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The sequel to Once A Runner is going to print. I remember a few years ago I ordered it on Amazon.com before the publishing was delayed. In any event, I am looking forward to reading this book.
Does anyone think the delay in finishing the book is a hint that maybe it won't be very good?
http://www.breakawaybooks.com/
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Quote: Originally Posted by ???Never heard of "Once A Runner" . Was it good?
It's considered a classic. THE running book of all time.
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Wow I've been waiting for this book for so long. I too ordered it 3 years ago when it was first supposed to come out. I hope it's not a huge letdown. I mean, there's no way it can compare to Once a Runner....right? Anyway, glad to see it's going to print finally. |
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I read on letsrun that Again to Carthage is finished and being edited before publishing. No publication data was given.
"Cassidy ran because it grounded him in the basics. There was both life and death in it. Running to him was real, the way he did is the realist thing he knew. It was all joy and woe, hard as diamond; it make him weary beyond comprehension. But it also made him free."
- Once a Runner, pg 102
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At paces which might stun and dismay the religious jogger, the runners easily kept up all manner of chatter and horseplay. When they occasionally blew by a huffing fattie or an aging road runner, they automatically toned down the banter to avoid overwhelming, to preclude the appearance of showboating (not that they slowed in the slightest). They in fact respected these distant cousins of the spirit, who, among all people, had some modicum of insight into their own days and ways. But the runners resembled them only in the sense that a puma resembles a pussy cat. It is the difference between stretching lazily on the carpet and prowling the jungle for fresh red meat |
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The link to the publisher's website (breakawaybooks) says that copies should be available in early November. An excerpt will run in Runner's World prior to that date. |
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... Or we can blaze! Become legends in our own time, strike fear in the heart of mediocre talent everywhere! We can scald dogs, put records out of reach! Make the stands gasp as we blow into an unearthly kick from three hundred yards out! We can become God's own messengers delivering the dreaded scrolls! We can race dark Satan himself till he wheezes fiery cinders down the back straightaway....They'll speak our names in hushed tones, 'those guys are animals' they'll say! We can lay it on the line, bust a gut, show them a clean pair of heels. We can sprint the turn on a spring breeze and feel the winter leave our feet! We can, by God, let our demons loose and just wail on!" |
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Quote: Originally Posted by Quenton Cassidy
... Or we can blaze! Become legends in our own time, strike fear in the heart of mediocre talent everywhere! We can scald dogs, put records out of reach! Make the stands gasp as we blow into an unearthly kick from three hundred yards out! We can become God's own messengers delivering the dreaded scrolls! We can race dark Satan himself till he wheezes fiery cinders down the back straightaway....They'll speak our names in hushed tones, 'those guys are animals' they'll say! We can lay it on the line, bust a gut, show them a clean pair of heels. We can sprint the turn on a spring breeze and feel the winter leave our feet! We can, by God, let our demons loose and just wail on!"
(However, if it is a satire of the main character...Good job!  )
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Whether a runner is fast or slow, what makes a runner a runner is passion. The previous quote, if it does not evoke your passion, you are a jogger.
Nothing worse than doing something without passion.
Got to get that book!
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Once a runner is currently going for around $150 for the used paperback. Need to dig my copy out and read it again. It's a great read. |
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Quote: Originally Posted by Paul S
The previous quote, if it does not evoke your passion, you are a jogger.
"We can become God's own messengers delivering the dreaded scrolls! We can race dark Satan himself till he wheezes fiery cinders down the back straightaway."
Are you kidding? Inspiring?! I get chills of embarassment for the writer just reading that.
But to each his own. If it works for you, read away!
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Quote: Originally Posted by yikes
Read the book. The whole book. Then go out for a run. A long, hard run. Maybe a few runs like that. The book will sink in. The themes and sentiments in this book are far more inspiring than its grammar. |
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