Long Hard Road, Part 2-To the Peak and Beyond Hill
The Self Made Olympian Ron Daws
Corbitt - the Story of Ted Corbitt Long Distance
Runner John Choades,
Running Tide Joan Benoit
Running to the Top Derek Clayton
Pre Tom Jordan
Sebastian Coe David Millar
John Walker, Champion, Ron Palenski
Throwing Free Wolfgang Schmidt
Lasse Viren, Olympic Champion Rolf Haikkola
The Frank Shorter Story World Publications
Olympic Gold, Frank Shorter, with Marc Bloom
On the Run Marty Liquori, with Skip Myslenski
Always Young, the George Young Story Frank Dolson
The Unforgiving Minute Ron Clarke, with Alan Trengrove
In Quest of Gold, the Jim Ryun Story Jim Ryun, with
Mike Phillips
Brendan Foster Brendan Foster and Cliff Temple
Fast Track,Suzy Favor Hamilton and Jose Antonio
Ultra Marathon Man Dean Karnazes
Ovett, an Autobiography Steve Ovett
Steve Scott, the Miler Marc Bloom
Breaking Through Harry Cordellos
Go For It Gayle Olinekova
In the Long Run , Bob Schul
Dave Wottle Story World Publications
Inside Track Carl Lewis, with Jeffrey Marx
Marathon Clarence DeMar
In the Long Run Steve Moneghetti
Kip Keino (the Olympic Series) Wayne Coffey
Staying the Course: A runners toughest race thingy
Beardsley & Maureen Anderson
Tulloh on Running Bruce Tulloh
Zola, the Autobiography of Zola Budd Zola Budd, Hugh
Eley
Paul Tergat, running to the limit Jurg Wirz
A Journey Just Begun, Cathy Freeman story -Adrian
McGregor
Slaying the Dragon Michael Johnson
The Golden Mile Herb Elliott
Why Die, Percy Cerutty story Graeme Sims
Bowerman, and the Men of Nike Kenny Moore
Ellison “Tarzan” Brown Michael Ward
The Extra Mile Pam Reed
A Clean Pair of Heels Murray Halberg
Barefoot Runner, the life of Marathon Champ Abebe
Bikila Paul Rambali
The Jim Ryun Story Cordner Nelson
American Miler, Glenn Cunningham story Paul Kiell
Steve Cram, the making of an athlete Roger Tames
The fastest old man in the World, the Derek Turnbull
Story Vince Boyle
Daniels Running Formula Jack Daniels
Running the Lydiard Way Arthur Lydiard, Garth Gilmore
Arthur Lydiard Master Coach Garth Gilmore
The Winning Edge Brooks Johnson
Running with the Buffaloes Chris Lear
Train Hard, Win Easy, the Kenyan Way Toby Tanser
Road to the Top Joe Vigil, Phd.
Van Aaken Method World Publications
Master Running Guide Hal Higdon
Improving Your Bill Squires
Advanced Running Book Corder Nelson
How They Train – Long Distances Track and Field News
High Performance Training for Track and Field Bill
Bowerman
Training for Young Distance Runners Larry Greene, Russ
Pate
Explosive Running Michael Yessis
Complete Guide to Running Jim Alford, Ron Hill
Runners Training Guide World Publications
Lore of Running Tim Noakes, MD. The Young Runner World
Publications Guide to Sprinting World Publications The
Running Body World Publications Running with Style
World Publications
Hurdling & Steeplechasing World Publications Step up
to Racing World Publications
Finnish Running Secrets World Publications
Long Distances Jess Jarver
Sports Illustrated, Track & Field Running Events James
Dunaway
Runners Handbook Bob Glover, Jack Shepard
Guide to Distance Running Bob Anderson, Joe Henderson
Dr. Sheehan on Running George Sheehan
Exercises for Runners World Publications
The Complete Runner World Publications
Inside Running, Basics of Sports Physiology David
Costill
Advanced Marathoning Pete Pfitzinger
Running to the Top Arthur Lydiard
The Complete Book of Core Training Brungardt
Run with the Best Tony Benson, & Irv Ray
Run to Win, training secrets of the Kenyan Runners
Jurg Wirz
Run Strong Kevin Beck
Master the Art of Running Malcolm Balk & Andrew
Shields
Running Within Jerry Lynch & Warren Scott
2nd group is training and technique
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Post by irishcc on Aug 28, 2007 19:50:30 GMT -5
Running with the Buffaloes is an awesome book. It talks about both the team and training aspects of cross country.
Ultramarathon Man is another really good book.
For training, I'd go with Coaching Cross Country Successfully by Joe Newton or Daniels Running Formula.
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Post by newpackman on Aug 28, 2007 20:23:18 GMT -5
Yeah in coaching daniels is hard to beat. I loved running with the buff's as well, but once a runner is just a amazing book. The guy is just a pure runner. That is how every runner either is or wishes they where (with the exeption of maybe the drinking).
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Post by runninman447 on Aug 28, 2007 21:19:25 GMT -5
i dont care what anybody says once a runner is the best book period. not just running book but book in general
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Post by dbandre on Aug 28, 2007 23:10:37 GMT -5
Not that I want to encourage drinking, but the last time the US had a top flight distance crew from 800m to Marathon, they were drinkers, but they trained their butts off and tried different things out in training. It wasn't about pure mileage, but how could they make themselves better runners.
I didn't see "God on the Starting Line", a great read. Another great read and excellent book is "Pure Gold". Lydiard's "Run to the top" is decent, his words on the psychological part of running are probably the best part about the book, the training and nutrition stuff are not so good. Dr. Yessis's "Explosive Running" is a piece of garbage and the "science" used in the book is mostly psuedo-science. "Perfect Mile", is a well written book, gives you some idea of how much Percy Cerutty probably ruined Landy's chances to becoming the 1st 4 minute miler and how science and the belief in the science that Roger Bannister used to break the 4 minute barrier are in actually useful in preparing athletes in training.
Bowerman is a must read for anyone interested in coaching.
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Post by newpackman on Aug 29, 2007 9:19:58 GMT -5
That is very true about the drinking, but let us not forget how that ended. Steve Pre ended up paying that price. Also I think Lydiard is a very good coaching book. The high miles program works amazing if you use it right. Don't forget Colorado, York, and even the Kenyans use motified Lydiard training methods. But if your going to debate milage we shouldn't do it here.
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Post by ramsrunner3 on Nov 9, 2007 23:00:10 GMT -5
yeah, gotta agree with once a runner being the best, but the greatest is my second.
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Post by newpackman on Nov 28, 2007 14:51:46 GMT -5
I don't know how many guys are gonna see this, but I just finished "Again to Carthage" the long awaited sequel to Once a Runner, and it is amazing. It is a must read for any runner.
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Post by pacemaker on Nov 28, 2007 19:21:21 GMT -5
I don't know how many guys are gonna see this, but I just finished "Again to Carthage" the long awaited sequel to Once a Runner, and it is amazing. It is a must read for any runner. thanks for good christmas ideas! ;D |
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Post by bleepbop on Nov 28, 2007 22:23:20 GMT -5
Trial of Miles, Miles of Trials
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Post by mrmirek00 on Dec 5, 2007 10:17:49 GMT -5
One must add "Ultramarathon Man" to the mix. Okay, so it's not a "track" book, but, WOW! If you haven't read it, pick it up during winter break and read it. It'll take you only a few days to read it.
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