The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances

My favourite part was the story of how Japanese bees deal with being attacked by a Japanese hornet. That and the description of the journey from lump to runner were great and, on their own, would've made for a five-star book. What lost my interest and appreciation were the condescension, ableist language, and unnecessary snark. I'm not about insulting others to make myself feel better and at times that's what I felt was happening (e.g., tanning bed baked potatoes. I frequently really like The Oatmeal but this is the first time I've read one of the books. Maybe I'm just meant to take it in small doses. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

That story about the Japanese bees and hornets is really great, though.

I'm not sure if this is reverse inspiration or full frontal...either way this is a great book in comic form that perfectly expresses how I'm guessing most of us feel about running.

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