Aug
4
Running with the Buffaloes, Chris Lear
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“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.
Aug
4
Long Slow Distance: The Humane Way to Train, Joe Henderson
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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
Jul
31
Ultramarathon Man, Dean Karnazes
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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?”





