Friday, November 17, 2006

Becoming a student of running

I love running.  I’m not always sure why.  Of course, you feel good when you’re finished, and you tell yourself that you’re improving your overall health and fitness, but I can’t say that’s why I do it.  I spoke of the similar relationship between running and playing the piano, and now more than ever I understand the way I’m made.  I frankly don’t care what obstacles are presented when I want to achieve, and running has presented me with challenges that I’m all-too-willing to overcome. 

To that end, I’ve just purchased two books and I eagerly await their arrival from Amazon.com.  The first book is entitled ”The Competitive Runner’s Handbook” by Bob Glover.  A great read by all accounts, from the Amazon reviews to the Runner’s World Forums.  I have high hopes as a runner, and this book will apparently help me realize many of my goals through proper training, diet and miles.  I’ll post a full review of the book here once I get through it, but I hope the real results will be reflected in my race times.

The second book is entitled ”Daniels’ Running Formula” and has also received rave reviews.  I’m not quite sure I needed to order both books simultaneously, but I tend to do that, as I believe it provides a way to further validate one method over another. 

In the meantime, anyone who has read one or both books, please chime in and let me know how they’ve helped you.

See you on the running trail!