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Running: Cheaper Than Therapy

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Bloomsbury presents Running: Cheaper Than Therapy by Chas Newkey-Burden, read by Elliot Chapman.

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.

Critics Review

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
Highly recommended. Sports Book of the Month
The Bristol Post
This quirky book is full of snippets, stories and stats.
Athletics Weekly
Author Chas Newkey-Burden
Narrator Elliot Chapman
Duration 5 hours and 18 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781399400282
Format Audiobook
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Genre Gift books, Humour, Marathon and cross-country running, Running and jogging
Collections Ready To Run
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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