Book Reviews
Marathon & Beyond editor Richard Benyo reviews books that might be of interests to the magazine’s readers.
When Running Was Young and So Were We by Jack D. Welch
The Madman, the Marathoner: The Life of Marathoner Don McNelly by Juanita Tischendorf
Your First Marathon: The Last Word in Long-Distance Running by Jack H. Schaff, Jr.
Marathon Man: My 26.2-Mile Journey from Unknown Grad Student to the Top of the Running World by Bill Rodgers & Matthew Shepatin
Running Anatomy by Joe Puleo & Dr. Patrick Milroy
With a Single Step: The Story of a Non-Motorized Circumnavigation of the Earth by Joe Oakes
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running A Memoir by Haruki Murakami
Run Workouts for Runners and Triathletes by Bobby McGee
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
Trizophrenia: Inside the Minds of a Triathlete by Jef Mallett
Runner’s Bucket List: 200 Races to Run Before You Die by Denise Malan
The Boston Marathon: Images of Sports by Richard A. Johnson & Robert Hamilton Johnson
My First 100 Marathons by Jeff Horowitz
A Long Time Coming: Running Through the Women’s Marathon Revolution by Jacqueline Hansen
The Coolest Race on Earth: Mud, Madmen, Glaciers, and Grannies at the Antarctica Marathon by John Hanc
Racing Weight: How to Get Lean for Peak Performance: 5-Step Plan for Endurance Athletes by Matt Fitzgerald
My Best Race: 50 Runners and the Finish Line They’ll Never Forget by Chris Cooper
History of the Greater Boston Track Club by Paul C. Clerici
Young Runners: The Complete Guide to Healthy Running for Kids from 5 to 18 by Marc Bloom
Step by Step: A Pedestrian Memoir by Lawrence Block
A Marathon Odyssey by Malcolm Anderson
Bunion Derby: The 1928 Footrace Across America by Charles Kastner
Chasing the Runner’s High: My 6–Million-Step Program by Ray Charbonneau
The Culverts of Humboldt County by Timothy Martin
Dancing the Bear (video) by Bill Bradbury and Chris Lott
Eat Healthy… Most of the Time! by Drew Williams
Life on the Run: Coast to Coast by Matt Beardshall
The Long Green Line (video)
Marathon: a Novel by Hal Higdon
The Marathon Makers by John Bryant
My Life on the Run: The Wit, Wisdom, and Insights of a Road Racing Icon by Bart Yasso
On the Wings of Mercury: The Lorraine Moller Story by Lorraine Moller
Personal Record: A Love Affair With Running by Rachel Toor
Run for Your Life (video)
Running for Their Lives by Karl W. Gruber
Running On Empty by Marshall Ulrich (2011)
Running Shoes Are Cheaper Than Insulin: Marathon Adventures on All Seven Continents by Anthony “Tony” R. Reed, CPA
Running Through My Mind by Scott Ludwig
Ultrarunning: My Story: Personal Accounts of 25 Ultramarathon Events by Mike Bouscaren