Inspirational Stories - Books
The Other Shulman (2005)
By Alan Zweibel
The author, a former Saturday Night Live writer, tells a humorous story of a man named Shulman, who’s stressed out by a failing business and personal life. He decides that running the New York City marathon is the path to redemption…
The Perfect Mile (2005)
By Neal Bascomb
Book Description: There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be beyond the limits of human foot speed, and in all of sport it was the elusive holy grail. In 1952, after suffering defeat at the Helsinki Olympics, three world-class runners each set out to break this barrier.
The Four Minute Mile (2004, 50th Anniversary edition)
By Roger Bannister
Roger Bannister writes about his experience of finally achieving the 4-minute mile in 1954. From Amazon.com: “intelligent, analytical, dramatic, and graceful, it remains a sporting classic.”
To the Edge (2001)
By Kirk Johnson
The author, who had never run a regular marathon, enters The Badwater Ultramarathon, a 135 mile race across the desert…this is his experience with the race and coming to terms with family and himself.
Running with the Buffaloes: A Season Inside (2000)
By Chris Lear
Spend a season with the young men of the highly regarded University of Colorado Men’s Cross Country Team… a tale of struggle and determination as they run more than 100 miles a week for nearly seven months.
Once a Runner (1999)
By John L Parker Jr.
A novel about a young college aged runner and his determination to run the fastest mile.
