The Unconventional Running Coach

My Score:  6/10 (remove the nutrition junk and maybe would get an extra point or two)  Coverage : Training, mindset, nutrition TLDR : Tries to be a jack of all but ends up being the master of none.  It is really hard to review training books without going into too much detail on their plans etc. But I will do my best... (note I have the audiobook version) I really enjoyed the opening part of this book, the sections on mindset had a lot of useful take aways and helped lead me towards more mental training with books like the confident mind and Beyond Grit. It covers in some detail base training, speed work, tapering and discusses the approach of many elite athletes,  such as Emil Zátopek, Roger Bannister,   Eliud Kipchoge , Jim Ryun, Steve Prefontaine, Joan Benoit, Usain Bolt and Haile Gerbrselassie. Overall the book is well worth a read, especially if you can get it second hand. Honestly though if you want mindset stuff you are better off reading a confident mind...

My Score 7/10 Categories Covered: General Running book This book, Run Britain, is an interesting tale that could be useful to inspire those looking to do Ultra's or multi day events or indeed just those looking to see what the human body can do.  Nick will take you on a tour of the country hitting the most Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western points of the mainland and coming out of it with a lot of tales and friends. Now is this book in any way a guide on how you should train and run? Certainly not. If anything he drives himself well past the limits of what the human body should do, essentially running on broken limbs and to the point of reaching an unhealthy level of body fat  What he achieves is remarkable and I would love to see how someone even better prepared could do. He mentions how badly he got through his shoes, would barefoot shoes / exercises in training have better prepared his feet, ankles, shins and body in general for what he was going to endure? He talks ab...