Again to Carthage

10 best books like Again to Carthage (John L. Parker Jr.): Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen, Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness, Bowerman and the Men of Oregon: The Story of Oregon's Legendary Coach and Nike's Co-founder, Duel in the Sun: Alberto Salazar, Dick Beardsley, and America's Greatest Marathon, Pre: The Story of America's Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine, Lore of Running, My Life on the Run: The Wit, Wisdom, and Insights of a Road Racing Icon, Going Long: Legends, Oddballs, Comebacks & Adventures, Daniels' Running Formula, Finding Ultra, Revised and Updated Edition: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

Author	Christopher McDougall
ISBN	0307266303

Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of all, pure inspiration, Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the world’s...

Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness

Author	Scott Jurek
ISBN	0547569653

For nearly two decades, Scott Jurek has been a dominant force—and darling—in the grueling and growing sport of ultrarunning. Until recently he held the American 24-hour record and he was one of the elite runners profiled in the runaway bestseller Born to Run.

In Eat and Run, Jurek opens...

Bowerman and the Men of Oregon: The Story of Oregon's Legendary Coach and Nike's Co-founder

Author	Kenny Moore
ISBN	1594861900

The first biography of the legendary track coach, and founder of Nike, who had an unparalleled impact on the sport of running

During his tenure as track coach at the University of Oregon from 1949 through 1972, Bill Bowerman won 4 national team titles, trained dozens of milers to break the 4-minute...

Duel in the Sun: Alberto Salazar, Dick Beardsley, and America's Greatest Marathon

Author	John Brant
ISBN	1594862621

John Brant re-creates the tense drama of the 1982 Boston Marathon—and the powerful forces of fate that drove these two athletes in the years afterwards
"One was a humble farm boy from Minnesota. The other was the most electrifying distance runner of his time. In 1982, they battled stride for stride...

Pre: The Story of America's Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine

Author	Tom Jordan
ISBN	0875964575

For five years, no American runner could beat him at any distance over a mile. But at the age of 24, with his best years still ahead, long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine finally lost. Driving alone at night after a party, Prefontaine crashed his sports car, putting a tragic, shocking end to the life...

Lore of Running

Author	Tim Noakes
ISBN	0873229592

Lore of Running gives you incomparable detail on physiology, training, racing, injuries, world-class athletes, and races.

Author Tim Noakes blends the expertise of a physician and research scientist with the passion of a dedicated runner to answer the most pressing questions for those...

My Life on the Run: The Wit, Wisdom, and Insights of a Road Racing Icon

Author	Bart Yasso
ISBN	1594869413

Dubbed the "Mayor of Running," Bart Yasso is one of the best-known figures in the sport, but few people know why he started running competitively, how it changed his life, or how his brush with a crippling illness nearly ended his career a decade ago. With insight and humor, My Life on the Run chronicles...

Going Long: Legends, Oddballs, Comebacks & Adventures

Author	David Willey
ISBN	1605295337

For more than 40 years, Runner's World magazine has been the world's leading authority on running—bringing its readers the latest running advice and some of the most compelling sports narratives ever told. From inspirational stories such as "A Second Life"(the story of Matt Long, the FDNY firefighter...

Daniels' Running Formula

Author	Jack Daniels
ISBN	0736054928

Get in the best shape of your running career with the scientifically based training in Daniels' Running Formula. In the book that Runner's World magazine called "the best training book," premier running coach Jack Daniels provides you with his proven VDOT formula to guide you through training at exactly...

Finding Ultra, Revised and Updated Edition: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself

Author	Rich Roll
ISBN	0307952207

An alternate cover for this edition can be found here.

Finding Ultra is an incredible but true account of achieving one of the most awe-inspiring midlife physical transformations ever

On the night before he was to turn forty, Rich Roll experienced a chilling glimpse of his future....

Why We Run: A Natural History

Author

Bernd Heinrich

In Why We Run, biologist, award-winning nature writer, and ultramarathoner Bernd Heinrich explores a new perspective on human evolution by examining the phenomenon of ultraendurance and makes surprising discoveries about the physical, spiritual -- and primal -- drive to win. At once lyrical and...