Welcome to Litsy!

"Women running for any reason other than to get out of trouble is a fairly recent phenomenon"
"The treadmill was invented to punish prisoners with work... Gyms are where such exertions are restaged, only with consent and for a fee. If one were -in a moment of disquiet-to launch a diatribe about what's wrong with wealthy Western cities, a gym would be a good spot to start."

#memoir #nonfiction #sports

Thank you my bestie for this sweet care package!! I love the magnet and the clips!! And I love the hand sanitizer! I accidentally left it out of the pic 🤦🏼‍♀️ These books sound awesome!! Thanks so much!! It came on a great day!

#LitsyLove

Interesting! Follow link to read review: https://lifebooksandcc.blogspot.com/2017/11/book-review-long-run.html?m=1

I loved this book so much it made me remember how to blog again. Full review at
http://www.entomologyofabookworm.com/2017/09/book-review-long-run-by-catriona.ht...

tl;dr 👍👍👍👍

I liked this memoir, but the placement of certain portions felt scattered and disorganized. I enjoyed the focus on the history of women's running, and the lack of documentation of that history. It did make me excited for my evening run, so that is always a plus.

Received this ARC from @Crownpublishing and looking forward to what I'm hoping is a different sort of running memoir 🏃‍♀️

Got my new running shoes on and reading this book! #runnergirl

I haven't run in several years. I'm trying to gear myself up to start again. But oh the beginning is hard! Maybe this memoir will be inspirational.

As an on again off again OLD runner, a perpetual newbie, I was hoping for some insight rather than a history lesson. I could not get past that part..if there was a more heart-felt, vulnerable story, I didn't make it to that and I'm over 1/2. She suffered great loss, it seems she was writing about how to power through without feeling vs running as therapy. I was hoping for motivation or advice. Bummer. Not a bad book just not what I was looking for

Loved this! A must-read if you're late-blooming runner (as I am). It's part running memoir but also part history of women runners (which, embarrassingly, I knew nothing about - which is part of her point). It's sad, smart, hilariously self-deprecating, and absolutely inspiring.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I loved this book! It has inspired me to go running during this difficult emotional time. Full review here:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2009499421

Reading with Cheerios 😀I didn't start running until I was 38 - so I enjoy reading about how others came to running later in life. I've found that reading books about running helps me stay motivated 😀🏃‍♀️

The running memoir is becoming its own sub genre. I read and recommend highly Born to Run and What I Talk About When I talk About Running. This, in comparison, is only mediocre. The author, in addition to her story, writes about other running books and focuses on the female runner. However, she fails to show vulnerability and her story seems shallow #netgalley

This book is just tops, you guys

Tonight's book! A very bookish running book, which is my jam. Makes me miss running, though.