Running to the Edge

Running to the Edge: A Band of Misfits and the Guru Who Unlocked the Secrets of Speed by Matthew Futterman. This is a history of competitive running, from the 1950s to the present. It outlines the ways people train, used to train and how that evolved. The academic and economic forces that shaped running. This follows the personalities that helped to shape modern competitive running. Of course the shoe companies have had a big influence on this culture, and the fight to not let them control everything makes this a more interesting story.