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Book Review: The Ghost Runner by Bill Jones

Reviewed by Tom O'Grady The Ghost Runner is a biography of a talented distance runner who, had he lived in a different time, would have been universally celebrated. In the 1960s he turned to ultra-marathons, and set world records for 40-mile and 100-mile …
https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/december/book-review-ghost-runner-bill-jones

HMRRC Stockade-athon Survey and More

On November 12, at Veteran's Park in Schenectady, the 47th Stockade-athon will be held. We thought it would be fun to interview runners who were veterans. Some have run it several times and some, a lot like Tom O'Grady, who will reach the magic number 15 …
https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/october/hmrrc-stockade-athon-survey-and-more

September’s Articles: In Case you Missed Them

September's issue included a lot of exciting race descriptions. The Tawasentha 5K race series newly hosted by Kari and John Deer at times looked like an Army recruiting film, with runners holding onto a rope going through a waist-high rain filled stream. …
https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/october/septembers-articles-case-you-missed-them

Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance: A Book Review

by Tom O'GradyEndurance is one of the most important qualities an athlete can possess. What determines this? Why do some have more than others? Is it inbred or can you develop it? These, along with other questions, are explored in this thought-provoking a…
https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/october/endure-mind-body-and-curiously-elastic-limits-human-performance-book-review

What Made Maddy Run: A Book Review

by Tom O'GradyWhat Made Maddy Run by Kate Fagan is a powerful and poignant exploration of Madison Holleran's life and untimely death. In this compelling book, Fagan takes a deep dive into the life of a young college athlete and exposes the underlying chal…
https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/september/what-made-maddy-run-book-review

Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory

Reviewed by Tom O'Grady"Let Your Mind Run” is a must-read for anyone interested in running, mental training, or personal growth. Kastor’s writing is engaging, her stories are inspiring, and her message is one of positivity and hope. On a side note, I had …
https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/may/let-your-mind-run-memoir-thinking-my-way-victory

Boston Marathon 2023: Always Phenomenal

by Chris BishopThe Boston Marathon is the Holy Grail of all marathons and as usual it lived up to its reputation. Everyone thought that Eliud Kipchoge, the man who ran a 2:01 marathon in Tokyo was considered a shoe-in, but the hills of Boston and rainy we…
https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/may/boston-marathon-2023-always-phenomenal

Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

Reviewed by Tom O'GradyUltra running has become the rage and many of our HMRRC members are definitely ultra. What makes people want to suffer so much for their passion? Other than facing plain exhaustion, they enthusiastically tackle alien and treacherous…
https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/april/rise-ultra-runners-journey-edge-human-endurance

Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide – Book Review

Review by Tom O'GradyThis month Tom tackles book 2 of one of the most popular books ever written on running: Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen. The first book single handedly started the barefoot ru…
https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/march/born-run-2-ultimate-training-guide-book-review

The Write Track – Book Reviews for Runners

by Tom O'GradyElite runner and book lover, Tom O'Grady has agreed to start a column in The Pace Setter highlighting books runners should check out. His inaugural review is of Running is My Therapy – Relieve Stress and Anxiety, Fight Depression, Ditch Bad …
https://hmrrc.com/members/pacesetter/2023/february/write-track-book-reviews-runners