After finishing
Running with the Buffaloes, I snatched up Sub 4:00. Sub 4:00 is a story about
Alan Webb, entering his freshman year at the University of Michigan. Before entering college, Alan had recently broken Jim Ryun’s 36 year old high school mile record. The book chronicles the 2001-2002 freshman year of [...]

“Running with the Buffaloes” is the best running book that I have ever read, 5/5 stars. That’s it, it’s that good, pick up a copy, and you will not be disappointed. Ok, Ok, I will give you a review.
“Running with the Buffaloes” chronicles the 1998 Cross Country season at the University of Colorado. [...]

“The Perfect Mile” tells the story of three athletes trying to be the first to break the coveted four minute mile. The story focuses on John Landy, Wes Santee, and of course Roger Bannister. The book chronicles the races and training that eventually lead up to that historical day on May 6, 1954, the day [...]

The books a “cult classic”, that’s what they told me. It’s also out of print and hard to find, unless you want to spend $200+ on Ebay for a used edition. I was reading a formal book review for “Again to Carthage”, John L. Parker’s much anticipated sequel to “Once a Runner” when [...]