The Art of Running
Learning to Run Like a Greek

An entertaining read: philosophical musings about running I was drawn to the book by its subtitle - to run like a Greek. Interesting. The author is a classical scholar who took up running on a whim during the Covid pandemic. And decided to write about it. At first I didn‘t know what to expect and then......more

Pretty amateur take on running and I got pretty tired of hearing “2 weeks out from my first marathon” every other sentence. Like stop it you started the book with that we KNOW. But it was fine to listen to while running…I guess.......more

This book felt a bit all over the place. I thought it would focus more on the history of running in Ancient Greece (and it probably should have, as those were the good parts of this book). But most chapters start with some brief information about the Greeks and then devolves into the author's own fe......more

An interesting look at the history of running. I liked learning about the Olympic games that started running into a sport. The author was training for a Marathon in Athens while she was writing this book. It was inspiring listening to her work through different trials. This book did have a lot of evo......more

Thanks for this delightful audiobook @librofm , @europaeditions , @andrea.marcolong . The opinions expressed in my reviews are always my own. “Here sighs and cries and wails coiled and recoiled On the starless air, spilling my soul to tears. A confusion of tongues and monstrous accents toiled   In pain......more