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Books to get runners moving

This season, we’ve been rounding up best book to stock your shelf. Not so into reading? Books that serve as guides or motivational training logs are important for runners even if they aren’t so much of a book worm.

Believe_JournalBelieve Training Journal: Training and Inspiration Journal for Runners

By Lauren Fleshman and Roisin Mcgettigan-Dumas

Runners looking for that extra boost of motivation will love using this book. The Believe Training Journal is a workbook, training log and how-to guide to running all rolled into one.

Put together by professional runners Lauren Fleshman and Roisin Mcgettigan-Dumas, runners who need something to help keep them on track will really appreciate using this book. It’s not just about cranking up the mileage and learning race pace. This guide will teach runners how to use the sport to better other areas in life.

A big plus is that it’s a year-long journal versus one that lasts just a few weeks, therefore runners better be ready to take on the commitment and get addicted to running.

One-hour_workouts_One-Hour Workouts

By Scott Molina, Amy White, Michael Jacques and Mark Newton

Feel like there just isn’t enough time for workouts? Keep season goals on track with this book of workouts that athletes can fit in in exactly an hour. With cycling, running and swim workouts included in this book, it’s perfect for the runner aspiring to become a triathlete or for the runner who cross trains in the pool or on the bike. Runners who are injured but don’t want to lose their fitness will appreciate rifling through the swim workout section so as to keep things varied in the pool.

All workouts include warm-ups and cool-downs. This book means there’s no excuse not to get a workout in at lunch!

RUNRUN: The Mind-Body Method of Running by Feel

By Matt Fitzgerald

This book focuses on the idea of running by feel. Modern running has most runners using apps, trackers, formulas, etc. But many elite runners (especially on the trail or ultra scene) claim that in training and racing, they “run by feel.”

This book explores that technique explaining why it might work. Those who flip through the pages will get tips on how to approach running by feel and how to better listen to their bodies. Personalize training by understanding this concept and see if it works for you.

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