books about running

Run Oregon Bookshelf: Racing Heart

December 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

As a lifetime reader, and a runner for nearly is long, it’s funny to think that I rarely read books about running or runners. Whether this is a planned habit or merely chance, my often daily escape to the written world rarely touches upon my [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookshelf: Q & A with Running Out Author Dave Essinger

March 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

Note: If you haven’t yet read Running Out by Dave Essinger yet, you’ll probably want to do that before you read this Q & A … it gives too much away! I recently posted my review of the book Running Out, which I thoroughly [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookshelf: Running Out by Dave Essinger

March 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

Run Oregon readers, I’ve found your next book. I really enjoyed “Running Out,” the first novel by Dave Essinger. His writing is engaging and peppered with phrases that illustrate scenes perfectly. Seemingly unimportant moments are [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookshelf: The End of the World Running Club

December 25, 2017 // 2 Comments

I’d like to first let you know that this is not another book about zombies, so we can save the discussion for “fast zombies” versus “slow zombies” for another post. But this is a great book for these long winter nights [read more...]

What Run Oregon is Reading: Every. Single. Day: Unstoppable Wisdom From a Year of Running.

July 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

A running streak isn’t anything new, but Every. Single. Day: Unstoppable Wisdom From a Year of Running is the first book I’ve read journaling the 365 day experience. The author, Julie van Amerongen, is someone many of us could relate [read more...]

Book Review: A Race Through the Greatest Running Stories available July 6

June 25, 2017 // 0 Comments

Books about running are refreshing. They offer a perspective on the sport and all the struggles and emotions that go with it completely distinct from your own personal experiences, but can inspire on a variety of levels. Occasionally, as editor of [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookshelf: Wishing on My Father’s Star by Oregon runner Holly Hight

May 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

While I love to read, these day’s I’m more likely to be reading “The Day the Crayons Quit” or “Little Blue Truck” before bedtime. So I had the book “Wishing on My Father’s Star” for a few weeks [read more...]

Grant High School Cross Country Coach Doug Winn writes the Quirkiest Running Book Ever

February 8, 2017 // 0 Comments

Run Oregon gets a lot of email – you’d be amazed how many people living in other countries want to write content for our website for free! As long as we promise to give them our first born and our bank routing number. But we also get a [read more...]

Run Oregon bookshelf: Grand Trail: A Magnificent Journey to the Heart of Ultrarunning and Racing

December 14, 2016 // 0 Comments

Portland-area runner Marya Van Metre read Grand Trail: A Magnificent Journey to the Heart of Ultrarunning and Racing by Alexis and Frédéric Berg and shared her thoughts Run Oregon. Van Metre, mom to 4-year-old twins, has countless 5ks, 10k, and [read more...]

Run Oregon Bookstore: “The Boy Who Runs”

October 23, 2016 // 0 Comments

I will admit that I’m less than halfway through “The Boy Who Runs,” but I wanted to share this with Run Oregon readers because even though I know what happens, this book has captivated me! A few years ago, I interviewed the subject [read more...]