Anything for a T-Shirt - Ron Rubin

Do you know who started the New York City Marathon? Fred Lebow, a holocaust survivor and a man that discovered he liked running when he lived in NYC. This is the story of his life and how he made the NYC marathon what it is today.

I found it a great book and an inspiration to thank all those who volunteer at races I compete in.

Publisher: Syracuse University Press, 2004
Author: Ron Rubin
report by: Pat Monahan, Pat's Running Blog

How Running Changed My Life

True stories about running edited by Garth Battista.

43 short stories from people who started running and that has made all the difference in their lives. A great book to own, so that you can reread the stories for inspiration.

Publisher: Hathaway Books, 2002
Edited by: Garth Battista
report by: Pat Monahan, Pat's Running Blog

The Courage to Start - John Bingham

My first running read. And I recommend it to anyone starting to run. John Bingham is "The Penguin" and is know for his column in Runner's World Magazine. He says he's happier in the back of the pack with the runners that are doing 5 or 6 hour marathons.

He encourages people to start running. He encourages you to do a run/walk program even during the races. He does to this day. He says that races are so much fun, he doesn't understand why people are in such a hurry to finish.

This is the idea book for the first time runner.

"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start." - John Bingham.


Publisher: Fireside, 1999
Author: John Bingham
report by: Pat Monahan, Pat's Running Blog