
Running Matters #176
Posted on 02 Feb, 2015



Benefits of trail running. 1. Fresh air. 2. Changing scenery with every run. 3. Love handle remover. 4. Gives you legs of steel. 5. Get to wear funky, cool, wild-colored shoes. 6. Mother nature provides awesome rest areas. 7. No need to wait for a porta potty. 8. Hard ass is a legitimate compliment. 9. You get to actually use the cool gear you bought at R.E.I. 10. Clears a cluttered mind.
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Books To Fuel Your Run

To Be a Runner
How Racing Up Mountains, Running with the Bulls, or Just Taking On a 5-K Makes You a Better Personby Martin Dugard

No Need for Speed
A Beginner's Guide to the Joy of Runningby John Bingham

Never Wipe Your Ass with a Squirrel
A trail running, ultramarathon, and wilderness survival guide for weird folksby Jason Robillard

Jesse Owens
Fastest Man Aliveby Jesse Owens