H&F reading recs?

[lessel]

Hello! I have not posted on this board in approximately forever. I've been getting back on the H&F bandwagon recently. After losing over 100lbs a couple of years ago and then regaining it after kid/work/life/stress/excuses, I'm finally refocusing and seeing progress. Mostly I've been focusing on diet at the moment and going to begin adding back exercise. So far I've lost 10lbs! Woot!

Anyhow, I remember when I first started losing weight years ago I really got into reading H&F books and blogs to give me ideas, inspiration, tips, etc. I'm just wondering what's the latest and greatest out there... new books, blogs, etc?

[sweetptater]

I just finished Ultramarathon Man by Dean Karnazes. Probably not helpful at this stage unless you're REALLY planning on going all in. 

That being said, I really enjoyed it. 

[lessel]

Apr 6, 2017 13:38:47 GMT -5 sweetptater said:

I just finished Ultramarathon Man by Dean Karnazes. Probably not helpful at this stage unless you're REALLY planning on going all in. 

That being said, I really enjoyed it. 

That's exactly the kind of thing I'm talking about! I read the Scott Jurek book eons ago, and that other book that sparked the barefoot running trend, and one by a woman who did Ironmans (Chrissy something maybe?).

I am by no means going to run an ultra probably ever, but just that kind of thing is inspiring and somewhat seemed to help my brain get committed and focused.

[sassystace]

Not exactly H&F (or all that recent, 2012) but I really liked it and found it inspirational. It's a story about a woman who hiked the Pacific Crest Trail.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Book by Cheryl Strayed

[wawa]

Apr 6, 2017 15:52:19 GMT -5 sassystace said:

Not exactly H&F (or all that recent, 2012) but I really liked it and found it inspirational. It's a story about a woman who hiked the Pacific Crest Trail.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Book by Cheryl Strayed

I loved reading about her time on the trail but I found her absolutely insufferable. Like would yell things at my kindle while reading. (Just as a fair warning, ymmv kind of thing.). I did actually find it inspirational in that of this hopeless special snowflake emotional basket case can do THAT then I can do anything I want.

[labbie]

I am reading The Boys in the Boat right now and love it. Not directly h&f but very inspirational.
I loved Rich Roll's Finding Ultra too.

[juliabug]

I loved Boys in the Boat and My Year of Running Dangerously.

[ty454]

Slaying the Dragon by Michael Johnson. That was a very influential book for me as a runner.

Maybe not your cup of tea, but Arnold - The Education of a Bodybuilder is a pretty epic and entertaining story of hard work and dedication achieving results. It's hard to not get inspired to work out whenever you read anything about Arnold's success in bodybuilding.

[Vally]

I recently read How Bad Do You Want It by Matt Fitzgerald

[ktzmoh]

My Year of Running Dangerously was fantastic. Haruki Murakami's What I Talk About when I Talk About Running was also wonderful - he's a beautiful fiction writer and he wrote this memoir about running. Fabulous.

[mrs.jacinthe]

I liked Dara Torres' book, although I can't remember the title. I also recommend ultramarathon man.

ETA: also, anything by Lynne Cox. She's so freaking inspirational.