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by Alan and Liz
All types of running related books are reviewed by two non-elite track, road and trail runners. Observation and description of running books intended to inform, help and inspire anyone involved or related to running at any level. Whenever possible we chat with the author about the book, but if not then we try to do it justice. If you have been enjoying the podcast and want more, you can follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can also go to our Buy Me A Coffee website where we have a few more posts: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlanandLiz
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- 6 days ago1h 29m
Running in the Dark by Paul Walmsley
Send us Fan Mail Send us Fan Mail Book overview: Once a nationally ranked long-distance runner, Canadian Peter Whitby abandons his career as an engineer and moves to a small US town in the Pacific Northwest where he can train year-round and pursue his running dreams. After a chance encounter with a local entrepreneur, Peter finds himself drawn into the race of a lifetime with a substantial winner-take-all cash prize. With the help of a new training partner, a previous love interest and a coac...
- 2 weeks ago1h 13m
Showing Up, by Nedd Brockmann
Send us Fan Mail Book overview: Showing Up by Nedd Brockmann is a memoir about his incredible 3,953-kilometre run across Australia. At age 23, the former electrician ran from Perth to Sydney in 46 days to raise millions of dollars for homelessness. Written with raw humor, the book explores his "why can't I?" mindset, early discipline in sports, and the physical and mental toll of voluntary suffering to inspire readers to embrace discomfort and chase big goals Author Bio and Interesting...
- Aug 15, 20261h 30m
Dying to Run, by Matt Fitzgerald
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Alan and Liz welcome back frequent-flyer guest Matt Fitzgerald to talk about his rawest and most personal book yet: Dying to Run: An Athlete's Quest for One More Finish. This is Matt like you've never read him. After long COVID took away not just running but his ability to move, work, and feel like himself, he made the reckless, wonderful decision to attempt a 100-kilometer ultramarathon in record-breaking desert heat. We dig into what long COVID actually is ...
- Aug 1, 20261h 57m
Blood sweat and Spikes by Lyle Smith
Send us Fan Mail Send us Fan Mail In the running boom of the 80s the small town of Bernardsville New Jersey emerged as a magical place for the sport, producing champions at all levels of distance running. The young, passionate experimental coach of the junior program feeding a lot of the success was Mark Wetmore; before he became of the worlds best collegiate coaches. Blood Sweat and Spikes is a story of one of the runners in that town (Lyle Smith) and the people that made it unique in the hi...
- Jul 15, 20261h 36m
Alan, Liz and Shayans Running Chatter and Rundown on Books 121 -130
Send us Fan Mail Here we are again with a recap of 10 running books. This time is a first with Shayan added to the usual Alan and Liz mix Here's a list of all 10 books and and a link to the full podcast episodes in which they are featured. Chasing the Grid by Ken Posner https://www.buzzsprout.com/976876/episodes/17934193 Fuel for Thought by Renee McGregor https://www.buzzsprout.com/976876/episodes/17951831 Ultra Women by Lily canter and Emma Wilkinson https://www.buzzsprout.com/976876/e...
- Jul 1, 20261h 26m
One Step Forward, by Gene Jochen
Send us Fan Mail In One Step Forward , we follow Gene from his initial unhealthy lifestyle as he transforms from sedentary starter to 11x Ironman finisher—with a 10-year Boston Marathon streak During this journey Gene extracts over 100 life lessons from his running but applicable to all kinds of situations. They fall into 5 major categories Perseverance and ResilienceMental Strength and Self Talk Community and SupportPersonal Growth and TransformationService and Giving Back G...
- Jun 15, 20261h 39m
Marathon Excellence for Everyone, by John J. Davis PhD
Send us Fan Mail Marathon Excellence for Everyone is a bible about marathon training and racing. It has 50 chapters divided into 8 sections (not counting the appendix): First stepsThe phases of marathon trainingTraining plansRace day and beyondThe science of marathon performanceThe science of fuelingOvercoming illness, injury, and other setbacksAdvanced training techniques John Davis is a scientist, writer, and coach. His work uses modern machine learning and biostatistics to understand...
- Jun 1, 20261h 22m
This Is Not About Running, by Mary Cain
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we talk with author, former professional runner for the Nike Oregon Project and current Irish national runner, and Stanford medical student Mary Cain about her memoir: This is Not About Running. We ask her about her youth, growing up in an abusive athletics system, training for Alberto Salazar as a high schooler. We also talk about her work with Atalanta NYC and The Athlete's Survivors' Assist, her growth and the many hats she wears as a survivor, leader, men...
About Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz
All types of running related books are reviewed by two non-elite track, road and trail runners. Observation and description of running books intended to inform, help and inspire anyone involved or related to running at any level. Whenever possible we chat with the author about the book, but if not then we try to do it justice. If you have been enjoying the podcast and want more, you can follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can also go to our Buy Me A Coffee website where we have a few more posts: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlanandLiz
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