Review: A thorough, well written guide to becoming a better runner.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 12, 2012
An engaging, well-outlined, coherent primer on how to run more effectively. This guide is packed with routines and strategies that should come in handy whether you're training for a half-marathon (to have something to boast about at your high school reunion), or you simply want to improve your craft over the long term. The book is clear, easy to follow, and methodically contrived.My big beef (so to speak) is with the section on nutrition. As someone who's thrived on a low carb high fat diet for 4 years -- and who's read a lot on the subject, such as Phinney and Volek's The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance  -- I take issue with many of the claims in this section, such as "no more than 25% of your calorie intake should come from fats."That quibble aside... This book offers more than just a guide to the technical "stuff" you need to do/practice/repeat to become a better runner. It also provides empathy, reassurance and motivation -- key elements, if you want to accomplish anything truly glorious in life or in exercise.