If you’re like me, nothing beats a good endurance sports book. Here are a few great reads that I highly recommend.
French Revolutions: Cycling the Tour de France
by Tim Moore
I’ll never be talented to ride in the peloton. While I plan to someday ride a mountain stage route, this book provided a hilarious insight into what it’s like following the tour. Moore’s take on tour history, local culture and the agonies only cycling can create are memorable and hilarious. I read this one in no time flat!
The Triathlete’s Guide to Mental Training (Ultrafit Multisport Training Series)
by Ph.D. Jim Taylor, Terri Schneider
OK, so I’m currently reading this. I’m impressed thus far. And think it will help me tremendously with my races this year.
Triathlon Swimming Made Easy: The Total Immersion Way for Anyone to Master Open-Water Swimming
by Terry Laughlin
This book is definitely worth the purchase price. I was a horrible insecure swimmer when I started tri-ing a couple of years ago. Through a lot of practice and patience, I have gained a level of confidence I never dreamed of. Now if I could only learn to sight!
Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man’s Miraculous Survival
by Joe Simpson
So this is not a triathlon specific book. It is the most gripping tale of endurance I have ever heard of. A pair of fellow climbers faces high altitude peril in the Andes. I don’t really know how to properly give this book a summary without spoiling the plot. High altitude. Death-defying. Incredible.
My Life on the Run: The Wit, Wisdom, and Insights of a Road Racing Icon
by Bart Yasso, Kathleen Parrish, and Amby Burfoot
This book single-handedly help me get my running groove back. Like a lot of other athletes I get burned out from time to time. Bart’s stories reminded me why I love running so much, and what the sport means to me. It’s really a heart-warming read that every runner will love.
by John L Parker
It has been forever since I read this book. I read it when I was just getting into the sport a little more than 15 years ago. It is beautifully written, and captures the soul of running unlike any other book I have ever read.
What are some of your favorite enduro-reads?