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Once a Runner

by vince July 31, 2010 Book Reviews

“In order to win you’ve got to avoid losing first” — Dick Doobey, football coach at fictitious Southern University Since I started writing reviews, first for the Burlington Runners Times newsletter then here at Monumental Effort, one book that has been recommended to me on occasion is Once a Runner by John L. Parker Jr. [...]

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Rowboat in a Hurricane

by Bill April 13, 2010 Book Reviews

Last night I couldn’t sleep.  I tossed and turned, struggling to get comfortable in my king size bed, beneath my soft, flannel sheets and down filled duvet. At two in the morning I found myself splayed sideways across the bed and oddly my feet only lightly brushed the pajamas of my soundly sleeping spouse.  As [...]

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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running – A Memoir

by Bill April 5, 2010 Book Reviews

It is becoming more and more common to read about celebrities who are runners. In many cases, they have taken to the road for a cause of some sort; are running along side other celebrities to promote something, be it a new film or a political cause; or are training for a role in an [...]

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100 Miles to Destiny – a Novel on Running

by vince March 1, 2010 Book Reviews

“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.” Dr. Napolean Hill Over the past seventeen days the 2010 Winter Olympics provided the World with dozens upon dozens of Monumental Effort stories.  Seeing as we were already inundated with coverage of the games, we felt that reporting on these stories on our blog [...]

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Running Through the Wall

by vince February 12, 2010 Book Reviews

Running Through the Wall – Personal Encounters With the Ultramarathon By: Neal Jamison “Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, grace and power in it.“ — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe   Chock-full of Monumental Effort stories, Running Through The Wall – Personal Encounters With the Ultramarathon [...]

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Staying The Course: A Runner’s Toughest Race

by vince January 27, 2010 Book Reviews

“It’s unbelievable that wherever I go, people still want to talk about that race.  It beat me up more than any other race in my life.” – Dick Beardsley Until recently I knew very little about Dick Beardsley.  I vaguely remembered that he was involved in one of the greatest races ever, but that was [...]

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Racing the Antelope – What Animals Can Teach Us About Running and Life

by vince January 22, 2010 Book Reviews

“Human ingenuity may make various inventions, but it will never devise any invention more beautiful, nor more simple, nor more to the purpose than Nature does, because in her inventions nothing is wanting and nothing is superfluous” -Leonardo Da Vinci A professor of Biology at the University of Vermont, Bernd Heinrich is the author of [...]

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More Fire – How to Run the Kenyan Way

by vince December 13, 2009 Book Reviews

More Fire – How to Run the Kenyan Way By:  Toby Tanser “You will see why Kenyans win if you train with us.” Paul Tergat – former marathon World Record holder 2:04:55 There are more and more studies that attempt to explain why Kenyan athletes have become so dominant in the world of running, specifically [...]

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Great Races, Incredible Places + Extreme Running

by vince December 10, 2009 Book Reviews

“The more restricted our society and work becomes, the more necessary it will be to find some outlet for this craving for freedom.” — Sir Roger Bannister Although retailing at $19 and $39 respectively, these two books are going to cost me A LOT of money over the years! Author Kimi Puntillo became the first [...]

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50/50 Secrets I Learned Running 50 Marathons in 50 Days

by vince December 7, 2009 Book Reviews

50/50 Secrets I Learned Running 50 Marathons in 50 Days – and How You Too Can Achieve Super Endurance By: Dean Karnazes   “I run because long after my footprints fade away, maybe I will have inspired a few to reject the easy path, hit the trails, put one foot in front of the other, [...]

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