The Runner's Cookbook (Paperback)

~ Alison Wade (Author)

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Product Description

The Runner's Cookbook includes 100 recipes submitted by some of the world's greatest distance runners. The book contains recipes that can be used for maximizing performance and recovery, as well as recipes for simply indulging yourself after a hard training session. All of the proceeds from this book will be donated to the Ryan Shay Memorial Fund and the Jenny Crain "Make It Happen" Fund.

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Lulu.com (May 10, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 143571640X
• ISBN-13: 978-1435716407
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #41,920 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have, January 12, 2009

By	Ilene Lacey (Amherst Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This is a fun cookbook for anyone you know who is a runner and the proceeds go to worthy causes. It makes a great gift!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not your usual cookbook, September 8, 2008

By	Parker J. Morse "track geek" (Medford, MA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I can imagine, in the big corporate publishing cubicles, someone saying, "We need a cookbook for runners. What athletes' pictures can we put next to these recipes?" And that's nothing whatever like The Runner's Cookbook, which might be the most honest cookbook you'll meet about runners. It's a hundred-plus pages of athletes telling us about their favorite "real" food (one recipe by an Olympian who will remain un-named by me includes the instructions, "follow the directions on the box", and another recipe is purposefully vague about how much of a bottle of beer goes in the recipe and how much is consumed by the cook). The athletes included range from Olympic medalists and national record holders all over the world (at least two former World Record holders that I remember) to American up-and-comers.

The proceeds go to the Jenny Crain Make It Happen fund and the Ryan Shay Memorial Fund, but that shouldn't be the reason you get the book; it's just evidence that the editor was more interested in sharing this book than lining her pocket. You could write those organizations a check. Get the book because it's worth it, and see a side of professional athletes you otherwise might not.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eat like the elites, run like the elites, July 16, 2008

By	Michael Falcaro (Dingmans Ferry, PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I enjoy this really cute and quirky book, it's unlike anything you can find online, and it's neat to see what your favorite elites eat. And it benefits a great cause!