Comments on: Running books http://www.davidcoxon.com/run/?p=614 ramblings of an ultra runner Thu, 03 Oct 2013 05:38:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: admin http://www.davidcoxon.com/run/?p=614#comment-1224 admin Sun, 15 Jul 2012 21:09:01 +0000 http://www.davidcoxon.com/run/?p=614#comment-1224 Thanks for the comments everyone. I'm really pleased that people seem to have enjoyed Scott Jurek's book, especially as i'm just about to start reading it. I quite enjoyed Dean Karnazes' book, I think that's possibly because having ran a few Ultras I identified with some of the things he wrote about. Not so much the stuff like how it feels to have run crazy distances (as I haven't anywhere near as far as he has) but the little things like him not having the heart to tell the pizza delivery guy that he was running to the beach in Santa Cruz rather than the local beach. Typically when an ultra runner tells someone that they run marathons that personal will be impressed, when you tell them that they run 50, 70 or 100 miles without resting they simply can't process that information and at best they think you are a little crazy. Thanks for the comments everyone.

I’m really pleased that people seem to have enjoyed Scott Jurek’s book, especially as i’m just about to start reading it. I quite enjoyed Dean Karnazes’ book, I think that’s possibly because having ran a few Ultras I identified with some of the things he wrote about. Not so much the stuff like how it feels to have run crazy distances (as I haven’t anywhere near as far as he has) but the little things like him not having the heart to tell the pizza delivery guy that he was running to the beach in Santa Cruz rather than the local beach. Typically when an ultra runner tells someone that they run marathons that personal will be impressed, when you tell them that they run 50, 70 or 100 miles without resting they simply can’t process that information and at best they think you are a little crazy.

]]> By: Jim http://www.davidcoxon.com/run/?p=614#comment-1223 Jim Sun, 15 Jul 2012 20:42:22 +0000 http://www.davidcoxon.com/run/?p=614#comment-1223 I just finished Scott Jurek's book too, and I guess I preferred it to the the Dean Karnazes books. Personally I find myself getting more fired up to run if I spend a little time reading about it too... I just finished Scott Jurek’s book too, and I guess I preferred it to the the Dean Karnazes books. Personally I find myself getting more fired up to run if I spend a little time reading about it too…

]]> By: admin http://www.davidcoxon.com/run/?p=614#comment-1221 admin Sun, 15 Jul 2012 18:22:39 +0000 http://www.davidcoxon.com/run/?p=614#comment-1221 Another recommendation from fellow dailymiler GaryW - an other which is a little funny is The Loonacy of a Long Distance Runner. Another recommendation from fellow dailymiler GaryW – an other which is a little funny is The Loonacy of a Long Distance Runner.

]]> By: Debs M-C http://www.davidcoxon.com/run/?p=614#comment-1220 Debs M-C Sun, 15 Jul 2012 16:46:30 +0000 http://www.davidcoxon.com/run/?p=614#comment-1220 I'm just about finished Scott Jurek's book. I found it quite interesting - and didn't just focus on a vegan diet, as I thought it might be. Don't think I'll be turning off my head torch to hide from competitors though! I’m just about finished Scott Jurek’s book. I found it quite interesting – and didn’t just focus on a vegan diet, as I thought it might be. Don’t think I’ll be turning off my head torch to hide from competitors though!

]]> By: percy http://www.davidcoxon.com/run/?p=614#comment-1219 percy Sun, 15 Jul 2012 14:09:37 +0000 http://www.davidcoxon.com/run/?p=614#comment-1219 I have read dean`s books very good got to pic up Eat and Run at the library Tuesday it is on hold . will get feet in the clouds to nice blog thanks Percy I have read dean`s books very good got to pic up Eat and Run at the library Tuesday it is on hold . will get feet in the clouds to nice blog thanks Percy

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