Sports Running Biography

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    • Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
    • By: Alexander Hutchinson, Malcolm Gladwell - foreword
    • Narrated by: Robert G. Slade
    • Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 02-06-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,179 ratings
    • Science journalist Alex Hutchinson presents a revolutionary account of the dynamic and controversial new science of endurance....

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    • An Ultramarathoner’s Story of Love, Loss, and a Record-Setting Run Across America
    • By: Marshall Ulrich
    • Narrated by: Adam Verner
    • Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 11-26-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 151 ratings
    • A fascinating glimpse into the mind of an ultramarathon runner and the inspirational saga of his run across America....

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    • A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
    • By: Christopher McDougall
    • Narrated by: Fred Sanders
    • Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 05-05-09
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 20,148 ratings
    • Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful Tarahumara Indians have honed the ability to run hundreds of miles without rest or injury. In a riveting narrative, award-winning journalist and often-injured runner Christopher McDougall sets out to discover their secrets....

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    • One Summer Living, Training, and Racing with a Team of World-Class Runners Half My Age
    • By: Matt Fitzgerald
    • Narrated by: Jamie Renell
    • Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 05-05-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 476 ratings
    • Matt Fitzgerald is an accomplished amateur runner, but if he follows the training, nutrition, and lifestyle of an elite runner, just how fast could he go? He is approaching his mid-40s, so the time to do this is now. He at last has the financial means to do nothing but train....

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    • A Year of Bad Decisions and Questionable Motives - What I Learned on the Quest to Conquer Ironman Lake Placid
    • By: Russell Newell
    • Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin, Julie McKay
    • Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 05-04-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 45 ratings
    • Why do people race in Ironmans? Only a person whose good sense was severely impaired would decide to do a race marked by such agony and suffering - a race that makes no sense to normal people....

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    • Unravelling the Mystery of the World's Toughest Ultramarathon
    • By: Michiel Panhuysen
    • Narrated by: Rupert Holliday-Evans
    • Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 04-06-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 136 ratings
    • Welcome to the Barkley Marathons, a fever dream of an ultra event, inspired by a prison break, heralded by a conch blast, paid for in cigarettes and socks, and completed only by a select few....

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    • Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself
    • By: Rich Roll
    • Narrated by: Rich Roll
    • Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 04-16-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 98 ratings
    • On the night before he was to turn forty, Rich Roll experienced a chilling glimpse of his future. Nearly fifty pounds overweight and unable to climb the stairs without stopping, he could see where his current sedentary life was taking him—and he woke up.

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    • A Memoir
    • By: Des Linden, Bonnie D. Ford - contributor
    • Narrated by: Des Linden
    • Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 04-04-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 349 ratings
    • Featuring both the story of an historic, unforgettable win and insight into the life of an indelible champion, Choosing to Run is a truly inspirational memoir from Boston Marathon winner and Olympian Des Linden, sharing her personal story and what motivates her to keep showing up....

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    • A Love Story
    • By: Jen A. Miller
    • Narrated by: Randye Kaye
    • Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 03-22-16
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 93 ratings
    • As the 2008 recession hit, Jen quickly found herself with a newly purchased home, a fading freelance business, and an alcoholic boyfriend....

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    • A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory
    • By: Deena Kastor, Michelle Hamilton
    • Narrated by: Deena Kastor
    • Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 04-10-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,247 ratings
    • Deena Kastor was a star youth runner with tremendous promise, yet her career almost ended after college, when her competitive method - run as hard as possible, for fear of losing - fostered a frustration and negativity and brought her to the brink of burnout....

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    • A Woman Running in a Man's World
    • By: Lauren Fleshman
    • Narrated by: Lauren Fleshman
    • Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 01-10-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 415 ratings
    • Fueled by her years as an elite runner and advocate for women in sports, Lauren Fleshman offers her inspiring personal story and a rallying cry for reform of a sports landscape that is failing young female athletes....

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    • Running, Grief, Resilience & 460 Miles on the Pacific Crest Trail
    • By: Emily Halnon
    • Narrated by: Emily Halnon
    • Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
    • Release date: 07-09-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
    • Filled with adventure and heart, To the Gorge invites listeners to consider what our greatest losses can teach us about how to live the one life we get.

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    • The Story of Oregon's Legendary Coach and Nike's Cofounder
    • By: Kenny Moore
    • Narrated by: Paul Cirzan
    • Length: 20 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 04-25-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 308 ratings
    • No man has affected more runners in more ways than Bill Bowerman....

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    • Running from Fear to Faith
    • By: Sydney McLaughlin
    • Narrated by: Sydney McLaughlin
    • Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 01-30-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 280 ratings
    • What fears are standing in your way or holding you back? How do you want to become stronger? Olympic and World champion hurdler Sydney McLaughlin wants to help you answer these questions as she shares her personal story of struggles and victories, of faith and transformation....

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    • One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games
    • By: Lopez Lomong
    • Narrated by: Brandon Hirsch
    • Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 07-17-12
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,413 ratings
    • Running for My Life is not a story about Africa or track and field athletics. It is about outrunning the devil and achieving the impossible....

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    • By: Kilian Jornet
    • Narrated by: Luis Torrelles
    • Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 08-02-21
    • Language: Spanish
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
    • "Kiss or kill. Besa o mata. Besa la gloria o muere en el intento. Perder es morir, ganar es sentir. La lucha es lo que diferencia una victoria, un vencedor."...

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    • Running the Race to Revolutionize Women's Sports
    • By: Kathrine Switzer
    • Narrated by: Kathrine Switzer
    • Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 08-22-17
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 210 ratings
    • A new edition of a sports icon's memoir, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Kathrine Switzer's historic running of the Boston Marathon as the first woman to run. In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to officially run what was then the all-male Boston Marathon...

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    • Finding God in Every Step
    • By: Ryan Hall
    • Narrated by: Brandon Barnes, Ryan Hall
    • Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 04-16-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 534 ratings
    • Journey with Olympian Ryan Hall as he reflects on the joys and trials of the running life and, along the way, shows you how his faith has helped him win in his workouts, races, and overall mindset....

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    • Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team
    • By: Kara Goucher, Mary Pilon
    • Narrated by: Kara Goucher, Mary Pilon
    • Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 03-14-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 651 ratings
    • In this unvarnished and affecting memoir, Olympian Kara Goucher reveals her experience of living through and speaking out about one of the biggest scandals in running....

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    • The Hidden Tribe, the Ultra-Runners, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
    • By: Christopher McDougall
    • Narrated by: Fred Sanders
    • Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 04-04-12
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 340 ratings
    • Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? The author sets off to find a tribe of the world's greatest distance runners....

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