• “26.2 Marathon Stories”, by Kathrine Switzer and Roger Robinson: a book that combines marathon runner stories with images from renowned photographers all together in a hardcover edition that has recently been published. An early review here
• A sneak peak of “More fire!”, a new upcoming book from the author of “Train Hard, Win Easy”, Toby Tanser. Divided into four parts, the book, qualified as essential reading for runners of all levels and experience, provides answers to the Kenyan runners key to success: train harder than anyone.
• A short review of “Running Through the Wall: Personal Encounters with the Ultramarathon“, a book by Neal Jamison with 35 interviews with ultramarathoners for those who want to go further than 26.2 miles.
• For those of you active runners, an upcoming book about the ’seven deadly sins of running technique’, “Running Well“, by Sam Murphy and Sarah Connors

And a bonus link for those who like better a good movie instead of a good book: 10 Movies to Inspire the Inner Runner

-Ed-
trailrunningsoul.com

For me, I’ve only been to certain places because I was running a marathon, otherwise I’d never have seen them. It’s a great way to find out about people and culture without being a traditional tourist.

From the Adventure Blog:

Running in foreign lands can also offer a good grasp on the country’s environment, whether it’s Easter Island, Mt. Kilimanjaro or Greenland. You could even be smack in the middle of a herd of gazelles, attempting to escape being some predator’s afternoon snack. Sylvester experienced this firsthand.

“My wife and I once ran a marathon in Kenya and camped in the brush the night before the race,” he recalls. “At one point, I was all alone on the path, and I rounded the curb to see two big elephant bulls with their tusks shining and trunks raised in anger. It was fantastic.”

I know some Team Geared Up readers have been to incredible places, maybe we should make a list of our own of incredible ones: I’ll start off with Connemara and Jungfrau…….

-Aisling-

Image of Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon from Forbes List.