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If running is sort of natural, there’s a lot of effort (sponsored by Nike)

How to Run by Paula Radcliffe

July 20, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

CBR Bingo 2: Bodies So this is on the level 1 literal side in that Paula Radcliffe’s How to Run is very much what you’d expect based on the title. I’ve been thinking about starting to train for a marathon (first time) for a while, found one that would work schedule-wise, but I hadn’t found a training plan I liked. This book has a practical level of information about training that most other books do (including charts or various kinds), but I like the more […]

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The Marathon Method by Tom Holland

May 1, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Overall The Marathon Method seems to be a pretty decent guide for long-distance running. It’s got specifics, both practical and theoretical. It explains not just the ‘how’ but also in most cases, the ‘why’. For example, why do a lot of runners use those gels packets no one seems to like? Because the body’s carb stores are likely to run out around mile 20 of a marathon’s 26.something, and those gel packets are a potable way to not run into the near total body shut […]

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How to make Yourself Poop and 999 Other Tips All Runners Should Know by Meghan Kita

January 23, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Long-ish story short, when most everything shut down mid-March 2020, I was forced to start running outdoors a lot more in order to keep up my fitness which is important to me. By late fall that year, I decided to start adding distance. Spring 2021, I’d signed up for my first half marathon; it went virtual to no one’s surprise. I found one not far from me that October, which also ended up going virtual right before the race was supposed to happen; I found […]

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Thanks so much for reading the book and taking the time to write such a thoughtful review. I originally wrote...
Zirza
on “Hell is a campus.”
I felt the same way. Interesting concept, but the execution was lacking.
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on Sometimes, a book cover promises cats and lies. This book, on the other hand, delivers in spades. SO many cats, guys.
Sooooo many cats!!
Tracy
on “They were to one another what fixed stars are to sailors: The only way through the dark.”
I loved this one so much.
angela
on The Black Wolf by Louise Penny
so who are you reading these days?

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If running is sort of natural, there’s a lot of effort (sponsored by Nike)

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