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Short Book Review: Never Wipe Your Ass with a Squirrel by Jason Robillard

November 2, 2020 by Jon

Sometimes the title of a book tells you all you need to know. The title of this book comes close. If you just add that Never Wipe Your Ass with …

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Short Book Review: Into the Furnace by Cory Reese with Luke Thoreson

October 5, 2020 by Jon

Into the Furnace by Cory Reese with Luke Thoreson is a book about perseverance through adversity, told through the lens of human suffering in Death Valley, and more specifically the …

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Short Book Review: Ultramarathon Man by Dean Karnazes

October 1, 2020September 30, 2020 by Jon

Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner, by Dean Karnazes, is an inspiring book in which Karnazes explains how he became an ultramarathon runner as told through the lens of …

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Short Book Review: Nowhere Near First by Cory Reese

September 28, 2020September 27, 2020 by Jon

Nowhere Near First: Ultramarathon Adventures From The Back Of The Pack, by Cory Reese, is a fantastic read. In this short fun book, “Fast Cory” tells his story in 30 …

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Short Book Review: Breathe by James Nestor

September 27, 2020 by Jon

Several weeks ago a colleague suggested Breathe by James Nestor. I had seen the book several times on Amazon and been intrigued, so his recommendation was the final step in …

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Short Book Review: The Room Where It Happened by John Bolton

September 13, 2020 by Jon

Before I get started a few disclaimers are in order. First, I didn’t finish this book. For reasons I’ll get into, I opted to stop reading The Room Where It …

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Day 87: Short Book Review, “Both Feet on the Ground” by Marshall Ulrich

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 by Jon

A couple of weeks ago, I read Running on Empty by Marshall Ulrich. When I finished, I wasn’t ready to be done hearing from Ulrich, so I looked up his …

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Day 84: Short Book Review, “Why Buddhism is True” by Robert Wright

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 by Jon

Over the last few weeks I’ve been working my way through Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright. The book was suggested to me by a colleague who knows I’m …

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Day 61: Short Book Review, “Running on Empty” by Marshall Ulrich

July 1, 2020June 30, 2020 by Jon

Running on Empty tells the tale of Marshall Ulrich’s run across America. Yes, you read that right. He literally ran across the country, from California to New York. Back in …

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Day 54: Short Book Review, “Run Less Run Faster” by Bill Pierce, Scott Murr, and Ray Moss

July 1, 2020June 23, 2020 by Jon

Run Less Run Faster is a training manual for established runners who want to improve their race times while minimizing the risk of overuse injuries. The training program described in …

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