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Praise for The Incomplete Book of Running "Sagal is a very good runner . . . and a very good writer. He is clever, warm, funny and engaging." —The Washington Post “The Incomplete Book of Running has been a loyal companion. It’s funny, well written . . . filled with humility and perpetually on the scan for moments of stray grace. . . . I would go for a run with Sagal anytime." —Dwight Garner, The New York Times “Sagal is brilliant and accomplished, but he’s also self-deprecating and funny. . . . Full of irreverence . . . Sagal is not here to make you faster, but he’ll make you smile, reflect and perhaps take the holiest of actions: those first scary steps out the door.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune "Entertaining and poignant." —Chicago Sun-Times “With exceptional wit and self-deprecating humor . . . Sagal is a compelling writer, and his story may well rouse some to get off the couch, lace up their sneakers, and get running.” —Booklist "By turns beautiful and moving, and laced with plenty of Sagal’s signature wry humor." —MyFitnessPal Blog "Full of rich observations." —Chicago Magazine "Anyone who’s ever run for fitness, for fun (are there people who do that?), for recreation, or to be a better person will appreciate Peter Sagal’s The Incomplete Book of Running. . . . In addition to taking the reader along on some races and training runs, and giving insight into the importance of a supportive running group and good nutrition, Sagal entertains with sprinklings of fascinating research. . . . The book is full of wonderful cultural references, and Sagal is creative in drawing from diverse sources to stitch together his running philosophy." —Washington Independent Review of Books "Hilarious and poignant." —BuzzFeed“Sagal has created a new genre—the five-minute-mile memoir. Combining commentary and reflection about running with a deeply felt personal story, this book is winning, smart, honest, and affecting. Whether you are a runner or not, it will move you.” —Susan Orlean “This is a brilliant book about running, and it’s brilliant even if you never have—and never want to—move faster than a shuffle. Ostensibly, Peter’s subject is the physical activity itself. (Feh, as far as I’m concerned.) In fact the book is a manifesto on the redemption of escape. And, even more so, a meditation on the direction of flight. Whatever you’re running from, you’re running to something else. What Peter runs toward is strength, understanding, endurance, acceptance, faith, hope, and charity.” —P. J. O’Rourke “Peter Sagal is the funniest person on radio (quick reminder, I am on television). I enjoy listening to Peter on Wait, Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me! on the weekend while chopping vegetables for soup. It will be nearly impossible to do that while reading this book, so if someone could bring me some carrots and onions in half-inch dice, that’d be great.” —Stephen Colbert “Peter Sagal’s insightful and open-hearted book about running will make you wish he was your long run buddy. This book not only demonstrates the ways in which running shapes a life, but also how life, in all its beauty and pain, shapes the run. I loved it.” —Lauren Fleshman “Look, everything Peter Sagal says he knows is written on an index card supplied to him by a member of his staff. If he, himself, wrote any kind of guide to running, it’d be incomplete.” —Tom Hanks
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About the Author
Peter Sagal is the host of the Peabody Award-winning NPR news quiz Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me!, one of the most popular shows on public radio, heard over four million listeners each week. He is also a playwright, a screenwriter, the host of Constitution USA with Peter Sagal on PBS, a one-time extra in a Michael Jackson music video, a contributor to publications from Opera News to The Magazine of the AARP and a featured columnist in Runner’s World. He’s run fourteen marathons across the United States. Sagal lives near Chicago with his wife Mara.
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Product details
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Reprint edition (September 10, 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1451696256
ISBN-13: 978-1451696257
Product Dimensions:
5.5 x 0.7 x 8.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.2 out of 5 stars
45 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#180,669 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
I need to preface this review by noting my biases: I am also a short, bald father employed by an NPR station who loves to run and who also loves the Boston Red Sox. So my affinity towards Mr. Sagal is a given.With that said: I really loved this book and would have loved it whether or not my affinity towards Mr. Sagal was an undercurrent in my thinking. As a runner, a father, a husband, a person who has questioned their lifestyle upon notice of love handles, a person who has gone through both triumphs and struggles, this book hits nearly every reason why I don't "go out for a jog," but call myself "a runner."Perhaps it's best to start with what this book IS NOT.It's not a Talmudic interpretation of Hanson's marathon training (although both the Talmud and marathon training come up in the book). It's not a self-help book on how to start running (although you'll be inspired to start running if you aren't a runner already). It's not a sojourn through Mr. Sagal's lifetime running accomplishments (although you do visit several periods of his life and he does note some of his accomplishments). It's not like any other running book I have ever read (and I've read quite a few).The best way I can describe the book is this: it's what I imagine it would be like if I bellied up to the bar with Pete (because it's a bar, I'd call him Pete and not Mr. Sagal, unless he insisted) and had a few beers while talking about life, running, fatherhood, marriage, heartbreak, struggles, and triumphs.There are funny parts (obviously), some great stories (especially his experience as a guide for blind runners at the '13 and '14 Boston Marathon), and some pretty profound moments. No offense to Mr. Sagal (notice we aren't at the bar in this situation, so I'm more formal), but I didn't think I'd have to read this book with a pencil for underlining purposes as I, perhaps naively, did not approach this book with the idea that there would be quotes or thoughts to which I would want to return. But there were many moments where I stopped to think about the profundity of a sentence or an observation or a quote.Every runner will feel a familiarity with some of the concepts, thoughts, and feelings about which Pete writes (I'm drinking a beer as I type this so I'm going back to the informal for this part). Every father, husband, mother, wife, sibling, aunt, or uncle will feel the same. The book not so much explores the life of a runner, but all of our lives: searching for meaning, for a goal, for security, for self-worth, for a life well lived.I highly recommend it for everyone.
This is an interesting book written by Peter Sagal ( host of NPRs “Wait, Wait ... Don’t Tell Meâ€). The book is about his running life with particular focus on the year of his divorce. The book varies between being funny, thoughtful, sad, insightful. It is an easy read ... part memoir, part running book.
If the key test of a running book is whether or not it makes you want to get outside and running again as soon as possible, then this book gets an A+. Also, Peter? Can I give you a hug?
I enjoyed the book, so much so that I started reading it a second time. There was a small portion that ran contrary to my personal beliefs, but i skipped over it. I enjoyed how Peter interwove his personal running experiences with events affecting running and how different people approach running. In particular, those for whom running poses additional challenges. Many have mentioned how much Peter's decaying marriage and subsequent divorce are mentioned in the book. I personally viewed it as a sad background story and sought to enjoy the merits of the book despite it. That aspect does seem to come to a happy ending.
Don’t be shortsighted or fooled by the (shoe) tongue-in-cheek cover. There’s so much more in this book than meets the eye. Sagal is nothing short of a marathoning mensch who goes long and strong on everything from his own discovery of running as a reluctant teenager, to his midlife rediscovery of it, to adolescent growing pains, family oddities (an oxymoron), how we see ourselves, meeting life’s difficult challenges, aging and, last but not least, truly caring about others, e.g., by always being there, looking out for, and “stepping up†for visually-impaired runners, among others. "Incomplete" in audio delivers the complete experience: Sagal’s familiar voice – smart, funny, and genuinely, likably humble – makes it a fully entertaining romp, and definitely a great run for your money…
From the title of the book (I am, of course, an owner of "The Complete Book of Running") to the anecdotal stories told in a self-effacing manor, this book was a joy to read. The author downplays his abilities as a runner. But as a repeat Boston Marathoner and runner of almost 40 years, I am impressed with his running and his perspective on running and yes, even life's ups and downs. Worth the read if you like a fun look at running and life in general.
This is a good book for anyone who also became a middle aged runner or is thinking of it. There are some great insights and anecdotes. I missed having a little more of the sense of humor Mr. Sagal provides on Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me, and I thought at times it was a little self indulgent but enjoyed it and would recommend it.
I would recommend this book to all runners, especially middle-aged, recently divorced men! A beautiful reminder of how this sport enhances all facets of our lives.
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