Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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

How to Run by Paula Radcliffe

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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 […]

Thou Shalt Check Thy Grammar Before Offering Running Advice

The Marathon Method by Tom Holland

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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 […]

Fartleks are Funny

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

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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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