Once a Runner
by John L. Parker Jr.
The cult novel of competitive running: Quenton Cassidy, the mile, the training sequence of sixty quarter-miles, and the trial of miles. Passed between runners for decades. It captures the obsession better than any non-fiction.
Read it if…
you have ever trained seriously for anything.
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Skip it if…
you want literary polish; it is rough and beloved.
Try instead: The 7 Habits on the Go →
Three things you will actually use
- The trial of miles; miles of trials.
- Obsession is the price of the breakthrough.
- Nobody is going to do it for you.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the sixty quarters.
Our verdict
The cult novel of obsession.
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