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A review by gregzimmerman
The Art of Running: Learning to Run Like a Greek by Andrea Marcolongo
3.0
I'm so desperate for new running books these days, I guess I'm kind of scraping the bottom of the barrel. This book -- by an Italian classics scholar living in Paris -- is basically about why we run now when we don't have to. That's in contrast to the Greeks, who had to run to train for war (and of course, deliver news of victory). She trains for the Athens Marathon -- and realizes that while she loves running, she hates the marathon.
Fine, I guess, overall. The biggest positive: It definitely reinforces the idea that running is not just for physical fitness, it has huge mental health benefits, too. Which is not a groundbreaking idea, but it's one of the most important reasons why I run, so I loved that she emphasizes this point.
Fine, I guess, overall. The biggest positive: It definitely reinforces the idea that running is not just for physical fitness, it has huge mental health benefits, too. Which is not a groundbreaking idea, but it's one of the most important reasons why I run, so I loved that she emphasizes this point.