HEALTH & MEDICINE

Think Like a Runner: Understanding Why We Run and How To Do It Better

by Jeff Horowitz
VeloPress. Oct. 2024. 272p. ISBN 9781646047116. pap. $19.95. HEALTH
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Longtime runner and coach Horowitz (Ageless Strength) explores the mental game of running and how small shifts in thinking can boost performance. This book covers the basics: gear, goals, motivation, self-talk, cross-training, and racing. Horowitz’s running technique advice is straightforward and simple enough for new runners to implement, but highly experienced runners, or those who have read much on running techniques, might not find many new pointers. Intermediate runners, however, will find good reminders about proper form and mindset. Chapters on injury and aging stand out for their tough-love approach, which is simultaneously pragmatic and encouraging. Horowitz’s own professional experience is the main source of knowledge, but the book’s footnotes occasionally cite clinical research.
VERDICT A solid introduction to recreational running. The book presents guidance in a way that’s nonintimidating, which makes the title an easy entry point into a lifelong enjoyment of the sport. Suitable for beginning to intermediate practitioners.
Reviewed by Shannon Titas , Oct 01, 2024
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