My Life on the Run: The Wit, Wisdom, and Insights of a Road Racing Icon
by Bart Yasso, Kathleen Parrish
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Author: Bart Yasso, Kathleen ParrishForeword: Amby Burfoot
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-05-12
ISBN: 1605298271
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Rodale Books
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Book Review: A Fun Read by a Most Adventurous Runner
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a lot of fun as Burt Yasso combines his love of running and just plain exercise as he documents his most off beat athletic experiences. Not a world beater but a steady age group runner that many can identify with. After reading this book, I get the impression that Burt at Runner's World was the Mikey of the old Life Cereal commercials. As in, let's get Burt to do it. Essentially fun reading fare about some amazing adventures; running a marathon in Antarctica (the boat trip there was challenging enough), a funny chapter on running a 5k race in a nudist camp and being the guest speaker the night before without a podium, to running in Death valley on a brutal 135 mile trek finishing on top of a mountain to traveling across the USA alone on his bike. The book provides a nice break from reality reading these interesting and fun stories of a daring, self effacing fellow with an obviously high pain threshold. Very enjoyable short chapter stories and I enjoyed the biking across America chapter immensely, that could have been a lot longer with more detail. Yasso helps coordinates races for race directors for Runner's World and he lists his top favorite races across the country and world. Not atechnical read but more arelaxcing read. Includes the infamous Yasso 880 yard marthon training that predicts your time by science or mere co-incidence but for many it worked. And he is right about the Monument Ave. 10K in Richmond, it is one of the best, I have run it 5 years in a row, and Burt is always there. This is a great book to take on a plane ride and just enjoy the time in between.
Summary of My Life on the Run: The Wit, Wisdom, and Insights of a Road Racing Icon
Bart Yasso, an icon of one of the most enduringly popular recreational sports in the United States, offers a touching and humorous memoir about the rewards and challenges of running.
Recounting his adventures in locales like Antarctica, Africa, and Chitwan National Park in Nepal (where he was chased by an angry rhino), Yasso recommends the best marathons on foreign terrain and tells runners what they need to know to navigate the logistics of running in an unfamiliar country. He also offers practical guidance for beginning, intermediate, and advanced runners, such as 5-K, half marathon, and marathon training schedules, as well as advice on how to become a runner for life, ever-ready to draw joy from the sport and embrace the adventure that each race may offer
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