The Incomplete Book of Running, by Peter Sagal
Reading this book is kinda like having a guy tap on you the shoulder and say, "let's go for a run." And while you run, he also talks. A lot. He talks like a runner, veering from topic to topic at random. He tells stories happy and sad, discusses his bowel movements, and relates tales from the numerous marathons he had run.
He keeps going on and on, as you pound out the miles. All the while, you're nodding your head, laughing or expressing sorrow at his predicaments.
He's faster than you, but that's OK. He challenges you, but knows instinctively when to slow down so you can catch your breath for a couple of seconds. If you need to walk for a bit, he's more than willing.
He keeps going on and on, as you pound out the miles. All the while, you're nodding your head, laughing or expressing sorrow at his predicaments.He's faster than you, but that's OK. He challenges you, but knows instinctively when to slow down so you can catch your breath for a couple of seconds. If you need to walk for a bit, he's more than willing.
Peter Sagal is the host of the NPR show, Wait, Wait. ... Don't Tell Me. He's also a marathoner, and a pretty good one at that. He has qualified for and ran the Boston Marathon several times, and his personal best time is ... well, I won't tell you that, because it's one of the better stories in the book, and I don't want to ruin it for you.
The book covers a year in Sagal's running life, along with enough personal information to put it all into perspective. He goes backward and forward in time, letting you know how he got into running, how it continued -- more or less throughout his life -- and how it often kept him centered during the times of trouble.
In short, the book is just like running -- sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking, but always inspiring. Runners will see themselves. Non-runners will recognize their running friends.
The book covers a year in Sagal's running life, along with enough personal information to put it all into perspective. He goes backward and forward in time, letting you know how he got into running, how it continued -- more or less throughout his life -- and how it often kept him centered during the times of trouble.
In short, the book is just like running -- sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking, but always inspiring. Runners will see themselves. Non-runners will recognize their running friends.
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