Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/976876/open_sms] Marathon Mindset is Erica’s story of becoming a runner while on a 100 pound weight loss journey.  She also talks about her past struggles with an eating disorder, anxiety and depression which started in high school. Through her running journey, Erica learned 5 lessons which she brings to the rest of her life: Grit, Grind, Grace, Growth and Gratitude. Erica is a mom who unexpectedly became a marathon runner. She also took on the challenge to run a race in all 50 states by age 50 and wants to complete all of the 6 original marathon majors. She has made it her mission to inspire others to go for their goals and not get too discouraged if there are doubts and challenges along the way. During the episode we mentioned a Ted Talk about mindset where Carol Dweck talks about the idea of growth and fixed mindset. Here is the link if you'd like to see it for yourself: https://youtu.be/hiiEeMN7vbQ?feature=shared [https://youtu.be/hiiEeMN7vbQ?feature=shared] If you'd like to get a copy of the book, you can find it here: https://a.co/d/jiWb3ep [https://a.co/d/jiWb3ep] Link for 20% discount on Caffeine Bullet  https://caffeinebullet.com/RUNNINGBOOK [https://caffeinebullet.com/RUNNINGBOOK]  Discount automatically applied and visible on checkout Support the show [https://buymeacoffee.com/runningbookreviews] Any feedback or suggestions on this review or any of our other podcast episodes would be greatly welcomed. Leave us a review using your favorite podcast player or contact us on social media. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/runningbookreviews/ [https://www.facebook.com/runningbookreviews/] Twitter: https://twitter.com/reviews_running [https://twitter.com/reviews_running] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningbookreviews/ [https://www.instagram.com/runningbookreviews/] Podcast webpage: https://runningbookreviews.buzzsprout.com [https://runningbookreviews.buzzsprout.com/] If you have been enjoying the podcast and want more, you can find some extras on our By Me a Coffee site! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/runningbookreviews [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/runningbookreviews]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/976876/open_sms] Giving an overview of this book is complicated. It’s like giving an overview of what running is… where do you start? What kind of running are we talking about? Trail? Road? Ultrarunning? This book is also misnamed because it won’t teach you how to run. You likely need to already be a runner and have opinions about running for it to speak to you. The short answer is that this book is a collection of poems and short essays about running. Most of them express Scott’s love for running, but there are also a few “rants” in there for those that like some controversy. Scott F. Parker is the author of The Joy of Running qua Running, Run for Your Life: A Manifesto, Running after Prefontaine, and the picture book Run for Fun. His work has appeared in Runner's World, Running Times, and many other publications. He writes the On the Run series for Sport Literate. If you'd like to learn more about Scott and see what else he's writing about, you can find him here: https://www.scottfparker.com/books [https://www.scottfparker.com/books] You can find the book on Amazon here: https://a.co/d/iFE0Yf1 [https://a.co/d/iFE0Yf1] Link for 20% discount on Caffeine Bullet  https://caffeinebullet.com/RUNNINGBOOK [https://caffeinebullet.com/RUNNINGBOOK]  Discount automatically applied and visible on checkout Support the show [https://buymeacoffee.com/runningbookreviews] Any feedback or suggestions on this review or any of our other podcast episodes would be greatly welcomed. Leave us a review using your favorite podcast player or contact us on social media. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/runningbookreviews/ [https://www.facebook.com/runningbookreviews/] Twitter: https://twitter.com/reviews_running [https://twitter.com/reviews_running] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningbookreviews/ [https://www.instagram.com/runningbookreviews/] Podcast webpage: https://runningbookreviews.buzzsprout.com [https://runningbookreviews.buzzsprout.com/] If you have been enjoying the podcast and want more, you can find some extras on our By Me a Coffee site! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/runningbookreviews [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/runningbookreviews]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/976876/open_sms] Feet in the Clouds is a deep dive into the world of fell running. It talks about the history of the sport, some of its GOATs like Bill Teasdale and Kenny Stuart, and professional vs amateur races. At the same time, the author tells the story of his own journey in fell running and his quest to complete the Bob Graham Round in under 24 hours. Richard Askwith is a UK Northamptonshire-based journalist and author whose passions include running, outdoor adventure and the traditions and ordinary people of the English countryside. He has written six books including Running Free and Today We Die a Little (the story of famous Czech Runner Emil Zatopek and the subject of a previous episode which you can listen to here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/976876/episodes/8948352 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/976876/episodes/8948352] ).   You can learn more about Richard and find all his other books by going to his website: https://richardaskwith.co.uk/books/ [https://richardaskwith.co.uk/books/]   If you’re interested in reading the book for yourself and want a copy, you can find it here on Amazon: https://a.co/d/aa87ajc [https://a.co/d/aa87ajc] Link for 20% discount on Caffeine Bullet  https://caffeinebullet.com/RUNNINGBOOK [https://caffeinebullet.com/RUNNINGBOOK]  Discount automatically applied and visible on checkout Support the show [https://buymeacoffee.com/runningbookreviews] Any feedback or suggestions on this review or any of our other podcast episodes would be greatly welcomed. Leave us a review using your favorite podcast player or contact us on social media. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/runningbookreviews/ [https://www.facebook.com/runningbookreviews/] Twitter: https://twitter.com/reviews_running [https://twitter.com/reviews_running] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningbookreviews/ [https://www.instagram.com/runningbookreviews/] Podcast webpage: https://runningbookreviews.buzzsprout.com [https://runningbookreviews.buzzsprout.com/] If you have been enjoying the podcast and want more, you can find some extras on our By Me a Coffee site! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/runningbookreviews [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/runningbookreviews]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/976876/open_sms] Mud, Sweat and Bears is mostly about the author, Harriet Gaywood’s, ultra racing experience in 2024. Before you think the book is going to be about conquering a hundred-miler or any other single race distance, I’ll let you know that Harriet’s 2024 race season had 1850k of official race kilometers with many races of 100k or more. Harriet races all over Asia, and shares her experience as well as the things she learned along the way about: ·      Kit essentials ·      Nutrition ·      Training   Harriet Gaywood was born and educated in the UK but has been living and working in Asia for nearly 30 years. She took up trail-running in her 40’s and as we’ll hear, has run many trail ultra-marathons around Asia. Her 2024 racing year has let her qualify for the 2025 UTMB and she has also recently decided to start her own business so she can spend more time in the trails. You can find Harriet online at https://www.trailingaroundasia.com [https://www.trailingaroundasia.com/] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB9vILeoGfy9XMh7gaaKH6g [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB9vILeoGfy9XMh7gaaKH6g] IG: https://www.instagram.com/trailingaroundasia?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== [https://www.instagram.com/trailingaroundasia?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==]   If you’re interested in getting a copy of the book for herself, you can find it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/7ZN5g0r [https://a.co/d/7ZN5g0r] Link for 20% discount on Caffeine Bullet  https://caffeinebullet.com/RUNNINGBOOK [https://caffeinebullet.com/RUNNINGBOOK]  Discount automatically applied and visible on checkout Support the show [https://buymeacoffee.com/runningbookreviews] Any feedback or suggestions on this review or any of our other podcast episodes would be greatly welcomed. Leave us a review using your favorite podcast player or contact us on social media. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/runningbookreviews/ [https://www.facebook.com/runningbookreviews/] Twitter: https://twitter.com/reviews_running [https://twitter.com/reviews_running] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningbookreviews/ [https://www.instagram.com/runningbookreviews/] Podcast webpage: https://runningbookreviews.buzzsprout.com [https://runningbookreviews.buzzsprout.com/] If you have been enjoying the podcast and want more, you can find some extras on our By Me a Coffee site! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/runningbookreviews [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/runningbookreviews]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/976876/open_sms] If this author's name sounds familiar it's because we've had him on 7 times before... and we haven't even covered half of the books he's written about endurance sport. As always, Matt is a great speaker and talks to us about the concept of mastery and mastering what it means to master your sport, which is the subject of his latest book, Chasing Mastery. Chasing Mastery is a guide developed to help athletes master their running through 25 lessons grouped under five pillars: 1. Motivation 2. Learning 3. Understanding 4. Individuation 5. Challenge As you can probably tell by the pillars, this book is not a training plan. It’s meant to help you think more critically about the training you’re doing so that you can get closer to reaching your potential as an athlete. Chasing mastery is also an online course that coaches and athletes can take through the 8020 education platform. Matt became a runner at the age of eleven, after running the last mile of the 1983 Boston Marathon with his father (who had run the whole thing) and his two brothers. By that time Matt was already a writer (specifically a comedic poet), having declared his intention to make his future career as a writer at the age of nine. He never changed his mind. He has since written over 30 books about endurance sports and started his own publishing company called 8020 Publishing. Matt is also a coach, nutritionist, public speaker and founder of Dream Run Camp (a place where runners can go to train like the pros!). Most notable of Matt’s accomplishments is the fact that he has been on the Running Book Reviews Podcast 7 times!!  If you're interested in a copy of the book then you can find it here: https://a.co/d/5SZ3tXS [https://a.co/d/5SZ3tXS] Link for 20% discount on Caffeine Bullet  https://caffeinebullet.com/RUNNINGBOOK [https://caffeinebullet.com/RUNNINGBOOK]  Discount automatically applied and visible on checkout Support the show [https://buymeacoffee.com/runningbookreviews] Any feedback or suggestions on this review or any of our other podcast episodes would be greatly welcomed. Leave us a review using your favorite podcast player or contact us on social media. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/runningbookreviews/ [https://www.facebook.com/runningbookreviews/] Twitter: https://twitter.com/reviews_running [https://twitter.com/reviews_running] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningbookreviews/ [https://www.instagram.com/runningbookreviews/] Podcast webpage: https://runningbookreviews.buzzsprout.com [https://runningbookreviews.buzzsprout.com/] If you have been enjoying the podcast and want more, you can find some extras on our By Me a Coffee site! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/runningbookreviews [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/runningbookreviews]