🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About Matt Fitzgerald
He got his start as an editor for Multisport magazine, and also worked for active.com, Triathlete, and Competitor Group before he struck out on his own. He’s a brand ambassador for Mizuno and is a Training Intelligence Specialist for PEAR Sports. Matt’s in demand as a public speaker and travels all over the United States and internationally to lead seminars and clinics for coaches and athletes. Matt became a runner at the age of eleven, after he ran the last mile of the 1983 Boston Marathon with his dad, who had run the entire thing, and his two brothers. By that time, he was already a writer, a comedic poet to be more specific, having declared his intentions to make his future career as a writer when he was just nine. And he never changed his mind.
All Book Series by Matt Fitzgerald
Racing Weight Quick Start Guide: A 4-Week Weight-Loss Plan for Endurance Athletes
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2009
Racing Weight: How to Get Lean for Peak Performance
Book 2 of 3 · published 2009
Racing Weight Cookbook: Lean, Light Recipes for Athletes
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2014 Co-authored · Georgie Fear
Triathlete Magazine's Complete Triathlon Book
Series opener · book 1 of 21 · published 2003
Triathlete Magazine's Essential Week-by-Week Training Guide
Book 5 of 21 · published 2006
The New Rules of Marathon and Half-Marathon Nutrition
Book 10 of 21 · published 2013
The Complete Runner's Day-by-Day Log 12-Month 2025 Planner Calendar
Book 20 of 21 · published 2024
Runner's World Guide to Running and Pregnancy
Series opener · book 1 of 34 · published 2003 Anthology · Chris Lundgren
Runner's World Guide to Adventure Racing
Book 2 of 34 · published 2004 Anthology · Ian A. Adamson
Runner's World Guide to Injury Prevention
Book 4 of 34 · published 2004 Anthology · Dagny Scott Barrios
Runner's World Complete Book of Beginning Running
Book 5 of 34 · published 2005 Anthology · Amby Burfoot
Runner's World The Runner's Diet
Book 7 of 34 · published 2005 Anthology · Ted Spiker,Madelyn Fernstrom
Runner's World Complete Book of Women's Running
Book 10 of 34 · published 2007 Anthology · Dagny Scott Barrios
Runner's World Guide to Road Racing
Book 11 of 34 · published 2008 Anthology · Katie McDonald Neitz
The Runner's Rule Book
Book 12 of 34 · published 2009 Anthology · Runner's World
Runner's World Complete Book of Running
Book 13 of 34 · published 2009 Anthology · Runner's World
The Great Grete Waitz
Book 15 of 34 · published 2011 Anthology · Runner's World
Runner's World Essential Guides
Book 16 of 34 · published 2011 Anthology · Runner's World
Barefoot Running and Minimalism
Book 17 of 34 · published 2011 Anthology · Scott Douglas
Runner's World Training Journal
Book 18 of 34 · published 2012 Anthology · Runner's World
The Runner's World Big Book of Marathon and Half-Marathon Training
Book 19 of 34 · published 2012 Anthology · Jennifer Van Allen,Bart Yasso,Amby Burfoot,Pamela Nisevich Bede
Runner's World Complete Guide to Minimalism and Barefoot Running
Book 20 of 34 · published 2013 Anthology · Scott Douglas
Runner's World Running on Air
Book 21 of 34 · published 2013 Anthology · Budd Coates,Claire Kowalchik
The Runner's World Cookbook
Book 22 of 34 · published 2013 Anthology · Joanna Sayago Golub
Runner's World Training Journal for Beginners
Book 23 of 34 · published 2014 Anthology · Runner's World
The Runner's World Big Book of Running for Beginners
Book 24 of 34 · published 2014 Anthology · Jennifer Van Allen,Bart Yasso,Amby Burfoot,Pamela Nisevich Bede
Runner's World The Runner's Brain
Book 25 of 34 · published 2015 Anthology · Liz Neporent,Jeff Brown
Runner's World Meals on the Run
Book 26 of 34 · published 2015 Anthology · Runner's World
Runner's World Run to Lose
Book 27 of 34 · published 2015 Anthology · Jennifer Van Allen,Pamela Nisevich Bede
Runner's World Train Smart, Run Forever
Book 29 of 34 · published 2017 Anthology · Bill Pierce,Scott Murr
Runner's World Your Best Stride
Book 30 of 34 · published 2017 Anthology · Jonathan Beverly
Runner's World Race Everything
Book 31 of 34 · published 2017 Anthology · David Willey,Bart Yasso,Erin Strout
Runner's World How to Make Yourself Poop
Book 32 of 34 · published 2018 Anthology · Meghan Kita
The Runner's World Vegetarian Cookbook
Book 33 of 34 · published 2018 Anthology · Scott Jurek
Runner's World Run Less Run Faster
Latest in the series · book 34 of 34 · published 2021 Anthology · Bill Pierce,Scott Murr
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Matt Fitzgerald?
He got his start as an editor for Multisport magazine, and also worked for active.com, Triathlete, and Competitor Group before he struck out on his own. He’s a brand ambassador for Mizuno and is a Training Intelligence Specialist for PEAR Sports. Matt’s in demand as a public speaker and travels all over the United States and internationally to lead seminars and clinics for coaches and athletes.
Which Matt Fitzgerald series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Runners World Guide series, the earliest of Matt Fitzgerald's multi-book series: it opens with Runner's World Guide to Running and Pregnancy (2003) and runs to 34 books across 2003–2021, ending with Runner's World Run Less Run Faster (2021). Matt Fitzgerald's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Matt Fitzgerald written?
Matt Fitzgerald has 58 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2003 and 2024. 37 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Runners World Guide series with 34 books — and 21 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Matt Fitzgerald's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Matt Fitzgerald's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Runners World Guide (2003–2021, 34 books) and Racing Weight (2009–2014, 3 books).
How are Matt Fitzgerald's books organised into series?
This guide splits Matt Fitzgerald's 58 books into 2 named series and 21 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Runners World Guide (34 books, 2003–2021); Racing Weight (3 books, 2009–2014).