#8 Running on Empty: An ultramarathoner’s story of love, loss and a record-setting run across Americaĭetermination is one thing, but grit is a whole new level of pushing yourself when there is no competitor, no specific reason you must other than you said that you would and you want to. It shows a passion for distance running through the eyes of various people and gives an inside look at a way of living that has created people who run with ease and joy…and a little competition. What do you listen to while #running? Have you tried an audiobook? Click To Tweet #7 Born To Run: A hidden tribe, superathletes, and the greatest race the world has never seenīest known for sparking the barefoot running craze, this book does so much more for the sport. It’s hard to stop running when you’re listening to a women talk about hiking miles with 1 shoe. Since then I’ve gone on to fall in love with Podcasts sets out on an incredible journey with nothing but an oversized backpack through the woods of the California coast line. This is another one of those mental tricks that can help you run farther! Now this only works when I don’t allow myself to listen to the audiobook except when I’m running and obviously I call it quits immediately on any book that isn’t inspiring me to get moving.

Provided insight and ideas for living better.Provided a little humor to stressful runs.Encouraged me to go a little farther to hear the next part.Kept my mind from thinking about my dead legs.I must have had far more free time 7 years ago.Īnyhow, the first book I ever listened to was Eat, Pray, Love and it absolutely did exactly what I needed: That’s why I started listening to audiobooks while training for the San Diego marathon in 2007…I’m pretty sure the process involved taking a CD burning it on the the computer, then transferring a few chapters to my iPod. Do you run with music? Are you tired of the same 5 songs on the radio?

Good audiobooks to listen to