So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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Previous reviewer has it backwards. This isn't about fun- its about sanity and defining 'the Edge'.
If:
+ running a marathon before breakfast,
+ developing the pizza burrito method for eating three slices at a time,
+ running to the development of night blindness
+ training to the point of a 30bpm resting pulse
... sounds completely insane,
then read this book.
Second hand running is healthy for you- didn't you know?
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Simply put- this is a great running book that has spoken to me in all my forms of being a runner.
I've picked this up as a beginner, a running addict, an injured jogger and a lapsed runner to find that it speaks and motivates me each time to be smart and healthy for myself.
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Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner by Dean Karnazes
Jocelyn McAuley, January 2, 2009
Previous reviewer has it backwards. This isn't about fun- its about sanity and defining 'the Edge'.If:
+ running a marathon before breakfast,
+ developing the pizza burrito method for eating three slices at a time,
+ running to the development of night blindness
+ training to the point of a 30bpm resting pulse
... sounds completely insane,
then read this book.
Second hand running is healthy for you- didn't you know?
(2 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
Running 101: Essentials for Success by Joe Henderson
Jocelyn McAuley, January 23, 2007
Simply put- this is a great running book that has spoken to me in all my forms of being a runner.I've picked this up as a beginner, a running addict, an injured jogger and a lapsed runner to find that it speaks and motivates me each time to be smart and healthy for myself.
Definitely one to keep around on the bookshelf.