Books on Running - Running in Tokyo/Japan - Marathon/Clubs/Track Races2024-03-29T09:50:23Zhttp://runningintokyo.com/forum/topics/books-on-running?commentId=1117704%3AComment%3A13824&feed=yes&xn_auth=noNice, I am always interested…tag:runningintokyo.com,2016-06-22:1117704:Comment:1385932016-06-22T07:30:27.028Zjuergen wittstockhttp://runningintokyo.com/profile/spiridon
Nice, I am always interested in good books!
Nice, I am always interested in good books! We call them op shops in Aust…tag:runningintokyo.com,2016-06-22:1117704:Comment:1384942016-06-22T04:37:09.725ZJon Holmeshttp://runningintokyo.com/profile/JonHolmes
We call them op shops in Australia....second/ third hand stuff. If you are interested I will bring in October.<br />
BEST book I have read is. Charlie Spedding's. ' From last to first.'
We call them op shops in Australia....second/ third hand stuff. If you are interested I will bring in October.<br />
BEST book I have read is. Charlie Spedding's. ' From last to first.' Where did you get it?tag:runningintokyo.com,2016-06-22:1117704:Comment:1381312016-06-22T03:55:47.996Zjuergen wittstockhttp://runningintokyo.com/profile/spiridon
Where did you get it?
Where did you get it? I recently purchased Derick C…tag:runningintokyo.com,2016-06-22:1117704:Comment:1384932016-06-22T03:10:08.403ZJon Holmeshttp://runningintokyo.com/profile/JonHolmes
I recently purchased Derick Clayton 's book (1980). Cost me one dollar ( 100 ¥). Good read as well.
I recently purchased Derick Clayton 's book (1980). Cost me one dollar ( 100 ¥). Good read as well. The one about Japan is called…tag:runningintokyo.com,2016-06-22:1117704:Comment:1381302016-06-22T00:22:20.560Zjuergen wittstockhttp://runningintokyo.com/profile/spiridon
The one about Japan is called 'The way of the Runner', I think it has just come out, sounds similarly interesting! And I agree about the library!
The one about Japan is called 'The way of the Runner', I think it has just come out, sounds similarly interesting! And I agree about the library! Amazing....I just purchased t…tag:runningintokyo.com,2016-06-22:1117704:Comment:1384922016-06-22T00:14:30.428ZJon Holmeshttp://runningintokyo.com/profile/JonHolmes
Amazing....I just purchased this book on Kindle yesterday. Seems good so far. He has another one called something like ' running with the Japanese' .....which I will buy next.<br />
I have lots of books...maybe we should start a library. :-)
Amazing....I just purchased this book on Kindle yesterday. Seems good so far. He has another one called something like ' running with the Japanese' .....which I will buy next.<br />
I have lots of books...maybe we should start a library. :-) Just read 'Running with the K…tag:runningintokyo.com,2016-06-21:1117704:Comment:1381292016-06-21T11:52:39.291Zjuergen wittstockhttp://runningintokyo.com/profile/spiridon
<p>Just read 'Running with the Kenyans' by Adharanand Finn, nicely written, and even available as Pdf:</p>
<p><a href="http://cnqzu.com/library/To%20Organize/11%20More%20Books%20-%20July%202012/Running%20with%20the%20Kenyans.pdf" target="_blank">here</a></p>
<p>Just read 'Running with the Kenyans' by Adharanand Finn, nicely written, and even available as Pdf:</p>
<p><a href="http://cnqzu.com/library/To%20Organize/11%20More%20Books%20-%20July%202012/Running%20with%20the%20Kenyans.pdf" target="_blank">here</a></p> Currently reading, really a…tag:runningintokyo.com,2016-02-12:1117704:Comment:1266742016-02-12T13:38:33.302Zjuergen wittstockhttp://runningintokyo.com/profile/spiridon
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<p><i><b>Currently reading, really a confidence-booster for avoiding animal products and still feel strong!</b></i></p>
<p><i><b>Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness</b></i> is a 2012 autobiography by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultramarathon" title="Ultramarathon">ultramarathon</a> champion …</p>
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<p><i><b>Currently reading, really a confidence-booster for avoiding animal products and still feel strong!</b></i></p>
<p><i><b>Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness</b></i> is a 2012 autobiography by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultramarathon" title="Ultramarathon">ultramarathon</a> champion <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Jurek" title="Scott Jurek">Scott Jurek</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat_%26_Run#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> and Steve Friedman. It was published by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houghton_Mifflin_Harcourt" title="Houghton Mifflin Harcourt">Houghton Mifflin Harcourt</a> on June 5, 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat_%26_Run#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> The book was an instant <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times" title="New York Times" class="mw-redirect">New York Times</a></i> best seller, debuting at #7 in hardback non-fiction<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat_%26_Run#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> and remained in the bestseller lists into the next month.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat_%26_Run#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> It has been translated into twenty different languages.</p>
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<p>It relates Jurek's childhood in Minnesota, his growing interest in sport, family life and career. It also covers his change in eating habits, from a standard meat-eating diet through to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarianism" title="Vegetarianism">vegetarianism</a> and finally becoming a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veganism" title="Veganism">vegan</a>. Each chapter ends with one of his favorite vegan recipes.</p>
<p>(test and pic: WIKIPEDIA)</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1923136309?profile=original" target="_self"></a></p> Changing sport here but I kno…tag:runningintokyo.com,2013-11-26:1117704:Comment:1005992013-11-26T06:27:33.235ZOwain Vaughan Leweshttp://runningintokyo.com/profile/OwainVaughanLewes
<p>Changing sport here but I know it will interest plenty of members, I picked up a copy of a new book on the Lance Armstrong scandal, last Saturday. The Wheelmen. Written by two Wall Street journalists. And boy what a read it is!<br/>Will review it when I've finished as it is too good a book to give a half hearted review.</p>
<p>Changing sport here but I know it will interest plenty of members, I picked up a copy of a new book on the Lance Armstrong scandal, last Saturday. The Wheelmen. Written by two Wall Street journalists. And boy what a read it is!<br/>Will review it when I've finished as it is too good a book to give a half hearted review.</p> Recently read 'Bowerman and t…tag:runningintokyo.com,2012-10-03:1117704:Comment:877852012-10-03T08:52:34.131Zjuergen wittstockhttp://runningintokyo.com/profile/spiridon
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1923136820?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1923136820?profile=original" width="128"></img></a> Recently read 'Bowerman and the Men of Oregon', the story of the man who co-founded Nike and started the US-running boom. Also a good introduction into American running culture for people who are not so familiar with it.</p>
<p><a href="http://books.google.co.jp/books/about/Bowerman_and_the_Men_of_Oregon.html?id=YzPHDvg-iGEC&redir_esc=y" target="_blank">More…</a></p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1923136820?profile=original"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1923136820?profile=original" width="128"/></a>Recently read 'Bowerman and the Men of Oregon', the story of the man who co-founded Nike and started the US-running boom. Also a good introduction into American running culture for people who are not so familiar with it.</p>
<p><a href="http://books.google.co.jp/books/about/Bowerman_and_the_Men_of_Oregon.html?id=YzPHDvg-iGEC&redir_esc=y" target="_blank">More here!</a></p>