Recommended reading?

[tygfuz]

I've just started reading 'The Art of Running Faster' by Julian Goater and Don Melvin. I'm finding it very interesting. Has anyone any other books they would recommend?

[tantrumbean Graduate]

I loved "Born to Run" - Not a training manual, but a great read (and makes you seriously question if you've overspent on your shoes)

[Vivwestie Graduate]

I agree with Tantrumbean, and would def recommend Eat and Run and Running Crazy (although her writing style irritated me, I enjoyed Reading about the 100 clubbers).

[tantrumbean Graduate in reply to Vivwestie]

Ah yes! The 100 clubbers were funny! Really liked "Mud, Sweat and Tears" by Moire O'Sullivan and Rosie Swale's "Just a Little Run Around the World" as well!

[Pelephant Graduate]

I can really recommend The Complete Book of Women's Running (I would say some useful stuff in there even for men) and 'No Need For Speed'

amazon.co.uk/Runners-World-...

amazon.co.uk/No-Need-Speed-...

[Frazzles Graduate]

Haruki Murakami - What I Talk About When I Talk About Running. Not a technical book but a really interesting read about a brilliant writer who runs a marathon every year.

[tygfuz Graduate]

Thanks for the feedback. Certainly enough to be going on with. Like the sound of 'No Need For Speed' (probably because I've not been running that fast). But being a male I think I may give the women's running one a miss.

I'll have a look which ones are in the library before I consider buying any though.