The Armory award is given annually to the best book on track and running published in the previous calendar year, as selected by a committee chaired by Peter Walsh, of New York City.

The winners of this award have been:

2019 - THE WIZARD of FOZ: Dick Fosbury's One-Man High JUmp Revolution - Bob Welch
2018 - LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: My Story on Running , Coaching and Parenting - Matt CENTROWITZ
2017 - SHOE DOG: A Memoir By The Creator Of Nike - Phil KNIGHT
2016 - HOW TO RACE THE MILE: Learning Effective Tactics from Great Runners and Races - Jeff HOLLOBAUGH
2015 - WHEN RUNNING WS YOUNG AND SO WERE WE - Jack D. WELCH
2014 - KINGS OF THE ROAD: How Frank Shorter, Bill Rodgers and Alberto Salazar Made Running Go Boom - Cameron STRACHER
2013 - DANDELION GROWING WILD - Kim JONES
2012 - RUNNERS ON RUNNING - Rich ELLIOTT (Editor)