
How to Lose a Marathon
A Starter's Guide to Finishing in 26.2 Chapters
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Narrated by:
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Nicholas Techosky
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By:
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Joel A. Cohen
About this listen
In How to Lose a Marathon, Joel Cohen takes listeners on a step-by-step journey from being a couch potato to being a couch potato who can finish a marathon. Through a hilarious combination of running tips and narrative, Cohen breaks down the misery that is forcing yourself to run.
From chafing to the best times to run, explaining the phenomenon known as the "Oprah Line", and exposing the torture that is a premarathon expo, Cohen acts as your satirical guide to every aspect of the runner's experience. Offering both real advice and genuine commiseration with runners of all skill levels, How to Lose a Marathon lets you know that even if you believe that the "runner's high" is a complete myth, you can still survive all 26.2 miles of a marathon.
©2017 Joel Cohen (P)2017 Audible, Inc.Critic reviews
Very good start point
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My only issue with the book is Cohen's issue with what he calls "purists". By this he seems to be talking about anyone running less than 3 hours for the marathon. He's pretty rude about them and paints an entirely negative picture of faster runners, adding to the idea of snobbery around running times that I've never seen in 18 years of running, including races, club nights and being a running coach for several years.
A good book ruined by an ending written by someone with a clear inferiority complex.
Good book, unless you're a faster runner
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This didn’t disappoint. Very cheekily written.
Narrator seemed to be spot-on
Laugh out loud
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Every beginner runner should listen to this
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Lame
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