We are officially in the thick of summer. The dog days. Many runners are also in the depths of fall marathon training. Not this one, sadly. Damn you PF.
But I digress.
Long runs, speed work, tempo runs, fartleks, splits, yassos...GU, fuel, chews, hydration... compression, foam roller, Garmin...it's all running to me! Runners have their own language. Among other quirky things.
What do you think about on those solo long runs? Do you think about running? About other runners? That guy who just passed you? What kind of runner is he? Mark Remy thinks about other runners and over the years he's pretty much become an expert on running anthropology. His new book,
Runners of North America: A Definitive Guide to the Species is not only a laugh out loud read, it's spot on. Perfect light reading for this time of year.
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Mark Remy is well-known to many of us runners from his humorous articles and now gone but not forgotten
Remy's World column in
Runner's World magazine. He is currently the proprietor of
Dumb Runner, a website where he continues his amusing take on all things running. Remy recently published his 5th book,
Runners of North America: A Definitive Guide to the Species where he shares his well-honed observations about all things runners.