Blue Monkey Book Reviews
Here are some running/biking related books that we've read.
Running
the Competitive Runner's handbook Glover&Glover 1999 (Foo, Feb2005)
CHI Running recent (Foo, Mar2005)
PRE: The Story of America's Greatest Running Legend Rodale 1977 (Foo, Jun2005)
Gerry Lindgren's Book on Running Published by Gerry Lindgren, 2005 (Foo, Aug2006)
Bill Bowerman and the Men of Oregon Rodale 2006 (Foo, Oct2006)
Alberto Salazar's Guide to Road Racing McGraw Hill 2003 (Foo, Nov2006)
Hills, Hawgs & Ho Chi Minh KeoKee Co. Publishing, 1996 (Foo, Nov2006)
Running to Win Rodale Press, 1992 (Foo, Dec2006)
Biking
It's Not About the Bike Lance Armstrong, 200? (Foo, Feb2007)
Momentum is Your Friend Joe Kurmaskie, 2006 (Foo, Feb2007)
Brewing
The Complet Joy of Homebrewing Charlie Papazian, 2003 (Foo, Feb2007)
Books yet to be Read:
Hal Higdon's BEGINNING RUNNER'S GUIDE
MARATHON--The Ultimate Training Guide, Hal Higdon
Hal Higdon's MARATHON TRAINING GUIDE
ON THE RUN FROM DOGS AND PEOPLE, Hal Higdon -- Originally published in 1971, ORDP has become a cult classic, describing and defining the sport of long distance running before the first running boom began
Ultramarathon Man, Dean Karnazes
Duel in the Sun, John Brant. Alberto Salazar vs Dick Beardsley.
Jogging, Bill Bowerman -- this is the book that started the running craze in America.
Galloway's Book on Running
Heart Rate Training
Use it or Lose it, Peter Snell
No Bugles No Drums, Peter Snell -- Memoirs of a New Zealand runner.
Distance Training for Young Athletes, Arthur Lydiard
Distance Training for Masters, Arthur Lydiard
Best Efforts: World Class Runners and Races, Kenny Moore ($100 used)
Beginning Running, Amby Burfoot
Runner's Guide to the Complete Meaning of Life, Amby Burfoot
Coaching Cross Country Successfully, Joe Henderson, Joe Newton
Better Runs, Joe Henderson -- One of the first running books I read (WAZZU Library) and found it very helpful.
Dr. Sheehan on Running, George Sheehan -- Supposedly the foremost author on why we run.
Personal Best, George Sheehan
Running and Being, George Sheehan
The Boston Marathon, Tom Derderian
26 Miles to Boston, Bill Rodgers, et al.
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