Running: Cheaper Than Therapy
- Author Chas Newkey-Burden
- Narrator Elliot Chapman
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
- Run Time 5 hours and 18 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Gift books, Humour, Marathon and cross-country running, Running and jogging, Sports and Active outdoor recreation.
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What to expect
A witty and expertly compiled compendium of running wisdom and humour.
From a short jog that lifts your mood to the closing stages of a marathon when you feel physically exhausted but emotionally invincible all at once, running delivers every time.
Running: Cheaper Than Therapy is a celebration of the pastime that always makes you feel better, covering every aspect of running life from jogging etiquette and the things we both love and hate about it, through to the weirdest and most wonderful marathons around the world. Also included are the funniest spectator signs ever, cool advice that could improve your PB and brilliantly insightful running philosophies.
Complete with guest contributions from Parkrun founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt, political strategist Alastair Campbell, Olympian Liz Yelling and comedian David Baddiel, this brilliantly knowing compendium will be appreciated by joggers, triathletes and runners who know the joy of putting on a pair of trainers and getting out there.
From a short jog that lifts your mood to the closing stages of a marathon when you feel physically exhausted but emotionally invincible all at once, running delivers every time.
Running: Cheaper Than Therapy is a celebration of the pastime that always makes you feel better, covering every aspect of running life from jogging etiquette and the things we both love and hate about it, through to the weirdest and most wonderful marathons around the world. Also included are the funniest spectator signs ever, cool advice that could improve your PB and brilliantly insightful running philosophies.
Complete with guest contributions from Parkrun founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt, political strategist Alastair Campbell, Olympian Liz Yelling and comedian David Baddiel, this brilliantly knowing compendium will be appreciated by joggers, triathletes and runners who know the joy of putting on a pair of trainers and getting out there.
Critics Review
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Full of fun observations to make seasoned runners nod in recognition, or chuckle.
The Scotsman -
Runners of all kinds will love this…
Outdoor Fitness, Book of the Month -
Littered with facts, figures, funny stories and famous figures – an easily digestible and amusing read … will make you laugh, remind you why you run in the first place and motivate you to get outside.
Run Deep Magazine -
Definitely worth a read
Kay Burley -
Nice, easy read about various aspects of running and things us runners experience … light-hearted and fun.
Liz Yelling -
Read the new book, Running: Cheaper Than Therapy for bite-sized bits of advice and stories from running writer Chas Newkey-Burden
Woman's Weekly
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