Library

RunQuarters hosts a small library of running and running-related books (and films). Start one while you’re there!

Books

  • 26 Miles to Boston by Michael Connelly
  • 1972 by Steve Bence
  • A Cold Clear Day: The Athletic Biography of Buddy Edelen by Frank Murphy
  • A History of the Falmouth Road Race by Paul Clerici
  • A Race Like No Other by Liz Robbins
  • A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
  • Abdi’s World by Myles Schrag and Abdi Abdirahman
  • Again to Carthage by John L. Parker, Jr.
  • And Then the Vulture Eats You by John L. Parker, Jr.
  • Best Easy Day Hikes Raleigh-Durham by Peter & Lauren Reylek
  • Best Efforts by Kenny Moore
  • Best Hikes Near Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill by Johnny Molloy
  • Bill Bowerman & Phil Knight: Building the Nike Empire by Keith Elliot Greenberg
  • Bill Rodgers’ Lifetime Running Plan by Bill Rodgers and Scott Douglas
  • Born To Run by Christopher McDougall
  • Bowerman and the Men of Oregon by Kenny Moore
  • Brain Training for Runners by Matt Fitzgerald
  • Bravey by Alexi Pappas
  • Breaking Stride by Stephen Paske
  • Breakthrough Women’s Running by Neely Spence Gracey and Cindy Kuzma
  • Burden by Dan Middleman
  • Chairman of the Boards by George Kimball and Eamonn Coughlan
  • Choosing to Run by Des Linden and Bonnie Ford
  • Daniel’ Running Formula by Jack Daniels
  • Day Trips from Raleigh-Durham by James L. Hoffman
  • Decathlon Challenge: Bruce Jenner’s Story by Bruce Jenner
  • Do Hard Things by Steve Magness
  • Duel in the Sun by John Brant
  • Eat & Run by Scott Jurek
  • Fast Girl by Suzy Favor Hamilton with Sarah Tomlinson
  • Fast Track by Suzy Favor Hamilton and José Antonio
  • Fifty Places to Run Before You Die by Chris Santella
  • Frank Shorter’s Running for Peak Performance by Frank Shorter
  • First Ladies of Running by Amby Burfoot
  • For the Glory by Duncan Hamilton
  • Great Day Hikes on North Carolina’s Mountains-to-Sea Trail by Jim Grode
  • Haile Gebrselassie by Klaus Weidt
  • Hal Koerner’s Field Guide to Ultrarunning by Hal Koerner
  • Harriers by Joseph & Paul Shivers
  • Heart Monitor Training by John L. Parker, Jr.
  • Hiking North Carolina by Randy Johnson
  • Hiking North Carolina’s Mountains-to-Sea Trail by Allen de Hart
  • How She Did It by Molly Huddle and Sara Slattery
  • How to Race the Mile by Jeff Hollobaugh
  • If This Is Heaven, I Am Going to Be a Good Boy: The Tommy Leonard Story by Kathleen Cleary
  • Inside a Marathon by Scott Fauble & Ben Rosario
  • Jim Fixx’s Second Book of Running by Jim Fixx
  • Kings of the Road by Cameron Stracher
  • Lessons of a Lakota by Billy Mills & Nicholas Sparks
  • Let Your Mind Run by Deena Kastor & Michelle Hamilton
  • Life at These Speeds by Jeremy Jackson
  • Life Outside the Oval Office: The Track Less Traveled by Nick Symmonds
  • Lopez Lomong by Ana Eulate
  • Lore of Running by Tim Noakes
  • Marathon by Hal Higdon
  • Marathon by Jeff Galloway
  • Marathon & Half-Marathon Training by Mario Fraioli
  • Marathon Woman by Kathrine Switzer
  • Marathoning by Joe Concannon & Bill Rodgers
  • Meb for Mortals by Scott Douglas & Meb Keflezighi
  • More Fire by Toby Tanser
  • Mountains-to-Sea Trail Guides (Various)
  • My Life on the Run by Bart Yasso & Kathleen Parrish
  • My Marathon: Reflections on a Gold Medal Life by Frank Shorter
  • New York City Marathon 50 Years Running by Richard O’Brien
  • North by Scott Jurek
  • Olympic Collision by Kyle Keiderling
  • Olympic Gold by Frank Shorter & Marc Bloom
  • On the Run by Martin Prinz
  • Once a Runner by John L. Parker Jr.
  • Orbit: Phil Knight by Michael by Frizell
  • Oregon Running Legend Steve Prefontaine by Paul C. Clerici
  • Out of Nowhere by Geoff Hollister
  • Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
  • Pain by Dan Middleman
  • Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg & Steve Magness
  • Playboy’s Book of Real Running by Marty Liquori & John L. Parker, Jr.
  • Poverty Creek Journal by Thomas Gardner
  • Pre by Tom Jordan
  • Racing the Rain by John L. Parker, Jr.
  • Rise & Run by Shalane Flanagan & Elyse Kopecky
  • Run for the Diamonds by Mark Will-Weber
  • Run Forever by Amby Burfoot
  • Run Like a Pro by Matt Fitzgerald and Ben Rosario
  • Run or Die by Kilian Jornet
  • Run the Mile You’re In by Ryan Hall
  • Run to Overcome by Meb Keflezighi
  • Run with Power by Jim Vance
  • Run with the Champions by Marc Bloom
  • Runners & Other Dreamers by John L. Parker, Jr.
  • Running Free by Sebastian Coe with David Miller
  • Running for My Life by Lopez Lomong
  • Running From The Devil by Jamie Freveletti
  • Running Man by Charlie Engle
  • Running on Empty by Marshall Ulrich
  • Running the Edge by Matthew Futterman
  • Running the Edge by Adam Goucher and Tim Catalano
  • Running the Lydiard Way by Arthur Lydiard with Garth Gilmore
  • Running the Rift by Naomi Benaron
  • Running Tide by Joan Benoit Samuelson
  • Running Up the Mountain: Northern Arizona Altitude, Lumberjack Attitude, and the Building of a Distance Dynasty
    Running Up the Mountain: Northern Arizona Altitude, Lumberjack Attitude, and the Building of a Distance Dynasty by Matt Baxter & Ron Mann
  • Running with Joy by Ryan Hall
  • Running with Lydiard by Garth Gilmour & Arthur Lydiard
  • Running with Sherman by Christopher McDougall
  • Running with the Buffaloes by Chris Lear
  • Running with the Kenyans by Adharanand Finn
  • Running Within by Jerry Lynch & Warren Scott
  • Running Your First Ultra by Krissy Moehl
  • Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
  • Spike Up Ready To Run by Steve D. Sherer
  • Staying the Course by Maureen Anderson & Dick Beardsley
  • Steve Cram by Roger Tames
  • Strong by Kara Goucher
  • Sub 4:00: Alan Webb and the Quest for the Fastest Mile by Chris Lear
  • Swoosh by J.B Strasser & Laurie Becklund
  • Tales From Out There by Frozen Ed Furtaw
  • The Complete Book of Running by Jim Fixx
  • The Finishers: The Barkley Marathons by Alexis Berg & Aurélien Delfosse
  • The Four-Minute Mile by Roger Bannister
  • The Golden Milers by Norman Giller
  • The Greatest: The Haile Gebrselassie Story
  • The Long Walk by Stephen King
  • The Longest Race by Kara Goucher and Mary Pilon
  • The Miler by Hap Cawood
  • The Miler by Steve Scott
  • The Mountains-to-Sea-Trail Trail Across North Carolina by Danny Bernstein
  • The New Toughness Training For Sports by James E. Loehr
  • The Passion Paradox by Brad Stulberg & Steve Magness
  • The Perfect Mile by Neal Bascomb
  • The Practice of Groundedness by Brad Stulberg
  • The Principles of Running by Amby Burfoot
  • The Race to the Truth by Emma O’Relly
  • The River Road by Dennis Barker
  • The Runner by David Samuels
  • The Runner’s Devotional by Dana Niesluchowski & Dave Veerman
  • The Runner’s Kitchen by Emma Coburn
  • The Running Experience by Bill Dellinger
  • The Self-Coached Runner II by Alana Lawrence & Mark Scheid
  • Thirty Phone Booths to Boston by Don Kardong
  • TrackTown USA by Kenny Moore et. al.
  • Trails of the Triangle by Allen De Hart
  • Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
  • What I Can Learn from the Incredible and Fantastic Life of Phil Knight by Melissa Medina
  • What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
  • Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Films

  • 1 Mile to You
  • 4 Minute Mile
  • Across the Tracks
  • Boston: The Documentary
  • Chariots of Fire
  • Con Man
  • Fire on the Track
  • Hood to Coast
  • I Am Bolt
  • McFarland, USA
  • Personal Best
  • Prefontaine
  • Race
  • Running
  • Running Brave
  • Running to the Limits
  • Saint Ralph
  • The 41st Day
  • The Great Milers
  • The Jericho Mile
  • The Long Green Line
  • Tracktown
  • Unbreakable
  • We Grew Wings
  • Without Limits

Magazine Subscriptions

  • Runner’s World
  • Track & Field News
  • UltraRunning
  • Outside
  • Peloton

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