BRENDAN LEONARD HATES RUNNING. He hates it so much that he once logged fifty-two
marathon-length runs in fifty-two weeks. Now he’s sharing everything he’s learned about the
sport so that you can hate it too. Packed with wisdom humor attitude tips and quotes—and
more than sixty illuminating charts— I Hate Running and You Can Too delivers a powerful message
of motivation from a truly relatable mentor. Leonard nails the love-hate relationship most
runners have with the sport. He knows the difficulty of getting off the couch teaches us to
get comfortable with being uncomfortable embraces the mix of running with walking. And he
shares all that he’s learned—celebrating the mantra of “Easy light smooth and fast ”
observing that any body that runs is a runner’s body. Plus Leonard knows all the practical
stuff from training methods to advice for when you hit a setback or get injured. Even the
answer to that big question a lot of runners occasionally ask: Why? Easy: Running helps us
understand commitment develop patience discover self-discipline find mental toughness and
prove to ourselves that we can do something demanding. And of course burn off that extra
serving of nachos.
