by Haruki Murakami (2007)
Bestselling novelist Haruki Murakami reflects on the intimate synergy between physical discipline and literary creation, documenting his daily training for marathons and ultramarathons across four decades.
Christopher McDougall
Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic feats, and cutting-edge science, Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the world’s greatest distance runners, the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico.
Scott Jurek & Steve Friedman
Ultrarunning champion Scott Jurek recounts his journey from a midwestern kid to seven-time consecutive winner of the Western States 100, sharing his plant-based nutritional recipes and mental endurance rituals.
Daniel James Brown
The emotional true story of nine working-class American boys from the Pacific Northwest who rowed to gold against elite European squads and Adolf Hitler's handpicked crew at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
David Halberstam
Halberstam's masterclass on pure athletic obsession, tracing four oarsmen who compete not for money, but for the purity of victory. This definitive sports work explores the career, athletic prowess, and legendary impact of Olympic Single Scullers across Olympic Sports (Rowing).