The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances Book Info
Paperback: 148 pages
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (September 30, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1449459951
ISBN-13: 978-1449459956
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7 x 0.6 inches
"All runners wonder, at some point or another, why we do what we do. Mr. Inman's explanation is the best I've ever seen. And the funniest. Because he is clinically insane."
-Mark Remy, editor at large, Runner's World, author of The Runner's Rule Book
"He runs. He sweats. He heaves. He hates it. He loves it. He runs so hard his toenails fall off. He asks himself, why? Why do I do this? Here, gorgeously, bravely, hilariously, is Matt's deeply honest answer."
-Robert Krulwich, NPR. Read online The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances book now.
The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances Book Review
Matthew Inman, a.k.a The Oatmeal, has captured, for me, the essence and the joy of running in The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances. He's not an elite ultrarunner, but he's out there, running and loving it more than most. His stories and drawings are goofy, hilarious, thoughtful, and, in fact, inspiring. That, to me, is the measure of a good running book. When I'm done reading, or, better, while I'm reading, do I feel like going for a run? TTAWRWIRLD passes that test with flying colors.
Inman's trademark contribution to running lore is "the Blerch," "a fat little cherub . . . a wretched lazy beast" who tells Inman to "slow down, to walk, to quit." When Inman is "sedentary at a time when [he has] zero excuse for being sedentary," he is "blerching." The good news is, the Blerch "can be outrun. He CAN be silenced." I can relate to Inman. I have done more than my share of blerching. But, as Inman comically yet profoundly illustrates, running can be a time that transcends the noise of the world. Get online The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances today.
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