{"product_id":"i-hate-running-and-you-can-too-how-to-get-started-keep-going-and-make-sense-of-an-irrational-passion-paperback","title":"I Hate Running and You Can Too: How to Get Started, Keep Going, and Make Sense of an Irrational Passion - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrendan Leonard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBRENDAN LEONARD HATES RUNNING. He hates it so much that he once logged fifty-two marathon-length runs in fifty-two weeks. Now he's sharing everything he's learned about the sport so that you can hate it too. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Packed with wisdom, humor, attitude, tips, and quotes--and more than sixty illuminating charts--\u003ci\u003eI Hate Running and You Can Too\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a powerful message of motivation from a truly relatable mentor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Leonard nails the love-hate relationship most runners have with the sport. He knows the difficulty of getting off the couch, teaches us to get comfortable with being uncomfortable, embraces the mix of running with walking. And he shares all that he's learned--celebrating the mantra of \"Easy, light, smooth, and fast,\" observing that any body that runs is a runner's body. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Plus Leonard knows all the practical stuff, from training methods to advice for when you hit a setback or get injured. Even the answer to that big question a lot of runners occasionally ask: \u003ci\u003eWhy?\u003c\/i\u003e Easy: Running helps us understand commitment, develop patience, discover self-discipline, find mental toughness, and prove to ourselves that we can do something demanding. And, of course, burn off that extra serving of nachos.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrendan Leonard \u003c\/b\u003ehas completed more than a dozen organized ultramarathons and marathons, including three of the most difficult 100-mile trail races in America. In 2019, he set out to complete 52 marathon-distance runs in 52 weeks, and survived, while having fun part of the time. Leonard is a columnist at \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, and his writing has appeared in\u003ci\u003e Runner's World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Adventure\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClimbing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAlpinist\u003c\/i\u003e and on CNN.com and in dozens of other publications. He directed the 2017 short film \u003ci\u003eHow to Run 100 Miles\u003c\/i\u003e, which screened at film festivals in more than 20 countries and on six continents and was viewed more than 5 million times online. He is the author of Surviving the Great Outdoors and the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Camping Life\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Denver, Colorado. Find him on Instagram at @semi_rad. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This author is represented by the Hachette Speakers Bureau. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768721047840,"sku":"9781579659882","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e8efed0a0e97415f714edd8d344193a8.webp?v=1780335907","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/i-hate-running-and-you-can-too-how-to-get-started-keep-going-and-make-sense-of-an-irrational-passion-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}