Why are Kenyans the best runners? A. Finn decided to find out. In Running with the Kenyans he unravels their secret.

Can we still be good runners when we get old? Yes, discovers Richard Askwith, in his book The Race Against Time.

Is the Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc the greatest ultra trail running race of all time, or a commercial monstrosity?

Rob Pope tried what Forrest Gump did, running 5 times across the USA. A review of Becoming Forrest.

I have a new favorite book; The Rise of the Ultra Runners by Adharanand Finn. Why? Because I just couldn't put it down.

The running world is full of myths & advice. What is true? Van Sprundel looked at the science in her book Running Smart.

Verhaege, a Belgium ultra runner, wrote The head weighs heavier than the legs; his training journey for his Spartathlon.

Loved, hated, misunderstood: John Tarrant, the Ghost Runner, fought a battle he couldn’t win, or could he?

If you’re looking for a page turner about long distance running, read Born to Run, by Christopher McDougall. A review.

Running is a lonesome sport. Luckily Murakami wrote What I talk about when I talk about running; his running memoir.