I Run, Therefore I Am STILL Nuts!

by Bob Schwartz

Whether you are just getting acquainted with the joys of running or you can recite the brand and model number of your last 12 pairs of running shoes, you'll identify with this book as runners did with the popular first volume, "I Run, Therefore I Am--Nuts "

Best-selling running humorist Bob Schwartz--the Dave Barry of running--is back and will once again have you laughing as he captures the humor, craziness, and obsessions of runners--new and old--with this new collection of 43 hilarious stories.

"I Run, Therefore I Am-- STILL Nuts " brings out the humor in situations that every runner can relate to:

- Suffering from RWIA, otherwise known as running watch information addiction

- The addictive nature of high-intensity interval training

- The depths of despair upon learning your favorite shoe will be discontinued

- Embracing the saving grace of age-graded race time calculators

- Attempting to run with a reluctant canine companion

- Trying out running in the oxymoron of barefoot shoes

If you know that the iliotibial band is not an alternative rock group, wear bruised toenails like badges of honor, and know the feeling of having an elephant resting on your shoulders as you've hit the wall--this book is for you

264 pages, Paperback

First published October 10, 2012

Reviews

[Karin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway. I was pleasantly surprised that even though the goal of the book is humor, I gained some running tips along the way. I also discovered that all those odd terms I thought my group fitness instructor was making up are actual words. Throughout the book I enjoyed the author's humorous perspective on things that I experience as a runner.

I'm a fitness buff but not a hard-core runner. For me, the genius of the book was that when the author wrote about things that the less-dedicated among us wouldn't encounter, instead of making me feel inferior as a runner, it made me feel even better about my approach to running because, after all, I was able to avoid the pitfalls and struggles the author was describing.

[Heather · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's not often I read something and absolutely regret doing so.
Still, I wish I had stopped reading this at first urge when copiously rolling my eyes on the common sense chapter. But no, I suffered through, finding a few entertaining bits but nothing worth the effort. (And as I love reading, I don't consider it much effort.)

I've been running for 16 years and typically will read everything about running. I would not, however, recommend this oft curmudgeonly naval gazing drivel to anyone.

[Debbie Rhines · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just as good as the first one. LOVED it!! So funny

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is hilarious if you are a runner. Ditto if you are a runner's significant other. It gets to the heart of the weird, crazy psyche of those participating in the amazing sport of running.

[Leo · Rating 3 out of 5]

soms hilarisch, confronterend, maar vooral erg grappig boek over de onhebbelijkheden van hardlopers