R is for Running

by Ray Charbonneau

F is for Fun in this lighthearted lexicon that spells out what it means to be a runner. It's 26 smiles of running enjoyment!


An inexpensive gift for the road warrior, trail trotter, or weekend jogger!

Genres: Sports

62 pages, Kindle Edition

About the author

Ray Charbonneau is the author of a number of books on running. That number is currently five. He’s also the editor of The 27th Mile, a benefit anthology for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.

Ray has run more than thirty marathons and ultramarathons, including one and a half 100 mile races, without winning a single one. But there's always tomorrow.

Ray lives in Arlington, Massachusetts, with his wife and their two cats. You can often find Ray and Ruth out on the streets running, but Felix and Phoebe stay inside.

For more information, visit y42k.com.

Reviews

[Joyce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just a fun little book of ABCs - like the one you had in kindergarten which began " A is for Apple" - except these ABCs all have to do with running. It's a quick reminder of why we do what we do. Some of the rhymes were pretty clever.

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute alphabet book about running. Also very true! H is for HILLS, one of my favorite things to run!

[Selina Griffin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute book, this made me smile a lot! And it looks good on my Kindle (some books with pictures don't as the format doesn't quite match up properly)

[Edgars · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pēc iepriekšējās grāmatas par skriešanu un suni izlasīšanas skatījos, ko no savām lejupielādētajām Kindles brīvversijām varētu lasīt tālāk, un izvēle krita par labu šim nosaukumam, lai arī par pašu grāmatu, protams, neko nezināju. Izrādījās, ka tā pat īsti nav grāmata, bet tāds kā bukletiņš. Viss teksts ir, var teikt, viens dzejolis, kurā pārskaitīti vārdi, kas sākas ar katru no alfabēta burtiem un ir saistīti ar skriešanu. Dzejolis jau [vietām] tīri pat interesants, bet tik īsam sacerējumam pele neceļas spiest vairāk par trim zvaigznītēm.

[Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author is known as "the finest unknown running writer in America," which is a title I thought I had, but I'll concede. The short book is amusing and a good appetite whetter for his more extensive work, which I'll scope out. Gift this to a budding running friend. He/she will appreciate it (and gift What I Think About When I Think About Running, by Haruki Murakami to a friend who's been running for a long, long time).

[Ray Charbonneau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Any runner will be nodding in agreement and smiling while they read this book. It's a funny book, but it makes ya think too. A few of the jokes are pretty subtle. The illustrations work perfectly with the text. Of course, I'm not unbiased...

[underwood · Rating 2 out of 5]

Silly, entertaining, but....

Silly, entertaining, but....

Not useful. And the pictures don't show. Really, do not bother unless it is free. Silly really is the best description.

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

9/7/13 - free on Kindle

[J.P. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick free ebook giving 26 basics of running. Gave me my money's worth.