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Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz

All types of running related books are reviewed by two non-elite track, road and trail runners. Observation and description of running books intended to inform, help and inspire anyone involved or related to running at any level. Whenever possible we chat with the author about the book, but if not then we try to do it justice.If you have been enjoying the podcast and want more, you can follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You can also go to our Buy Me A Coffee website where we have a few more posts:

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77:25

Alan and Liz's Running Chatter and Rundown on Books...

Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz ·

2025/05/15

Send us a text Here we are again with another recap episode. Alan and Liz chat about their last ten reads: Running From Tragedy by Michael SalsburyRunning Through the Dark, by Jen ScotneyBuilt To Run, by Matthew SilverThe Ultimate Guide to Parkrun, by Lucy WaterlowThere Is No Finish, by Stephen ParkerTo The Limit, by Michael CrawleyThe Frontrunner, by Brad FawleyThe Ultimate Ultra Running Handbook, by Claire MaxtedRunning Past 50, by Caolan MacMahonA Few More Laps, by David ChalfenIf you're b...

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93:04

Unbound, by Bill Donahue

Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz ·

2025/05/01

Send us a text In this episode of Running Book Reviews, we had the pleasure of speaking with author Bill Donahue about his recent book, Unbound. Unbound is a collection of some of the best stories Bill has written about endurance sport for Runner’s World, Outside, Backpacker, Washington Post Magazine and others. The stories are divided into 5 subcategories which make up sections of the book: RunningCyclingExplorationOn The SnowFrom The Margins of Endurance Sport Bill Donahue is...

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105:10

A Few More Laps, by David Chalfen

Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz ·

2025/04/15

Send us a text A Few More Laps is a compilation of stories and thoughts about high level distance running and training. A Few More Laps is a compilation of stories and thoughts about high level distance running and training . The book starts with a little about David and how he started running and his experience in the club environment in the UK, and later takes a deep dive into several areas David was exposed to through running and coaching, including the path to international level running ...

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116:00

Running Past 50, by Caolan MacMahon

Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz ·

2025/04/01

Send us a text In today’s episode we have the pleasure of interviewing athlete and coach Caolan MacMahon about her new book, Running Past 50. As you move past the age of 50, the physiological demands of running require adjustments in training intensity, recovery, goal setting, and mental outlook. Running Past 50 is your guide to addressing those demands so you can continue to enjoy, compete, and excel in the sport you love. Additionally, you will find 10-week training programs for beginner, i...

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99:03

Built To Run, by Matt Silver - Episode 2

Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz ·

2025/03/15

Send us a text When we had Matt on the podcast at the end of 2024 there were several topics we never got a chance to talk about. Two of them, running form and breathing, are things that Matt is passionate about because he believes they can make a big difference for runners. We obviously had to have Matt on again to talk about these topics, and he also talks about the importance of the foot and arch. A little reminder about Matt's book. Built to Run is a book to help runners improve form,...

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62:30

The Ultimate Ultra Running Handbook, by Claire Maxted

Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz ·

2025/03/01

Send us a text In this episode we have a repeat guest, Claire Maxted, and she talks to us about her new book, The Ultimate Ultra Running Handbook. The Ultimate Ultra Running Handbook is not called “ultimate” for no reason. It goes through many topics in a beginner friendly way with lots of lists and pictures. If you have Claires previous book, The Ultimate Trail Running Handbook, then the format will be familiar to you. Almost every trail running question is touched on during the 7 chapt...

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90:44

The Frontrunner, by Brad Fawley

Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz ·

2025/02/15

Send us a text The Frontrunner is a fictional coming of age story about a boy named Russ who grows up without a mother, and loses his father to cancer when he's barely an adult. He grows up running everywhere, and later finds out that running can bring much more to his life. On the other side of the world in Russia, twin brothers are taken from their parents to participate in the countries sport program designed to make them into the best distance runners in the world. Eventually these three ...

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93:28

To The Limit, by Michael Crawley

Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz ·

2025/02/01

Send us a text To the Limit sets out to explore why we voluntarily do exhausting things, like running ultra distances in the mountains and climbing mount Everest, and rediscover the joy of moving together as a group – whether it's running the length of the Lake District in a day, or navigating the descents of the Sindhupalchok International Trail Race in Nepal. It shows us how endurance activities can help bring people together, and even change the way we think about the natural world and our...

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96:13

There Is No Finish, by Stephen Parker

Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz ·

2025/01/15

Send us a textIn this episode, we have the pleasure of chatting with author Stephen Parker about his new book There Is No Finish; The Backyard Ultra Story. This book is all about the backyard ultra; how it started, who started it, and how it’s grown over the years (especially since the pandemic). There are 8 chapters. The book starts by introducing key characters like race organizer, Lazarus Lake, and his late dog, Big, and ends with the authors personal experience running and crewing backyar...

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82:13

Alan and Liz's Running Chatter and Rundown on Books...

Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz ·

2025/01/01

Send us a textHere we are again! ...and AGAIN it's been more than 10 books since the last recap episode! Here are the books we chat about in this episode:Run Through, by SB StoneThe Race To Be Myself, by Caster SemenyaThe Examined Run, by Sabrina LittleSmart Running, by Jen and Sim BensonRunning Rewired 2nd Ed., by Jay DicharryLOST: The Work That Goes Unseen, published by CieleHow To Run The Perfect Race, by Matt FitzgeraldTrails and Tribulations, by Susie ChanRunning Challenges, by Keri...

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67:10

The Ultimate Guide to Parkrun, by Lucy Waterlow

Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz ·

2024/12/15

Send us a textThis book is everything you’d want to know about parkrun. How it started, what countries it spread to, how it benefits mental and physical health, and why participants keep coming back to both run and volunteer. The book has 9 chapters: How it started… and how it’s goingMeet the parkrunnersThe high-viz herosA day in the life of a parkrunWhy you should parkrun for your health and well-beingParkrun around the worldTraining, destination and challenge inspiration The futur...

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41:34

BONUS TRACK: Alan and Liz's Fall Marathon Recap

Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz ·

2024/12/07

Send us a textFor those who wanted to hear about it, we decided to tell you about our most recent sub-3-hour marathon attempt in this bonus episode. For our listeners we explain what plan we were using and the history we have with following the same plan in the past, but most of this episode is about the result of our marathons.The race we did was the Wineglass marathon in Corning, NY. In case you're interested in knowing more about the race, here is their website: https://www.wineglassm...

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57:42

Built To Run, by Matthew Silver

Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz ·

2024/12/01

Send us a textBuilt to Run is a book to help runners improve form, mobility and strength so that they can run injury free more often… because we all know we’ll eventually get some kind of niggle, but the idea is that we’re not sidelined for months at a time. The book has 8 chapters, starting with an explanation of your body as a system, moving on to training mobility and strength, and ending with breathing (yes, we can actually train that!) and common running injuries.Dr. Matthew Silver is a ...

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86:06

Running Through the Dark, by Jen Scotney

Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz ·

2024/11/15

Send us a textUltrarunner Jen Scotney has achieved podium finishes in some of the UK’s toughest races and now has her sights firmly set on the Pennine Way. In Running Through the Dark, Jen talks about her ambitions, not just to run the 268-mile Pennine Way but to take the record as the fastest woman to do so. But that didn’t happen. Nothing went according to plan. The Jen the world knew was a successful lawyer and running coach – all photoshoots and finish-line smiles – but the truth was much...

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106:10

Running From Tragedy by Michael Salsbury

Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz ·

2024/11/01

Send us a textRunning From Tragedy is Michael Salsbury’s family story and how running, in the end, helped lessen the burden of three life changing events. Michael met the love of his life when he decided to take a break from his career in the financial industry to work at Club Med for a few months. Little did they know that they were both carriers of an ultra-rare genetic mutation that ended up taking the lives of three children before they were old enough to eat solid food.Michael was born a...

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70:12

Good for a Girl, by Lauren Fleshman

Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz ·

2024/10/15

Send us a textGood For A Girl by Lauren Fleshman is the story of Lauren's life and experience in professional running. Running seemed straight forward when she was growing up, you work hard and you get the reward, but women don't have the same performance trajectory as men when going through puberty. Women often plateau as they get used to their "new body" after puberty, but this comes at an inconvenient time in college when coaches are picking top performers for scholarships and want their t...

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79:41

Running Challenges, by Keri Wallace

Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz ·

2024/10/01

Send us a textRunning Challenges, by Keri Wallace, is like a tour guide for Trail running in the UK. It features 100 of the best trail, fell and mountain runs in England, Scotland and Wales, and those three countries make up the three sections of the book. There is something for everyone with the shortest challenges being 5k parkruns and the longest ones going over 100k. Keri Wallace is a mountain runner, running guide for Girls on Hills (which she also founded), rock climber and freelan...

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88:38

Trails and Tribulations, by Susie Chan

Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz ·

2024/09/15

Send us a textTrails and Tribulations is Susie Chan's memoire. She tells us a little about her life before running, including some pretty big life events, how she started running, and some of her very very long runs. A few of the races that Susie did and talks about include: Marathon de Sables (which she ran more than once!): A self-supported, multi-day, stage race through the dessert. The Jungle Ultra: Another self-supported, multi-day, stage race… this time through the jungle.&nbs...

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86:37

How to Run the Perfect Race, by Matt Fitzgerald

Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz ·

2024/09/01

Send us a textHow To Run The Perfect Race is a book all about pacing. The book is divided into two sections:Section 1: All about how to master pacingSection 2: RPE based training plans for your next 5k, 10k, half-marathon and marathon.Pacing isn’t about having an even pace on your Garmin. It’s about having an even effort which takes into account things like terrain and weather conditions on race day. Pacing may sound easy but most of us aren’t very good at it (and definitely not as good as th...

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LOST: The Work That Goes Unseen, published by Ciele

Running Book Reviews with Alan and Liz ·

2024/08/15

Send us a Text Message.In this episode of Running Book Reviews, we had the pleasure of chatting with Tim Rossi, founder of The Lost Boys running club in New York, about a book he helped bring to life in collaboration with Ciele and Maurten. We talk about the book, the Lost Boys Club, and how long it took to finish the book. Despite there not being a lot of writing in the book, the time it took to put together was just as long (if not longer) than most traditional books and Tim explains why.LO...

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