Garth Battista: 4 books

A collection of all the best fiction and poetry about runners and running. An inspiring book, brimming with courage, exaltation, fear, pain, sweat, hope, and elation.   "Animates the spirit of running better than any other book." —Runner's World "Battista has gathered...

THE POWER OF RUNNING! Every runner knows this, and marvels at it, and finds it hard to wholly describe: Running will change your life. In big ways and small, for a moment, for the rest of your days. These forty-three true stories capture the power of running to change and shape our...

“This compilation of tales conforms to a simple Freudian fact: You're as crazy as you thought, but in good company.”     —Bicycling Magazine   Okay, so some of us might be a bit too attached to our bicycles. Outsiders may say this is “inappropriate” or...

The runner’s high is a marvelous side-effect of running, though mysterious and elusive. Sometimes you get it; usually you don’t. These forty-seven personal stories explore it in depth and detail, from euphoria to religious visions and mindblowing out-of-body experiences. One constant through these...