Books like Running with the Buffaloes: A Season Inside with Mark Wetmore, Adam Goucher, and the University of Colorado Men's Cross-Country

If I were a high school cross country coach, I'd gather my perspective team in the spring and tell them to read this book over the summer before practice begins. Come fall, few would accuse the coach of pushing them too hard. A non-runner probably won't appreciate this book at all, but a competitive runner -- one who's competed at the high school or college level, or even in local races -- gets the message loud and clear: If you're going to win, you're going to have to work -- hard.Mark Wetmore's tactics involving heavy mileage will be disputed by many coaches, but his Colorado Buffaloes have often been ranked nationally and he has coached many individual champions.Chris Lear spent a season with the team in 1998, when the team's top runner, Adam Goucher, won the NCAA national championship.This isn't a book for the average reader, but coaches and runners will love it and marvel at the dedication it takes to truly strive to be No. 1.