Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Stride—Form—Cadence—Pace 14
6. On the Subversive Nature of This Handbook 17
7. A Note on “Just Do It” 30
8. Leaving It All on the Track 33
9. Running Is a Contact Sport 37
10. Running after Olympians 42
11. Running Is Your Life 56
12. Speed Play 58
13. Personal Best 61
14. In Training for the Boston Marathon 70
15. Running the Risk Of 84
16. Courage, or The Paris Marathon 87
17. Runner’s High 91
18. Let’s Let Our Running Be Real 97
19. On Hitting the Wall and Writer’s Block 101
20. Repetitive Stress 105
21. A Note on Cross-Training 112
22. A Note on Running to Music 114
23. Big Gay 10K 117
24. This One’s for the Rabbits, the Also-Rans, and the Dreamers 120
25. Loops—Practice—Repetition—Ritual 126
26. Cooldown and Stretching 131
27. NOTES 135
28. BIBLIOGRAPHY 145