The Happy Runner: Love the Process, Get Faster, Run Longer
About this product
Is your daily run starting to drag you down? Has running become a chore rather than the delight it once was? Then The Happy Runner is the answer for you. Authors David and Megan Roche believe that you can’t reach your running potential without consistency and joyful daily adventures that lead to long-term health and happiness. Guided by their personal experiences and coaching expertise, they point out the mental and emotional factors that will help you learn exactly how to become a happy runner and achieve your personal best. Following the “some work, all play” approach, The Happy Runner introduces the three commandments of happy running and teaches you how to balance the effort of running with the simple joy of the activity:Learn how to run fast, run long, and stay healthy with proven training methods.
Read real stories from professional and recreational athletes who have had personal breakthroughs as they learned to love the process of running.
Understand how to adapt your running based on your personal lifestyle and goals as well as avoid setbacks from injury.
Develop your self-belief and make positivity your default setting so you can reach your goals.
Whether you’re battling burnout, are returning after an injury, or are new to running and want to enjoy a 5K or an ultramarathon, the science-based training guidance in The Happy Runner will help you get faster, go longer, and live stronger—all with a smile. Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon reviewers and Goodreads readers describe The Happy Runner as an uplifting, practical running book that emphasizes easy miles, consistency, and long-term enjoyment. Several reviews highlight its core message of “run lots, mostly easy, not too much,” and many readers say it is more than a training manual because it also focuses on mindset and life balance.
On review blogs, readers praise the book for being motivating and approachable, with some calling it one of the best running books they have read. A few notes mention that the pop-culture humor and conversational style can feel distracting at times, but the overall reception is strongly positive.
For YouTube, a real video result was found for a review specifically about this book, so there is at least one relevant YouTube source. No second clearly product-specific YouTube watch URL was found in the available results.
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Specifications
| Publisher | Human Kinetics |
| Publication date | November 16, 2018 |
| Edition | First Edition |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 232 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1492567647 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1492567646 |
| Item Weight | 1.06 pounds |
| Reading age | 18 years and up |
| Dimensions | 6.9 x 0.6 x 9.9 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #215,643 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #46 in Track & Field Sports #172 in Sports Psychology (Books) #190 in Running & Jogging (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (843) |
