Runners on Running is the ultimate anthology of inspirational stories, humorous accounts, and pivotal moments in the sport. This one-of-a-kind collection includes over 30 unforgettable stories from the most acclaimed writers in running:
John Brant
Kenny Moore
Amby Burfoot
Kathrine Switzer
Don Kardong
Marla Runyan and Sally Jenkins
Frank Murphy
Pam Reed
Marc Bloom
Hal Higdon
Roger Hart
Rachel Toor
And More!
The pieces encompass the full range of the running experience, from motivation to frustration to exhilaration. The stories brilliantly capture the essence of the sport.
For anyone who loves running, Runners on Running is a captivating and essential read.
Spirit
Running
George Sheehan
Runners
Roger Hart
One Runner’s Beginnings
Rachel Toor
Seasons
Hal Higdon
Body
My Old Buick
Don Kardong
Machine
Leslie Heywood
White Men Can’t Run
Amby Burfoot
Evolution of Intelligent Running Ape People
Bernd Heinrich
Mind
I Don’t Like to Run Long Distances
Pam Reed
The Outer Limits/Running Into the Abyss
Steve Scott With Marc Bloom
The Bridge
Frank Murphy
Mentor
Running for Their Lives
Gary Smith
Lornah and Her Camp for Girls
Lori Shontz
The Man
Kenny Moore
Running With Ghosts
Mark Wukas
Race
Four-Minute Mile
Roger Bannister
Get the Hell Out of My Race and Give Me Those Numbers!
Kathrine Switzer
Me and Julio Down by the School Yard
Marc Bloom
Dream Mile
Marty Liquori and Skip Myslenski
Duel in the Sun
John Brant
Mary vs. the Soviets
Frank Murphy
Bonds
Chasing Justice
Kenny Moore
The Brotherhood
Richard Elliott
Someone to Run With
Sara Corbett
Team Hoyt Starts Again
John Brant
Heart
The Battle of a Lifetime
Norman Harris
Through the Tunnel
Joan Benoit Samuelson With Sally Baker
But Only on Sunday: Ron Clarke
Kenny Moore
One One-Hundredth of a Second
Marla Runyan With Sally Jenkins
The American Dreamer
Dave Kuehls
In Pre’s Footsteps
Don Kardong
Toughest Miler Ever
Woody Woodburn
Rich Elliott competed at Kansas University from 1968 to 1972, qualifying for the NCAA Division I national meets in both track and cross country. In 1971, he was the Big Eight Conference three-mile champion.
In 1976, Elliott was named Illinois Distance Coach of the Year while working at Willowbrook High School. He moved to Deerfield High School in 1977 and was an assistant coach with the state cross country championship team before becoming the program’s head coach for both cross country and track. Elliott coached at the high-school level for 12 years, producing a pair of All-Americans and several all-state athletes. During this time he also wrote The Competitive Edge: Mental Preparation for Distance Running, a book that Track and Field News magazine called “the best work on the subject” and “a modern classic.”
Elliott then worked for many years in educational publishing as a textbook editor and technology producer. He returned to coaching from 2008 to 2010 to head the men’s and women’s cross country teams at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois. He is now a freelance writer and editor.