Goucher's Book not what I expected!

[quote]H8TR But Not A Troll wrote:

I have not always been a big Adam Goucher fan and think he has brought on a lot of justifiable criticism, but I just read his book "Running the Edge" and I have a whole new view of the man! THIS BOOK IS F-ING INCREDIBLE!

Dear H8TR, What are you Adam's agent? Did you write the book for him? It is a well known fact Adam cannot even read let alone write a book!

I assumed this book would suck and wasn't planning to read it. Now maybe I will. Thanks for the advice, h8tr!

Actually this book is pretty good. I read it when it first came out and was very impressed with both authors. I read about every book remotely related to running and I would put this book up there with the very best running books on the market.

Disclaimer: I am a Goucher fan. Always have been.

That being said - this book shocked me! I expected to like it but I have now read it three times! There is no other running book like this one and that is not because it is from Adam Goucher. It is just different and exactly what the sport of running needs to break away from the "typical" books by elite athletes.

Have not red it. Will not read it. Dude is cooked. Done! Why would I want to read anything he writes?

I'm a little biased because I know Tim Cat, but putting that aside, I did enjoy the book for what it was. I think a lot of people who read it expecting RWTB will be disappointed. The book is aimed at a certain clientele and it hits the mark for these types very well.

By the way, Tim Cat won the Mt Sac steeple in his day, so he isn't a completely unknown. He is also an amazing person, and in that regard is more than qualified to write this type of book.

I think many of us strive to be better people, and many of us find the ability to do so in and through our running.

What is amazing about this book (besides the great stories) is that Adam comes off as sincere and genuine in his desire to be a better runner AND a better person. This is surprising since his persona is sometimes very abrasive. You have to like the guy's drive and determination as he applies what he learns through running to be a better person.

I am not a Goucher hater or a fan but this book is seriously good. It will help you in your running and it will give you a whole new appreciation for the over hyped Goucher. He is a good man and a good writer.

Catalano is equally impressive in the book even if he is not a big name in elite running.

Read this and decide for yourself. They have this part of the book posted for free on their website.

Goucher's suicide/accidental death story is FREAKING INTENSE!

http://www.runtheedge.com/running-the-edge-introduction/

NOPE!! wrote:

Have not red it. Will not read it. Dude is cooked. Done! Why would I want to read anything he writes?

Bro - If you do read this book you might have to sound out the big words! Stop being an ass!

Read the Intro wrote:

Read this and decide for yourself. They have this part of the book posted for free on their website.

Goucher's suicide/accidental death story is FREAKING INTENSE!

http://www.runtheedge.com/running-the-edge-introduction/

I read this! Wow! I am going to buy this book right now!! Where can I get it? Amazon? Freaking sweet!

Damn! wrote:

Read the Intro wrote:

Read this and decide for yourself. They have this part of the book posted for free on their website.

Goucher's suicide/accidental death story is FREAKING INTENSE!

http://www.runtheedge.com/running-the-edge-introduction/

I read this! Wow! I am going to buy this book right now!! Where can I get it? Amazon? Freaking sweet!

Any troll who reads this introduction and still thinks Adam ever cheated with PODs is a moron. Dude had some harsh shit in his past and worked his ass off to overcome!!

Can you say - ghost writer

Let's be real wrote:

What is amazing about this book (besides the great stories) is that Adam comes off as sincere and genuine in his desire to be a better runner AND a better person. This is surprising since his persona is sometimes very abrasive. You have to like the guy's drive and determination as he applies what he learns through running to be a better person.

I am not a Goucher hater or a fan but this book is seriously good. It will help you in your running and it will give you a whole new appreciation for the over hyped Goucher. He is a good man and a good writer.

Catalano is equally impressive in the book even if he is not a big name in elite running.

sgh wrote:

I think many of us strive to be better people, and many of us find the ability to do so in and through our running.

How does running make you a better person?

Devilish details wrote:

sgh wrote:

I think many of us strive to be better people, and many of us find the ability to do so in and through our running.

How does running make you a better person?

Good question. If you frequent these boards you would think most runners are a-holes!

The book claims that running teaches you lessons and gives you insight into yourself that allow you to be better at other things.

It sounds cheesy but the book is very good and worth a read. Maybe if people from LR read this book we could all be nicer to each other........Maybe not.

I read the intro's and really want to get this book. Also I think its just the thing that is needed for a lot of the young high school kids who are always asking questions about how to improve their running, mostly specifics about diet, rest, cross-training, all things that have little to do with what is really important. Finding the drive and focus and harnessing it. It appears that Goucher has a good story to tell.

You people have all got to be friends of this guy or it's the same person reposting and repeating how great this book is to push it through search engines.

I read the provided few pages and are you f-ing kidding me? I am reading and thinking it's his dad, brother, sister, best friend or some other incredibly close person who killed themselves in his house and it turns out to be some guy you what, didn't even know or barely knew? Then the cop runs over your skate ramp? Boo - friggin' who there Adam grow a set and get over your childhood. Jesus, I mean how the hell did a good-looking, seemingly intelligent woman like Kara ever fall for your sad ass.

I love a good read but after reading this initially, not sure. And yet, reading the main /front page, I am thinking otherwise. Please help me LetsRun readers. Yay or nay?

Goucher's accidental death story sounds like melodrama schmaltz. This kid I never knew blew his brains out on my couch. The cop drove over the skate ramp that I built with my own hands and backed up an rolled over again and it made me feel like white trash. This changed me forever and I became stupid body president!

It's who he is. Always had a chip on his shoulder. The point it that's what made him excell in something. I would find that interesting.

Maybe more from a psychological point of view.

The RWTB book made him sound immature and insecure. And I recall the lame excuse he had when old dog Kennedy drilled him at Nationals in 2001. Not an injury. He lost his bag on the plane with the asthma medicine. (They were in Eugene though)

All these books are self serving. But if they make good reading I'll check them out.

Maybe its a form of catharsis. He is an old athlete that once was the heir apparent of the mantle of the great American distance runner. Pre died. Liquori wroted a great autobiography called "On the Run" right when he retired. Basically the whole focus of that book I thought was for him to state his case as a durable long time world class runner despite never having the Olympic Medal.

Still, I bet Goucher's book is a lot more interesting one than the one I read about Haile Gebresaillasie. It was exactly as boring as "Endurance", the movie they made of him.