trail running literature

hi everybody,

i am currently writing my master-thesis concerning trail running and trail running events. i would be very greatful if somebody can give me hints regarding literature (history of trail running, trends, reports, etc.).

thanks a lot,

raimund

Hi raimund,

There's an excellent book about trail running written by Guillaume Millet (in french only). The book is called Ultra-Trail, plaisir, performance et santé.
This is the most extensive book ever written about trail running. Not so much about history in it (more about training, physiology, some statistics, etc.) but this is where it could be interesting for you: the bibliography contains 360 references.
Since Guillaume is himself a top trail runner (several times among the top10 in the UTMB and ranked also very high in the Tor des Geants last year) but also a professor at the University of St-Etienne, I'm sure you could contact him for advice about your thesis.