Looking for some extra motivation? Check out this list of books to put a bit of extra pep in your step on your next run! (In no particular order)

• Training for the Uphill Athlete - Scott Johnson

• Eat & Run - Scott Jurek

• Endure - Alex Hutchison

• Above the Clouds - Kilian Jornet

• Running Man - Charlie Engle

• Let Your Mind Run - Deena Kastor

• The Comeback Quotient - Matt Fitzgerald

• Science of Running - Chris Napier

• Running Wild - Bobby O’Donnell

• ROAR - Stacy Sims

• Spirit Run - Noe Alvarez

• Running the Dream - Matt Fitzgerald

• Win at all Costs - Matt Hart

• Bravey - Alexi Pappas

• No Human is Limited - Eliud Kipchoge

• Born to Run - Christopher McDougall

• Out of thin Air - Michael Crawley

• 26 Marathons - Meb Keflezighi

• The Happy Runner - David Roche

• Running for my Life - Lopez Lomong

• Running with the Kenyans - Adharanand Finn

• The Rise of the Ultrarunners - Adharanand Finn

• The Way of the Runner - Adharanand Finn

• Runner - Lizzy Hawker

• Run the World - Becky Wade

• Marathon Woman - Katherine Switzer

• Can’t Hurt Me - David Goggins

• Choosing to Run - Des Linden

• What Made Maddy Run - Kate Flagan

• The Longest Run - Kara Goucher 

• Finding Ultra - Rich Roll

• Shoe Dog - Phil Knight