The Runner's World Reading List

I recently renewed my subscription to Runner’s World magazine, and they sent me a free gift – a 64-page 2010 Training Log.
Written by Budd Coates and the editors of Runner’s World, this handy volume is nice (aside from the fact that it looks like it was printed on recycled toilet paper). With space for each day of the year, there’s room to note your distance, time, course, heart rate, weather information, temperature and even your mood after each run. There’s also a motivational quote or training tip on the bottom of each page, and the book also contains information on stretching, avoiding injury, building speed and RW’s Web site (www.runnersworld.com).
To my surprise, the book also contained (on the last three pages) the “Runner’s World Reading List.”
As I mentioned a couple of days ago in my introduction, I’m a big fan of recommended reading lists, and this one is no exception. The opportunity to read a good book is without a doubt a great new experience in and of itself, and it never hurts to have a useful list of recommended books, especially when it comes from an informed, expert source like the good folks at Runner’s World.
Without further ado, here’s the list:
1. Runner’s World Complete Book of Running: Everything You Need to Know to Run for Fun, Fitness and Competition, edited by Amby Burfoot, Editor-At-Large of Runner’s World and Winner of the 1968 Boston Marathon.
2. Runner’s World Guide to Road Racing by Katie McDonald Neitz
3. Runner’s World Complete Book of Beginning Running by Amby Burfoot
4. Run Less, Run Faster by Bill Pierce, Scott Murr and Ray Moss
5. The Runner’s Diet: The Ultimate Eating Plan That Will Make Every Runner (And Walker) Leaner, Faster and Fitter by Madelyn H. Fernstrom, PhD, CNS
6. Bowerman and the Men of Oregon: The Story of Oregon’s Legendary Coach and Nike’s Cofounder by Kenny Moore
7. Runner’s World Complete Book of Women’s Running: The Best Advice to Get Started, Stay Motivated, Lose Weight, Run Injury-Free, Be Safe and Train for Any Distance by Dagny Scott Barrios
8. Going Long: Inspriations, Oddballs, Sublime Athletes and the Best Stories from Runner’s World by the editors of Runner’s World with a foreword by David Willey
9. My Life on the Run: The Wit, Wisdom and Insights of a Road Racing Icon by Bart Yasso with Kathleen Parrish
10. Runner’s World Training Journal by the editors of Runner’s World Magazine
11. The Runner’s Rule Book: Everything a Runner Needs to Know – And Then Some by Mark Remy and the editors of Runner’s World
12. The Runner’s Body: How the Latest Exercise Science Can Help You Run Stronger, Longer and Faster.
I’ll be the first to admit that I haven’t read any of these books, but I’d be interested to know if any of you have. If so, tell us about it in the comments below.