Böcker om löpning

Böcker om löpning som kan ge inspiration och motivation till din löpträning. Här har vi samlat böckerna som går all in på löpningen från A till Ö. En del handlar om generell löpträning medan andra är biografier om personerna som springer för livet. Lite längre ner på sidan avslöjar vi våra tre favoriter bland löparböcker.

Populära och bra böcker om löpning

  • Extrem löpning : Ultra, trail och skyrunning

    Att springa, fort och långt, handlar om att göra en resa, - oavsett om ditt äventyr utspelar sig på vindlande spår längs bergstoppar, i intensiv ökenhetta, utmed steniga stigar, eller bara på din vanliga runda. Ultralöpning pressar ben, hjärta, lungor och inte minst viljestyrka till det yttersta. Ian Corless har rest runt jorden för att dokumentera de fantastiska banorna och den oerhörda skönheten i världens mest ikoniska ultralopp. Den intensiva, fysiska sporten skildras i en samling otroliga fotografier - från den svåra och tekniskt utmanande banan genom Grand Canyon till de snötäckta bergstopparna i Dolomiterna. Varje lopp presenteras med kartor och fakta, och bokens slående vackra bilder fångar tävlingarnas action och drama - och de män och kvinnor som deltar och presterar. Dessutom innehåller boken exklusiva intervjuer med legender inom ultralöpning som Kilian Jornet, som även skrivit förord till boken, Anton Krupicka och svenska Emelie Forsberg. Sportens stjärnor berättar om de
  • Effektiv löpteknik

    Förbättra din löpteknik med tips och övningar från landslagslöparen Lilian Magnusson. Med hjälp av det här materialet får du hjälp att utveckla, förbättra och effektivisera löpningen. Övningarna är väldigt flexibla. De kan genomföras överal...
  • Run-Walk-Run Method

    Jeff Galloways injury-free marathon training program has helped hundreds of thousands of runners of all abilities. His training schedules have inspired the second wave of marathoners who follow the Galloway RUN-WALK-RUN, low mileage, three-day sug...
  • Running: Cheaper Than Therapy

    A witty and expertly compiled compendium of running wisdom and humour. From a short jog that lifts your mood to the closing stages of a marathon when you feel physically exhausted but emotionally invincible all at once, running delivers every time...

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  • The Stubborn Scotsman

    This is the running biography of Donald (Don) Ritchie, who excelled in ultra distance (beyond the marathon) running during the 1970''s to the 1990''s.
  • Dead Man Running

    Dead Man Running: One Man's Story of Running to Stay Alive is the inspirational story of Kevin Webber. Diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer in 2014 and given just two years to live, Kevin started a brutal regime of chemotherapy and rad...
  • The Perfect Distance

    The definitive, fully authorised story of the record-breaking rivalry between London Olympics organiser Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett. Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe presided over the golden era of British athletics. Between them they won three Oly...
  • Good For A Girl

    Lauren Fleshman has grown up in the world of running. One of the most decorated collegiate athletes of all time and a national champion as a pro, she was a major face of women's running for Nike before leaving to shake up the industry wit...
  • Slow Jogging

    Running is Americas most popular participatory sport, yet more than half of those who identify as runners get injured every year. Falling prey to injuries from overtraining, faulty form, poor eating, and improper footwear, many runners eventually,...
  • Feet in the Clouds

    Winner of 'Best New Writer' British Sports Publishing Awards. Winner of the 'Bill Rollinson Prize for Landscape and Tradition' Lakeland Book Awards Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award ...
  • Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide

    'Invaluable' - WATERSTONES BEST SPORTS BOOKS OF 2022 'Born to Run 2 is a must read for every runner out there' Rich Roll 'Amazing, really incredibly inspiring book' Joe Wicks on Born to Run Bor...
  • Runner's World The Runner's Body

    Every day scientists learn more about how the body adapts to the stress of running—and how various body systems contribute to running performance. Leading the charge is a fresh generation of brilliant young exercise physiologists includi...
  • Run the World

    From elite marathoner and Olympic hopeful Becky Wade comes the story of her year-long exploration of diverse global running communities from England to Ethiopia-9 countries, 72 host families, and over 3,500 miles of running-investigating unique cu...
  • Running Hot & Cold

    It's now a common sight to see people of all ages and abilities running through our towns, parks and rural areas; but it can still be surprising where the running journey can take us. Doug Richards was indifferent to exercise until, appro...
  • Running with the Pack

    'Most of the serious thinking I have done over the past twenty years has been done while running.' Mark Rowlands has run for most of his life. He has also been a professional philosopher. And for him the two - running and philoso...
  • The Race Against Time

    'Inspirational' - Observer A transformational quest for the secrets of happy, healthy, whole-life running that will change the way you think about growing older. Colourful, informative and inspiring, The Race Against Time is a st...
  • A Midlife Cyclist

    'Inspiring... proves anything is possible if you just believe and give it a go' Sun 'Masses of heart... frank and funny' Melanie Sykes 'Gritty and glorious' Ruth Field 'Thrillingly hon...
  • The Lost Art of Running

    'Heads up heres how to run like a pro' - The Times 'A fascinating book' - Adharanand Finn, author of Running With the Kenyans 'I'm convinced that Shane's insights were were instrumenta...
  • Anatomy, Stretching & Training for Marathoners

    With training tips, exercises, and injury remedies, this is a book that every runner and coach should have!Running has become more and more popular in recent years, with thousands of people entering marathons, buying new running shoes with the lat...
  • Running Beyond Limits

    Andrew Murray has been running since 2005 when he realised that it might be a good way to see a bit of the world. Since then he has been placed first overall in races in the Arctic, the Sahara, Outer Mongolia and the jungle, amongst others. But in...
  • Running Form

    Running technique is often an afterthought for many runners, one that's not thought about until an injury or plateau stops them achieving their goals. Running Form highlights how important proper technique can be to elevating performance....
  • Runner's World Race Everything

    Millions of runners around the country want special experiences at their races, whether that means running a bucket-list event like the world's largest marathon, or in beautiful and challenging locales, like Rome and Death Valley. There is no one ...
  • Cross Country

    In 2017, professional runner Rickey Gates ran 3,700 miles across the continental United States with just a small backpack and an anthropologist's curiosity to discover the divided America in which we live. In the book Cross Country, Gates...
  • Springa med vingar

    "Jag har just läst årets mest spännande bok - åtminstone ur löparsynpunkt - och det är en roman!" Ove Haugen, Göteborgs-Posten "En välskriven roman om livslång vänskap. Lack har tidigare visat att han verkligen ka...
  • Coasting

    Elise had a new job, flat and relationship and they were all making her utterly miserable. Then the obvious solution hit her: run 5,000 miles around the coast of Britain. Over the next 301 days, she saw Britain at its most wild and wonderful, and ...
  • The Rise of the Ultra Runners

    *Shortlisted for the 2019 William Hill Sports Book of the Year*Marathons are no longer enough.Pain is to be relished, not avoided.Hallucinations are normal.Ultra running defies conventional logic. Yet this most brutal and challenging sport is now ...
  • Outrunning the Demons

    THE RUNNING AWARDS BEST CHRISTMAS BOOK an inspiring collection of stories about runners who have run through unimaginable adversity to find perspective, resolution and ultimately peace, within themselves and with the universe. - Dean Karnazes a re...
  • Running until Youre 100: A Guide to Lifelong Running (5th edition)

    Running Until Youre 100 is the must-have guide that will keep runners fit as they age and help them run for life. Using Jeff Galloways proven Run Walk Run method, this book offers step-by-step programs for runners in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s. ...
  • Runner's World Running on Air

    Renowned running coach Budd Coates presents Runner's World Running on Air, a revolutionary yet simple training method based on rhythmic breathing to help runners at all experience levels improve their performance, prevent injury, and experience th...
  • Lonely Planet Epic Runs of the World

    Put on your running shoes - it's time to hit the road, the trails and the great outdoors. In this comprehensive runner's companion, you'll find 50 of the world's greatest running routes - from short city runs an...
  • Ten Poems about Running

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  • What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

    In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he'd completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a slew of cr...
  • Mindful Thoughts for Runners

    Designed to coach us to see running as a spiritually enriching activity that connects us to our breath, body and the natural world. - Healthy - Holland & Barrett magazine In this beautifully illustrated book, author Tessa Wardley meditates...
  • Running Up That Hill

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS HEALTH & FITNESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019 RUNNING AWARDS 2019 TOP BOOK Running Up That Hill is a celebration of endurance running. Of running ridiculous distances through cities, over mountains and a...
  • Ultramarathon Mom

    With condemning, yet humorous, comments, Holly Zimmermann, mother of four young children, endeavors to take on some of the world's most difficult and dangerous foot races. A grueling 257-kilometer ultramarathon through the Sahara Desert, written i...
  • 'Runner's World' Complete Book of Women's Running

    More than 10 million women now identify themselves as regular runners. In response to the dramatic increase in the number of women in the sport, Dagny Scott Barrios and the experts at Runner's World have created this singular guide - now updated w...
  • Big Book of Endurance Training and Racing

    Are you a triathlete, runner, cyclist, swimmer, cross-country skier? Learn how to stay healthy, achieve optimal athletic potential, and be injury-free.Dr. Philip Maffetone's approach to endurance offers a truly ';individualized' outlook and unique...
  • The Ghost Runner

    The mystery man threw off his disguise and started to run. Furious stewards gave chase. The crowd roared. A legend was born. Soon the world would know him as 'the ghost runner'. John Tarrant. The extraordinary man whom nobody cou...
  • Faster Road Racing

    Training plans for road runners. Renowned running authority, coach and best-selling author Pete Pfitzinger has teamed up with Philip Latter, senior writer for Running Times, to produce this essential training guide covering the most popular race d...
  • Mental Training for Runners

    I dont have time to run. The run will hurt or make me tired. I am too busy to run today. If youre always looking for any excuse to not go running, or put off starting a running regime, this book is for you! Athletes and people who just want to sta...
  • Jeff Galloway: Your Personal Running Journal

    In this book, Olympian Jeff Galloway details how to set up a training program, how to monitor progress, and how to schedule each workout. Included are 52 weeks of daily journal entries, with data analysis tables. Jeff Galloway tells how to set up ...
  • Scottish Trail Running

    70 routes for the off-road runner, these tried and tested paths and tracks cover the whole of Scotland, including the islands. The selected routes come highly recommended by local runners and include many of Scotland's most enjoyable and runnable ...
  • The Wine Runner

    With his sixtieth birthday looming, Colin Renton decides that its time to escape office life and focus on achieving some of his unfulfilled goals. He embarks on a year-long adventure that takes him from the busy streets of Edinburgh to the traffic...
  • Löpning för äldre herrar

    Malik har just gått i pension och känner sig gammal, grå och ensam. Han åker ut till sommarstugan för att skingra tankarna. När han sitter och slumrar i sin hammock joggar en kvinna förbi. Kvinnan heter Ines, är rolig att prata med och ser stark ut. Malik blir blixtförälskad. Han får reda på att hon ska springa ett lopp senare under sommaren, och han bestämmer sig för att springa samma lopp för att imponera på henne. Problemet är att Malik inte har tagit ett löpsteg på tjugo år. Dagen efter sin första löptur kan han knappt röra sig. Och Ines ser han inte till igen. Kanske är han för gammal för både träning och kärlek? Men nej, Malik tänker inte ge upp! Löpning för äldre herrar är den andra fristående delen i serien om Malik. Berättelsen tar med glimten i ögat upp frågor om ålderdom, ensamhet och förälskelse.
  • The Lure of Long Distances

    Robin Harvie was a fairly ordinary runner. He ran his first marathon after a bet. Then he found that although he couldn't run fast, he could run long distances- very long. A casual hobby turned into a 120-miles-a-week obsession, and a tra...
  • One Track Mind

    'A wonderful read...I highly recommend it' - Adharanand Finn, author of Running with the Kenyans. When Michael Stocks stands at the starting line of a 24-hour race on an athletics track in South London, it is noon and rain is beg...
  • 26.2 Miles to Happiness

    WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2021 SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR The hilarious trials and tribulations of stand-up comedian Paul Tonkinson as he attempts to beat the much lauded 3-hour mark at the London Marathon. Along the wa...
  • My Marathon

    My Marathon: Reflections on a Gold Medal Life is a revealing memoir by Frank Shorter, the father of American distance running. After winning the 1969 NCAA title in the 10,000 meters during his senior year at Yale, Shorter went on to win a...
  • Essential Sheehan

    Runners and readers whose connections to the sport date back to the 1970s surely remember Dr. George Sheehan, the New Jersey cardiologist and writer whose unique approach to the joy of exercise helped spark America's fitness boom. As a columnist f...
  • Hal Koerner's Field Guide to Ultrarunning

    Ultramarathons don't leave much room for mistakes. Don't learn the hard way: get a jump on training for an ultramarathon with Hal Koerner's Field Guide to Ultrarunning, a comprehensive handbook to running 30 to 100 miles and beyond, written by one...
  • Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons

    The first practical guide to running races longer than 26.2 miles.
  • Running to the Top

    Since the outstanding success of his New Zealand athletes Snell, Halberg, and Magee at the 1960 Rome Olympics, Arthur Lydiards name has been synonymous with the best training methods used by the worlds top middle- and long-distance runners. Arthur...

Våra 3 favoriter av löparböcker

Det finns några böcker som sticker ut och som fångat intresset kring löpningen lite extra. Vi vill lyfta fram dessa tre då vi tycker de är bra löparböcker att läsa en eller flera gånger. Böckerna som tillför en extra dimension kring löpning som en livsstil.

Born to Run, löparbok av Christopher McDougall

Born to Run, bok av Christopher McDougall

Nästan alla inbitna löpare man pratar med nämner denna kultförklarade bok. Den handlar om den mexikanska indianstammen Tarahumara som beskrivs som det löpande folket. I Copper Canyons tar de sig fram på sina tunna sandaler i oländig terräng mil efter mil.

I boken får man följa flera kända karaktärer inom ultralöpning som till exempel Scott Jurek. Micah True (aka Caballo Blanco) är amerikanen som bosatte sig i Mexico och föll för löparkulturen hos Tarahumaras. Han organiserar ett lopp 2003 (Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon) och det är bland annat det loppet som man får följa i Born to Run.

Eat and Run, av Scott Jurek

Eat and Run, bok av Scott Jurek

En rent subjektiv känsla är att antalet vegetarianer och veganer är större bland trail och ultralöpare än i övriga samhället. Kanske är det för att den levande legenden inom sporten, Scott Jurek, har lyft fram vegansk kosthållning som en nyckelfaktor för träning och återhämtning.

Eat and Run är en av hans böcker och handlar om hans löpning och kost. Det finns en del recept också i boken även om det mesta är skrivet som en biografi över hans löparliv.

Löparglädje - en liten bok om löpning av Rune Larsson

Löparglädje, bok om löpning av Rune Larsson

Rune Larsson är lite av svenska ultralöpningsvärldens pappa. Han har i sin lilla bok om löpning sammanfattat hur han ser glädjen i löpningen och hur man kan träna för att behålla den livet ut.

På Rune Larssons meritlista finns bland annat tre segrar i det ultralånga loppet Spartathlon som går över 246 kilometer. Som lite kuriosa kan vi även nämna att Rune har rott över Atlanten och sprungit tvärs över hela USA. Du kan köpa boken här.