The Little Things
January 26, 2015

Last week I shared a bit about the book A Life Without Limits, about World Champion Triathlete Chrissie Wellington. Today, I want to share a bit about another book I just finished: Marathon Man: My 26.2 Mile Journey from Unknown Grad Student to the Top of the Running World by marathoner Bill Rodgers. I guess in my off season, I’ve been reading so much about running since I haven’t been doing nearly as much of it myself.

Marathon Man

lactose free peppermint hot chocolate while reading

The book follows Bill Rodgers’ (the Marathon Man) journey from running in college to becoming one of the top runners of his day, winning Boston and New York City Marathons. The book was a pretty quick read, and there were many parts of it that were really interesting. He jumped around quite a bit date wise, and sometimes it got a little difficult to follow along, and part of me wished me had stayed in chronological order just a little bit more than he did. I also feel that the book probably could’ve been about 40 pages shorter and been just as good (or maybe better). I felt like some parts of the book dragged a bit with details that didn’t feel that necessary. Other than those two things, though, I really enjoyed the book, and really enjoy learning more about the history of a sport I enjoy so much. I gave the book a 3.5 out of 5 stars on goodreads.

Here’s one of my favorite quotes from the book:

“Our stories are proof that passion and purpose in life can lay dormant for years. But then, one day, you find your desire, your dream, your strength. It was in you the whole time. And once you find it, nothing will ever be the same. From that day forward, you will put everything on the line, make every day count, test the limits of your heart, and embrace the challenge of your spirit. You don’t know when it might come-this spark- which is why you should never lose all hope.” (294)

I like it.

 

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