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GregP
GregP
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Was that a recommendation, Rich?
jacs205
jacs205
Apr 2012
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ordered up zen and art of running too for my kindle today when I was in a spending frenzy so thanks velociraptor, good to see a good review for it! I forgot earlier but I've also recently read 'road to endorphia' about a guy running from John O'Groats to Lands End and I kind of liked that because of the way he runs, fuelled on mars bars and rating cheesecake in different parts of Britain, it appealed to me!
GregP
GregP
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I'd like to put in a good word for Relentless Forward Progress - not quite the same animal, but something I enjoy dipping into from time to time when the madness is upon me.
RichHL
RichHL
Apr 2012
10:29am, 2 Apr 2012
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I enjoyed Born To Run and I've been thinking about it again since the sad news about Caballo broke. It's worth a read but there is quite a lot of mince in it. Too much journalism and not enough racing. There are about three good books in one but none of them really has room to breathe in Born To Run.
GregP
GregP
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10:55am, 2 Apr 2012
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Okay.

Any votes for Once a Runner?
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
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11:00am, 2 Apr 2012
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Born to Run, for me, boils down to, "You'll do better running if you stick a smile on your face." Which sort of fits with my philosophy for life anyway, and I like having my prejudices confirmed in print :)
GregP
GregP
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:)
OllyW
OllyW
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12:03pm, 2 Apr 2012
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I'd urge you to have another crack at Feet in the Clouds, GreP. I think I've read it 2 or 3 times now. I haven't read any of my other running books more than once.
Caterpillar
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Apr 2012
12:08pm, 2 Apr 2012
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Somewhere in the loft or the garage I have a copy of The Complete Book of Running by Jim Fixx. I loved that book and I have been trying to find it for months now. If I've lost it I will be most upset.
Velociraptor
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12:22pm, 2 Apr 2012
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A proper classic, that one, Caterpillar :)

And agree with Olly. FITC is a worthwhile read, though it doesn't give you a great deal of the technical "how to do running" stuff.

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