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An enjoyable novel for anyone in a group training program Apr 03, 2010
By SpryFeet.com
I read a lot more nonfiction than novels, so I am much more comfortable recommending the former than the latter.
But, after I finished reading the book "My Running Club" -- subtitled "A Novel of Love, Life and Marathons" -- recently, I would have to say that I recommend it to anyone who is involved in a group training program for half marathons or marathons.
No matter where you live, you will recognize characteristics or personalities of some of your own running or walking companions in bits and pieces of the stories about twelve runners told by marathon/half-marathon coach Alan Anderson.
As he says in chapter 1, "The stories in the following pages are true even though the specific facts are made up."
Again, I am not some highfalutin' critic of novels, and I will not pretend to be one here.
But I will tell you that I enjoyed the novel, including the way that Anderson took a separate chapter to concentrate on each character and then used the final chapter to tie all the individual stories together.
My favorite part? The short, rhythmic verse titled "Running" on the final page. In those final twelve lines, the author beautifully captured how friendships arise among those who train together for marathons and half marathons.
Get and read "My Running Club" -- highly recommended!
Health/Love/Happiness,
Kirk
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great book! -- Short stories about runners in a running group Mar 01, 2010
By R.P.
A friend recommended this book to me b/c I am about to do a half marathon and have just joined a running group to help me train. I was surprised to find that while the story is loosely centered on a running group, the book is actually made up of 12 short stories, each about a person that just happens to be a marathon runner in this group. There are some divorces, some marriages, some affairs, some deaths, and some births. Some of the stories are serious, while others are funny. Each runner's story interacts with another runner's story in some way, and the author does a great job tying the stories together at the end. I'm just hoping my running group is as exciting!
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