New running novel and it's actually not bad

I'm guessing you are the author drumming up sales... is there a discount code for LR visitors?

marketing post wrote:

I'm guessing you are the author drumming up sales... is there a discount code for LR visitors?

I would be more interested if it was less than $11.55 for shipping.

"The Nish" is Antigonish, Nova Scotia, home to Saint Francis Xavier University. The book is based on the 2016 St. FX men's cross-country team's season. Thanks for pointing this out--I'll read it for sure.

Haha, Im not the author. Just a guy really underwhelmed by current running literature and entertainment.

My next read is "Running with the Kenyans." Worth the read?

It's good for the Kenyan insight, not so much the storyline.

Read Runners of the Nish - 8/10

Fun read. Wish there was an NCAA-equivalent. Enjoyed it!

If I see it at my library, I'll check it out. Otherwise, meh.

Mid-W wrote:

Read Runners of the Nish - 8/10

Fun read. Wish there was an NCAA-equivalent. Enjoyed it!

Um, ever hear of Running with the Buffaloes?

Bookworm wrote:

Haha, Im not the author. Just a guy really underwhelmed by current running literature and entertainment.

My next read is "Running with the Kenyans." Worth the read?

I haven't read that one but I did read his other one about Japanese running. Quite an interesting read in terms of an insight into the Japanese obsession with Ekidens but you do have to try and just ride out the author's crappy personal embellishments. e.g. he mentioned quite early on that he'd found some Steiner School to send his kids to (completely irrelevant to the running expedition) but unfortunately that immediately marked the guy out as a complete wanker, so you had to try and forget you'd read that whilst taking onboard his running wisdoms as anything you'd buy into...

Bookworm wrote:

My next read is "Running with the Kenyans." Worth the read?

No.

No. I mean, no way. wrote:

Bookworm wrote:

My next read is "Running with the Kenyans." Worth the read?

No.

Why?

Chuck it next to all the other Canadian cultural "contributions."

Solid read. Recommend!

' See Spot Run ' is my first and only .

You can't improve upon that classic .

Poet laureate at LRC wrote:

' See Spot Run ' is my first and only .

You can't improve upon that classic .

I didn't laugh as much as I did with the Asian hurdler post but I did laugh.

I remember a running book from the early 80s where this hotshot runner with a coach went to run some workout in the woods, wore spikes for some reason, then met up with his coach for further instruction. They ended up doing some extracurricular same team stuff. I stopped reading it, I don't know how it ended.

A bit of the format copied from Running with the buffaloes, but great read nonetheless!

Poet laureate at LRC wrote:

' See Spot Run ' is my first and only .

You can't improve upon that classic .

I prefer The Tortoise and the Hare.

Read it. Really got into it!