Fast Women Book List
By Fast Women
By Fast Women
For years, running literature has been dominated by books by and about men. That is slowly changing, and with each passing month, the selection of books about women's running gets a little bit better.
Running While Black: Finding Freedom in a Sport That Wasn't Built for Us
Alison Mariella Désir
$27.00 $25.11
Running in Silence: My Drive for Perfection and the Eating Disorder That Fed It
Rachael Steil
$18.95
Rebound: Train Your Mind to Bounce Back Stronger from Sports Injuries
Carrie Jackson Cheadle and Cindy Kuzma
$18.00 $16.74Not specifically a women's running book, but a book about dealing with injuries, with stories and tips from quite a few fast women.
The Running Dream
Wendelin Van Draanen
$10.99 $10.22Fiction, aimed at teenagers, but apparently adults will really enjoy this one as well.
Go, Gwen, Go: A Family's Journey to Olympic Gold
Nancy Jorgensen and Elizabeth Jorgensen
$24.95 $23.20A book written by Gwen Jorgensen's mother and sister about her road to 2016 Olympic gold in triathlon. Technically a triathlon book, but makes the cut since she's running professionally now.
Passing the Baton: Black Women Track Stars and American Identity
Cat M Ariail
$28.69Available for pre-order, ships November 30, 2020.
High Performance in Midlife and Beyond: Champion Masters Women Runners and Other Experts
Cathy Utzschneider
$37.99
The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
Pat Zietlow Miller and Frank Morrison
$16.99 $15.80A children's book
Jason Reynolds's Track Series Paperback Collection (Boxed Set): Ghost; Patina; Sunny; Lu
Jason Reynolds
$31.99 $29.75A New York Times bestselling series about kids on an elite track team. Only the second book, Patina, centers on a girl, though.
Amazing Racers: The Story of America's Greatest Running Team and Its Revolutionary Coach
Marc Bloom
$17.95 $16.69I haven't read this one and don't know what I'd think of it.
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