The Quotable Runner: A Book Review

The Quotable Runner: Great Moments of Running Wisdom, Inspiration, Wrongheadedness, and Humor. I first bought this book in 1998, and it was written/compiled by Mark Will-Weber. He was one of of the few coaches to actively try to recruit me when I was interviewing at...

Marathon Rookie eBook Review

Marathon Rookie.com is an eBook written by a non-runner who just completed his first marathon recently and is trying to help others complete their first one. The eBook was written by Brad Boughman, and the motto for him and his eBook is, “How to Train for a Marathon or Half Marathon – and have FUN doing it!

Run Fast: A book review

I started Run Fast: How to beat your best time Every Time by Hal Higdon over a month ago (right after I finished Marathoning For Mortals(), but I kept getting distracted by other things and have just now finished it. I liked it; this book has a lot of basics that...

Marathoning for Mortals: A Book Review

Marathoning for Mortals was a big let down. I have to admit; I didn’t read most of this book. I can not see how it could be overly useful even to a beginner. The book was written by John Bingham and Jenny Hadfield. They have a very disconcerting style in the...

Eat to be Fit: A Book Review

Eat to be Fit by Mike Foley was worth reading but it was not as useful to me as I thought it would be. For somebody that is looking to lower their body fat percentage or for somebody that is looking to lose weight, then I think it is a great program and the book would...