Whatever your running experience or goals may be, you’ll be amazed by this inside glimpse into the intense lives of elite distance runners, and get inspired by one runner’s incredible desire and drive to reach his goal. The book details the numerous hardships the main character encounters during his quest. focuses on a competitive runner at the fictional Southeastern University whose lifelong dream is to run a four-minute mile. Originally self-published in 1978, this novel by John Parker, Jr. Here I was actually finishing a book in a week, rather than picking it up intermittently over the course of a couple of months.Īudiobooks for Runners Once a Runner: A Novel Seeing how quickly I got through my first book helped me immediately let go of my hang-up about “cheating” by listening. In the past, I always had trouble finding the time to read, but now I find myself averaging a book every 10 ten days or so. I actually start thinking of my long runs in terms of how many chapters I’ll be able to get through in my book.
While this reward may not work for everyone, I find myself craving the next chapter and looking forward to my runs more than ever before. Using the Hoopla app on my iPhone, I download free audiobooks, anything from juicy novels to biographies to parenting advice books. “But doesn’t listening to a book instead of reading it feel like cheating?” I’d say.īut I finally gave it a shot and became hooked. I used to resist the idea of listening to audiobooks while running, even though running friends had encouraged to give it a try.
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