The Runner’s Rule Book: Everything a Runner Needs to Know–And Then Some
But, like other sports, there are some unofficial rules that go long with said sport and The Runner’s Rule Book: Everything a Runner Needs to Know–And Then Some
Non-runners tend to think runners are nuts. We are out running in the rain, the cold, the snow, the oppressive heat. We tend to think of distances in terms of if we can or can’t run them or how long it would take us to run them. (I tend to do this all the time now).
Reading this entertaining book will give those non-runners a quick glimpse inside our heads because the author is spot on.
For example
Rule No.2.32
Do Whatever It Takes to Finish Ahead of a Costumed Runner
Because being outkicked by Elmo is just to much to bear.
or
Rule No. 1.52
Run like a Dog
He doesnt’ know what his resting heart rate is and he rarely bothers to wear a watch. . . .Watching Cooper run is a treat because it’s an exercise in pure joy. He just switches off his brain and goes. . . his face and body telegraph one simple message: This. is. AWESOME. I cannot BELIEVE I get to do this! I’m runningrunningrunningrunning!
There are plenty of other rules like There Will Always Be Someone Faster than You, Runners Do Not Shave Their Legs, Call Them Running Shoes, and plenty more.
Making note of the quirks, trends, habits, and eccentricities of runners is well done in this book. Now you might just understand why we love every painful, agonizing minute of it.
