Resources

Download a List of Running Related Terminology

Books on Mental Training and Mental Toughness

Body, Mind, and Sport – John Douillard
Flow in Sports – Susan A. Jackson and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Get Motivated Daily Psych-Ups – Kara Leverte Farley
In Pursuit of Excellence – Terry Orlick
Mastering Your Inner Game – David Krauss, Ph.D.
The Mental Edge – Kenneth Baum and Richard Trubo
Mental Training for Peak Performance – Steve Ungerleider, Ph.D.
Mental Toughness Training for Sports – James E. Loeher, Ed.D.
Peak Performance – Charles A. Garfield, Ph.D.
Running Within – Jerry Lynch and Warren Scott
Sports Slump Busting – Alan S. Goldberg
The Ultimate Athlete – George Leonard
Your Performing Edge – JoAnn Dahlkoetter, Ph.D.

Books on Running Performance

Beginner’s Guide to Long Distance Running – Sean Fishpoole
The Complete Book of Running for Women – Claire Kowalchick
Daniels’ Running Formula – Jack Daniels, Ph.D.
Galloway’s Book on Running – Jeff Galloway
Road Racing for Serious Runners – Pete Pfitzinger
Run Your First Marathon – Grete Waitz

Fiction and Memoirs

Born to Run – Christopher McDougall
The Olympian – Brian Glanville
Once a Runner – John L. Parker Jr.
Again to Carthage – John L. Parker Jr.
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running – Haruki Murakami