Can anyone recommend a running book that has helped you a lot?

Question

Can anyone recommend a running book that has helped you a lot?

Answer 1

Jack Daniels book is the running bible

he was also MY coach

http://www.amazon.com/Daniels-Running-Fo...

Answer 2

Jack Daniels' book "The Running Formula" is excellent.  Has plans you can follow, information about physiology, and lots of good info.

For a "big book" that covers all aspects of running, Dr. Tim Noakes book "The Lore of Running" basically discusses everything you could ever want to know about running, plus some.  Noakes is a medical doctor, so he cites a ton of studies and he's very much into physiology.  The book is somewhat dated, but still very, very good.

For more general books ... Galloway's Book on Running or any of Higdon's books (such as Smart Running which is in Q and A format) are good for beginners, as is the Runners World Complete Book of Running.

If you just want to read about running, I'd recommend "Running with the Buffaloes" about the University of Colorado cross country team.

Answer 3

You can read about alan web in the "sub-4" book .  For tips on running you can get "the handbook for competitive runners" and as he said Jack Daniels " The running formula"