Synopses & Reviews
This is not just a book about running. It's a book about cupcakes. It's a book about suffering.
It's a book about gluttony, vanity, bliss, electrical storms, ranch dressing, and Godzilla. It's a book about all the terrible and wonderful reasons we wake up each day and propel our bodies through rain, shine, heaven, and hell.
From #1 New York Times best-selling author, Matthew Inman, AKA The Oatmeal, comes this hilarious, beautiful, poignant collection of comics and stories about running, eating, and one cartoonist's reasons for jogging across mountains until his toenails fall off.
Containing over 70 pages of never-before-seen material, including "A Lazy Cartoonist's Guide to Becoming a Runner" and "The Blerch's Guide to Dieting," this book also comes with Blerch race stickers.
Review
"All runners wonder, at some point or another, why we do what we do. Mr. Inman's explanation is the best I've ever seen. And the funniest. Because he is clinically insane." Mark Remy, editor at large, Runner's World, author of The Runner's Rule Book
Review
"He runs. He sweats. He heaves. He hates it. He loves it. He runs so hard his toenails fall off. He asks himself, why? Why do I do this? Here, gorgeously, bravely, hilariously, is Matt's deeply honest answer." Robert Krulwich, NPR
Review
"Finally! A voice that sings with the Blerches of angels!" Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run
Review
"All runners should read this slice of cartoon magic — and then go for a run." Michael Kapral, Canadian Running magazine
Synopsis
Praise for #1 New York Times best-selling author Matthew Inman, AKA The Oatmeal:
"All runners wonder, at some point or another, why we do what we do. Mr. Inman's explanation is the best I've ever seen. And the funniest. Because he is clinically insane."
-Mark Remy, editor at large, Runner's World, author of The Runner's Rule Book
"He runs. He sweats. He heaves. He hates it. He loves it. He runs so hard his toenails fall off. He asks himself, why? Why do I do this? Here, gorgeously, bravely, hilariously, is Matt's deeply honest answer."
-Robert Krulwich, NPR
"Finally A voice that sings with the Blerches of angels "
-Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run
This is not just a book about running. It's a book about cupcakes. It's a book about suffering.
It's a book about gluttony, vanity, bliss, electrical storms, ranch dressing, and Godzilla. It's a book about all the terrible and wonderful reasons we wake up each day and propel our bodies through rain, shine, heaven, and hell.
From #1 New York Times best-selling author, Matthew Inman, AKA The Oatmeal, comes this hilarious, beautiful, poignant collection of comics and stories about running, eating, and one cartoonist's reasons for jogging across mountains until his toenails fall off.
Containing over 70 pages of never-before-seen material, including "A Lazy Cartoonist's Guide to Becoming a Runner" and "The Blerch's Guide to Dieting," this book also comes with Blerch race stickers."
Synopsis
#1
New York Times best-selling author, The Oatmeal (Matthew Inman), delivers a side cramp-inducing marathon of comics, many brand-new and never seen before, about running... and lardy cake balls, talking taste buds, Godzilla, bacon, euphoria, and misery.
The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances is as thought-provoking as it is hilarious.
The Dos and Don'ts of running your first marathon, a field guide to who is checking out whom at the gym, anti-motivational messages (Just do it later), Oatmealy infographics, and, of course The (ever-present) Blerch complete this brilliant offering, a book for not only runners but also anyone who breathes, eats, and has a sense of humor. Runners spend much time inside their own heads, and for The Oatmeal, that's a wonderfully creative, oddly informative, whimsical, magical place to be.
The Blerch 0.0 miles race sticker is included inside the book, along with a new, original Oatmeal bumper sticker available only in this book.
About the Author
TheOatmeal.com is an entertainment Web site full of comics, quizzes, and stories. The site gets more than 7 million unique visitors and 30 million page views a month; 250,000 blogs and Web sites have linked to it. TheOatmeal.com is written, drawn, and coded by Matthew Inman, a king of all trades when it comes to the Web. Matthew lives in Seattle, Washington. He subsists on a steady diet of crickets and whiskey. He enjoys long walks on the beach, gravity, and breathing heavily through his mouth. His dislikes include scurvy, typhoons, and tapeworm medication.