Books I Enjoyed in 2019 📚

Let’s talk about books! If you listen to the MTA Podcast you probably know that one of my other great loves, besides running, is reading books.

In 2019 I was able to read or listen to 268 books total.

-133 fiction

-135 non-fiction (16 running books)

-Highest volume month was January (31 total).

For those looking for some recommendations, here’s a list of the books (non-fiction and fiction) that I enjoyed the most in 2019.

Sixteen Running Books I Enjoyed:

• Hanson’s Marathon Method by Luke Humphrey
• Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins
• A Beautiful Work in Progress by Mirna Valerio
• Run the Mile You’re In by Ryan Hall (podcast interview)
• 26 Marathons by Meb Keflezighi (podcast interview)
• To be a Runner by Martin Dugard (podcast interview)
• The Long Run by Matt Long
• You (Only Faster) by Greg McMillan
• The Running Man by Orville Rogers
• Run or Die by Kilian Jornet
• Running- A Love Story by Jen A. Miller
• 14 Minutes by Alberto Salazar
• Running Outside Your Comfort Zone by Susan Lacke (podcast interview)
• Running to the Edge by Matthew Futterman (podcast interview)
• Rebound: Train Your Mind to Bounce Back Stronger From Sports Injuries by Cindy Kuzma and Carrie Jackson Cheadle
• Kicksology by Brian Metzler (podcast interview)

28 Non-Fiction Books I Enjoyed

• How to Have a Good Day by Caroline Webb
• How to be Here by Rob Bell
• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
• Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer
• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Tribe by Sebastian Junger
• Judgment Detox by Gabrielle Bernstein
• Inheritance by Dani Shapiro
• Girl, Stop Apologizing by Rachel Hollis
• The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston
• American Wolf by Nate Blakeslee
• Maid by Stephanie Land
• Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
• Half the Sky by Nicolas Kristof and Sheryl Wu Dunn
• Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris
• Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
• Cozy Minimalistic Home by Myquillyn Smith
• Make Your Bed and Sea Stories by Admiral William H Mcraven
• Running the Books by Avi Steinberg
• The Vietnam War by Geoffrey C Ward
• Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferriss
• Thank You for Your Service by David Finkel
• Strays by Britt Collins
• Endurance by Scott Kelly
• The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates
• The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
• Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo

13 Favorite Fiction Books I Enjoyed

• Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell
• The Circle by Dave Eggers
• The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo
• Dark Matter & Recursion by Blake Crouch
• Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
• The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
• The Bonesetters Daughter by Amy Tan
• The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck
• Revenger & Shadow Captain by Alastair Reynolds
• The Revenant by Michael Punke
• Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

I’d love to hear what’s on your reading list! Leave a comment below.