RYC-Rating:4.5 of 5 stars

A few weeks ago, I happened to be walking around Manhattan with my wife – something we don’t get to do enough now that we have a kid. As usual, I perused the running section at Strand Books, my favorite used book store. I found a few items including, Duel in the Sun, by John Brant. It is the amazing story of two of the greatest American marathoners (Alberto Salazar and Dick Beardsley) from the early 80’s and their incredible duel at the 1982 Boston Marathon.

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RYC-Rating:4 of 5 stars

I think we’ve all wondered what the Kenyans and Ethiopians are doing that makes them so fast, so when I stumbled upon this book I had to pick it up. “Run to Win: Training Secrets of the Kenyan Runners”, by Jurg Wirz is an interesting read and a good book.

So, let’s get straight to it! Does this book reveal the secrets of the Kenyans? I think it does a fair job doing it. The first half of the book is mainly history, but in the second half the author explains the Kenyan diet, culture, psychology, and training philosophy. Although, it won’t make me an Olympic Champion, this new information made me rethink some of the training that I do and prescribe as a coach.

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RYC-Rating:5 of 5 stars

Running with the Buffaloes” is a well written, non-fiction account of 1998’s dramatic University of Colorado cross-country season. Chris Lear, a very accomplished Princeton University runner, shadowed the Buffaloes and Adam Goucher’s pursuit of a team and individual national championship.

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RYC-Rating:5 of 5 stars

Are interval workouts the bane to your running existence? Do you always choose the marathon training program with the least amount of speed work? If you do, then you need a little LSD, “Long slow distance;: The humane way to train.” Originally written in 1969, this concept by Joe Henderson has come and gone and come back again amongst the distance running community.

In this book you’ll get the personal accounts of the great Amby Burfoot, Bob Deines, Tom Osler, Ed Winrow, Jeff Kroot, and Joe Henderson and how LSD changed their running. Read more

RYC-Rating:5 of 5 stars

I’ve been meaning to write a review for Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner for a while, but I really wasn’t sure how I wanted to structure this review, being that it is my first one. Well, I’ve settled for a NO SPOILER review, which basically answers the question, “should I read this?”

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