Parhaat Running Book Podcastit (2024)

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The Ultimate Guide to Parkrun, by Lucy Waterlow 1:07:10

9d ago1:07:10

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Send us a text This book is everything you’d want to know about parkrun. How it started, what countries it spread to, how it benefits mental and physical health, and why participants keep coming back to both run and volunteer. The book has 9 chapters: How it started… and how it’s going Meet the parkrunners The high-viz heros A day in the life of a …

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BONUS TRACK: Alan and Liz's Fall Marathon Recap 41:34

17d ago41:34

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Send us a text For those who wanted to hear about it, we decided to tell you about our most recent sub-3-hour marathon attempt in this bonus episode. For our listeners we explain what plan we were using and the history we have with following the same plan in the past, but most of this episode is about the result of our marathons. The race we did wa…

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Built To Run, by Matthew Silver 57:42

23d ago57:42

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Send us a text Built to Run is a book to help runners improve form, mobility and strength so that they can run injury free more often… because we all know we’ll eventually get some kind of niggle, but the idea is that we’re not sidelined for months at a time. The book has 8 chapters, starting with an explanation of your body as a system, moving on …

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Running Through the Dark, by Jen Scotney 1:26:06

1M ago1:26:06

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Send us a text Ultrarunner Jen Scotney has achieved podium finishes in some of the UK’s toughest races and now has her sights firmly set on the Pennine Way. In Running Through the Dark, Jen talks about her ambitions, not just to run the 268-mile Pennine Way but to take the record as the fastest woman to do so. But that didn’t happen. Nothing went a…

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Running From Tragedy by Michael Salsbury 1:46:10

2M ago1:46:10

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Send us a text Running From Tragedy is Michael Salsbury’s family story and how running, in the end, helped lessen the burden of three life changing events. Michael met the love of his life when he decided to take a break from his career in the financial industry to work at Club Med for a few months. Little did they know that they were both carriers…

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Good for a Girl, by Lauren Fleshman 1:10:12

2M ago1:10:12

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Send us a text Good For A Girl by Lauren Fleshman is the story of Lauren's life and experience in professional running. Running seemed straight forward when she was growing up, you work hard and you get the reward, but women don't have the same performance trajectory as men when going through puberty. Women often plateau as they get used to their "…

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Running Challenges, by Keri Wallace 1:21:03

3M ago1:21:03

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Send us a text Running Challenges, by Keri Wallace, is like a tour guide for Trail running in the UK. It features 100 of the best trail, fell and mountain runs in England, Scotland and Wales, and those three countries make up the three sections of the book. There is something for everyone with the shortest challenges being 5k parkruns and the longe…

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Trails and Tribulations, by Susie Chan 1:30:00

3M ago1:30:00

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Send us a text Trails and Tribulations is Susie Chan's memoire. She tells us a little about her life before running, including some pretty big life events, how she started running, and some of her very very long runs. A few of the races that Susie did and talks about include: Marathon de Sables (which she ran more than once!): A self-supported, mul…

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How to Run the Perfect Race, by Matt Fitzgerald 1:28:00

4M ago1:28:00

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Send us a text How To Run The Perfect Race is a book all about pacing. The book is divided into two sections: Section 1: All about how to master pacing Section 2: RPE based training plans for your next 5k, 10k, half-marathon and marathon. Pacing isn’t about having an even pace on your Garmin. It’s about having an even effort which takes into accoun…

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LOST: The Work That Goes Unseen, published by Ciele 1:15:37

4M ago1:15:37

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Send us a text In this episode of Running Book Reviews, we had the pleasure of chatting with Tim Rossi, founder of The Lost Boys running club in New York, about a book he helped bring to life in collaboration with Ciele and Maurten. We talk about the book, the Lost Boys Club, and how long it took to finish the book. Despite there not being a lot of…

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Running Rewired 2nd Edition, by Jay Dicharry 1:29:42

5M ago1:29:42

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Send us a text If you're thinking that you've heard us talk about Running Rewired, it's because we read the original version which came out in 2017 and it was featured in one of the first episodes we did in 2020. Well the second edition is out now and we had the pleasure of speaking with authir Jay Dicharry in this episode! Running Rewired is about…

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BONUS TRACK: Alan and Liz's Summer Training Plans 1:12:26

5M ago1:12:26

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Send us a text So we know it's a bonus episode and not our usual book dedicated episode, but we need more time to line up our guests and didn't want to leave our listeners without anything to listen to. We hope that we can earn your forgiveness with some of the episodes that are coming in the future. In this bonus episode we talk about our plan for…

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Smart Running, by Jen and Sim Benson 1:47:13

6M ago1:47:13

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Send us a text Join us for this wonderful conversation with Jen and Sim about all things running! Their fantastic book, Smart Running, is packed with useful information about a diverse range of topics and we only covered a few of them in our chat. The 19 chapters of this book are divided into 6 parts: Our bodies and Systems Becoming a resilient run…

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Alan and Liz's Running Chatter and Rundown on the Last 10 Books 1:46:32

6M ago1:46:32

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Send us a text Here we are again! We can't believe we've read another 10 books already... and actually it's been more than 10 books... This might be a long episode (unless Alan did some aggressive editing) because when we start talking about books, we just can't stop. You don't know it, but you're lucky that this episode wasn't 3 hours long! Good t…

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The Examined Run, by Sabrina Little 1:23:58

7M ago1:23:58

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Send us a text We have a fantastic conversation with author Sabrina Little, about her new book, The Examined Run. In this chat we talk about ethics and role of virtues and vices in running. The Examined Run discusses the ethics of sport, specifically the sport of running, through the lens of virtue ethics. As with any discussion of ethics, this one…

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The Race To Be Myself, by Caster Semenya 1:03:15

7M ago1:03:15

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Send us a text The Race to Be Myself is a 4 part memoire where Caster talks about: The beginning: how she grew up, how she liked to hang out with boys and play sports, and what happened in puberty. The rise: How she got into running and eventually decided to be more serious about training. She also talks about getting more serious about school beca…

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Run Through, by SB Stone 1:17:13

8M ago1:17:13

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Send us a text Running Through; my journey through moments of flight, is Steven’s journey into Running via a series of tiny moments of flight. This book is divided into short stories describing some of the moments in his personal running journey and how they ended up influencing his life. Some stories are funny anecdotes and others are not funny at…

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BONUS TRACK: Boston Marathon Experience 1:11:03

8M ago1:11:03

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Send us a text If you've been following our social media accounts (mainly FB and Instagram... we're not as good about posting to X or Threads...) then you'll have seen that Alan went to Boston this year. Before the Boston Marathon, we reviewed The Boston Marathon Handbook buy Marc Pollina, and it turned out that Alan and Marc ran very similar finis…

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All In Stride, by Johanna Garton 1:20:16

8M ago1:20:16

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Send us a text All In Stride is the story of two Kenyan born athletes who have competed at the highest levels in running, and one US athlete and Olympian in the modern pentathlon. The bond that the three characters share is that they have all been in the Army’s world class athlete program (WCAP). The book is divided into two parts: Part 1: Kenya – …

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The Boston Marathon Handbook, by Marc W. Pollina 1:41:10

9M ago1:41:10

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Send us a text The Boston Marathon Handbook is part of the Falcon Guides series, which cover the entire spectrum of outdoor activities. This book covers everything about Boston from what makes Boston so special, to getting in and training, and even what to do after the race and more! There are 12 chapters that make up the book: Chapter 1 - Why Is T…

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In The Spell Of The Barkley, by Michiel Panhuysen 1:34:23

9M ago1:34:23

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Send us a text In The Spell Of The Barkley tells the story of the Barkley race in Tennessee with its history and traditions, how the author discovered it and became determined to finish the “fun run”, and explores the reasons why participants keep coming back despite being almost guaranteed to fail. The book is a mix of the authors experience and s…

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There Is No Wall, by Allie Bailey 1:42:00

10M ago1:42:00

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Send us a text There Is No Wall is ultrarunner Allie Bailey’s brutally honest and sometimes shocking account of alcoholism, depression and severe mental breakdowns which almost cost her her life. Told with disarming vulnerability, heartbreaking depth of feeling and dark humour, this isn’t a story about how running saved her – she was already runnin…

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Becoming A Sustainable Runner, by Tina Muir and Zoe Rom 1:37:11

10M ago1:37:11

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Send us a text Becoming a Sustainable Runner is a guide written by two environmental advocates, Tina Muir and Zoe Rom, who love running. This book teaches us about the impact running has on the environment, but also how to be a lifelong runner and how to contribute to the running community in a way that is positive and inclusive. The book has 3 par…

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Pain and Performance, by Ryan Whited and Matt Fitzgerald 1:24:32

11M ago1:24:32

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Send us a text In this episode we get to chat with author, Ryan Whited, about his book (co-authored with Matt Fitzgerald) Pain + Performance. Pain + Performance is a book that aims to explain how pain is a normal human experience and not something that we need to try and get rid of… at least not completely. Pain also doesn’t always mean tissue dama…

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The Psychology of Running, by Noel Brick and Stuart Holliday 1:36:25

11M ago1:36:25

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Send us a text The Psychology of Running is part of The Psychology of Everything series which also includes: The Psychology of Art The Psychology of Wellness The Psychology of Comedy The Psychology of Democracy The Psychology of Counselling The Psychology of Travel The Psychology of Attachment This book dives into the science of running to answer s…

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BONUS TRACK: Alan Runs A 3000m On The Track? 40:56

12M ago40:56

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Send us a text In this bonus episode, Liz interviews Alan about his recent attempt at a Quebec age group record on the indoor track. Alan has never worn spikes or raced on an indoor track. This should be interesting! Support the show Any feedback or suggestions on this review or any of our other podcast episodes would be greatly welcomed. Leave us …

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Running Away from Cancer by Greg Schnoor 1:13:09

12M ago1:13:09

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Send us a text Running Away from Cancer is the story of the author, Greg Schnoor's, journey to becoming an ultramarathoner after he was diagnosed with brain cancer. The thing is, he wasn’t even a runner before his diagnosis and started running while receiving maintenance chemotherapy once a month. Greg first started running because two of his kids …

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BONUS TRACK: Alan and Liz Behind The Scenes of 8020 Endurance Coaching 43:41

1y ago43:41

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Send us a text This bonus was recorded after we just finished chatting with Matt Fitzgerald and Layla Porteous about 80/20 Endurance High Performance Coaching Course and companion book. It took us months to complete the course so obviously there were a lot of questions that we couldn't get to with our guests. We chatted about coaching principles an…

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80/20 Endurance Book + High Performance Coaching Course, by Matt Fitzgerald and Leyla Porteous 1:23:30

1y ago1:23:30

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Send us a text This episode is a little different because Matt Fitzgerald's book, 80/20 Eandurance, is a companion to a new coaching course created by Leyla Porteous, Director of Training and Operations at 80/20 Endurance. We refer to the course a lot, but all the information is also in the book. The book is divided into 12 chapters which cover the…

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Alan and Liz's Running Chatter and Rundown on the Last 10 Books 1:24:10

1y ago1:24:10

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Send us a text We love these episodes because it means we get to reminisce about the books we've read over the last 5-6 months. Since we're on a strict reading schedule of one book every 2 weeks, we don't get to wallow in that after-good-book feeling you get after finishing a book, so these recaps are the next best thing. In this episode we reflect…

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The Ultimate Trail Running Handbook, by Claire Maxted 1:28:23

1y ago1:28:23

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Send us a text In this episode we had the pleasure of chatting with Claire Maxted (a.k.a. Wild Ginger Runner) about her book, The Ultimate Trail Running Handbook, and also found out that she is currently writing her second book which will be specifically for ultra trail runners! The Ultimate Trail Running Handbook is not called “ultimate” for no re…

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BONUS TRACK: 2023 Marathon Race Recap - What Happened and What's Next 35:29

1y ago35:29

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Send us a text For those of you who have been following the podcast, you know that we were gearing up to run a sub-3 hour marathon at the Petit Train du Nord Marathon on October 1st, 2023. You've likely seen our social media posts and know that neither of us achieved the goal on race day (and if you didn't see those posts then stop right here and c…

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Just Finish! by Sean Kachmarski 1:41:28

1y ago1:41:28

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Send us a text Just Finish is author Sean Kachmarski’s story of going from watching The Great North Run on TV every year and telling his wife “I’m going to run that next year”, to actually running it! Sean played football while he was in school but never described himself as athletic. By the time he decided to start running he had 2 kids, a full ti…

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BONUS TRACK: Mini-Nutrition Chat with Andrew Snow 20:58

1y ago20:58

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Send us a text We had a great chat with Andrew Snow about his book, Run Elite. It was so great in fact, that it ended up being one of our longest episodes because Andrew is so knowledgeable and passionate about running. As we were wrapping up the podcast we discovered another topic that he is passionate about; nutrition! Andrew touches on nutrition…

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Run Elite, by Andrew Snow 2:08:00

1y ago2:08:00

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Send us a text In this episode we chat with author Andrew Snow about his book Run Elite. Andrew is very passionate about helping runners improve their performance and it shows in the podcast. Run Elite covers all aspects of high-level marathon training. Although the reference is mostly to marathon running throughout the book, the information provid…

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Run Healthy, by Emmi Aguillard, Jonathan Cane and Allison Goldstein 1:16:25

1y ago1:16:25

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Send us a text Run Healthy is a book dedicated to injuries. The authors tell runners about the different tissues in the body and how they respond to stress and healing, areas of the body to pay attention to so that you can prevent injury, common injuries that runners get and what the issues commonly are, and components of healthy training. The book…

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On The Run, published by Gestalten 57:00

1+ y ago57:00

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Send us a text On The Run is a hard cover coffee table style book featuring a collection of runs and stories about running from around the world. Each run is its own story so you don’t need to read the book cover to cover and each run features large photos of spectacular scenery. The book has an introduction to running in the first section, and the…

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Get to the Line in the Best Shape Possible, by Eoin Everard 1:35:16

1+ y ago1:35:16

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Send us a text Get to the Line in the Best Shape Possible is a collection of articles written by the author and assembled into a book under one of 4 categories: Lifestyle Training Supplemental training Injury and Health The book is available in both PDF and audiobook format. Eoin Everard is a sub 4-minute miler, Sub 14 minute 5K and sub 30 minute 1…

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Personal Best Running, by Mark Coogan and Scott Douglas 1:40:05

1+ y ago1:40:05

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Send us a text Personal Best Running is a two-part training manual outlining Coach Coogan’s coaching practice and training plans. Part 1 includes 5 chapters about the theory: 1. Coach Coogan’s training principles 2. Building a good training environment 3. Staying strong and healthy 4. Using your mind to run faster 5. Being a student of the sport Pa…

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Born to Run 2, by Christopher McDougall and Eric Orton 1:15:24

1+ y ago1:15:24

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Send us a text With a name like Born to Run 2 you might be expecting that this is part 2 of Chris McDougall’s story from 2009; there's a little of that, but also so much more. This is the training manual to accompany Born to Run and also features returns of some of the athletes who ran Caballo Blanco’s race organized with the Tarahumara in the Copp…

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Do Hard Things, by Steve Magness 1:15:04

1+ y ago1:15:04

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Send us a text In this episode Alan and Liz chat about Steve Magness' book, Do Hard Things. This book talks about toughness and how we all probably think of toughness wrong. Toughness has long been defined as an absence of weakness, but this book challenges that with research to back up the authors claims. In addition, the author proposes 4 pillars…

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You (Only Faster), by Greg McMillan 1:14:31

1+ y ago1:14:31

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Send us a text You (Only Faster) puts a new spin on the training book. In this book you get some good training principles but Greg uses them to guide you through a 6 step process to modifying a training plan, that you may have gotten online or from a book, to better suite you as a runner. So if the plan follows good training principles, why would y…

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The Humiliation Tour, by Jeffrey Recker 1:21:17

1+ y ago1:21:17

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Send us a text The Humiliation Tour is a running themed fiction novel that could’ve probably been 2 novels. There are 2 separate stories, one starting in 1933 during the great depression and the other starting in 1993, that are related in an unexpected way towards the end of the book. Both stories feature a young man that discovers running and this…

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Alan and Liz's Running Chatter and Rundown on Books 61 to 70 1:23:45

1+ y ago1:23:45

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Send us a text Already 10 books since the last recap episode and also another marathon under our belts. This marathon didn’t go well for either of us but we’ll have another chance in October. Here are the books we chat about in this episode: The Mock Olympian, by Michael Long You can get a copy here: https://a.co/d/3Fu37FX Fast 5k, by Pete Magill Y…

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The Longest Race, by Kara Goucher and Mary Pilon 1:06:40

1+ y ago1:06:40

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Send us a text In this episode, Alan and Liz chat about Kara Goucher’s recently released book, The Longest Race. They’ll tell you what they learned, what they thought, and why they wanted to read the book in the first place. Kara Goucher grew up with Olympic dreams. She excelled at running from a young age and was offered a Nike sponsorship deal wh…

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A Beautiful Work In Progress, by Mirna Valerio 1:40:05

1+ y ago1:40:05

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Send us a text A Beautiful Work in Progress is Mirna’s memoir and the story of how she got into ultrarunning and subsequently finishing her first 100k race. Although the book starts with her running, she goes back to her childhood and talks about her family, how she grew up surrounded by cousins, and the time she spent outside with them. Mirna grew…

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Run Faster Marathons, by Chris Knighton 1:24:20

1+ y ago1:24:20

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Send us a text Run Faster Marathons is dedicated to providing advice that you can incorporate onto your marathon training, to make you faster. The information is divided into 3 sections: Essential Concepts for Marathon Success – Which talks about knowing your “why?”, some running rules, the right way to increase mileage, improving running form, and…

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Run Your Best Marathon, by Sam Murphy 1:42:19

1+ y ago1:42:19

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Send us a text Run Your Best Marathon is a guide to training and racing the marathon distance. The marathon has many challenges if you are trying to run at your full potential; you need to run at a hard effort while managing fuel stores and try to stay focussed for several hours. This book uses science as a base, for concrete tips and recommendatio…

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The Villanova Track Story, by Jerry Bouma 1:22:48

2y ago1:22:48

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Send us a text The Villanova Track Story is the story of Villanova University’s dominance in the DMR, distance medley relay, at the Penn Relays from 1966 to 1981. The book features this piece of running history, the athletes involved, and the circumstances that brought it all together. The author, Jerry Bouma, was himself a scholarship athlete from…

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Taking Life in Stride, by Harvey Mitro 1:33:29

2y ago1:33:29

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Send us a text Taking Life in Stride is Harvey’s memoire divided into short stories. The stories are divided into themes, and each theme section has an introduction story. There are 6 themes: Racing Moments Fun on the run Life’s Little Difficulties People Family The stories can be read independently but some characters are featured in multiple stor…

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