Meb For Mortals, Meb Keflezighi
Meb For Mortals, Meb Keflezighi
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Meb For Mortals
How to Run, Think, and Eat like a Champion Marathoner

Author: Meb Keflezighi, Scott Douglas

Narrator: David Sadzin

Unabridged: 6 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/29/2019

Synopsis

Train like Olympic marathoner and 2014 Boston Marathon winner Meb Keflezighi

With his historic win at the 2014 Boston Marathon, Meb Keflezighi cemented his legacy as one of the great champions of long-distance running. Runners everywhere wanted to know how someone two weeks away from his thirty-ninth birthday, who had only the fifteenth best time going into the race, could defeat the best field in Boston Marathon history and become the first American man to win the race in thirty-one years.

Meb for Mortals describes in unprecedented detail how four-time Olympian Keflezighi prepares to take on the best runners in the world. More importantly, the book shows everyday runners how to implement the training, nutritional, and mental principles that have guided him throughout his long career, which in addition to the 2014 Boston win includes an Olympic silver medal and the 2009 New York City Marathon title.

About Meb Keflezighi

Meb Keflezighi's victory at the 2014 Boston marathon made him the first American man to win the race in thirty-one years. He's won nearly two dozen national titles and is a four-time USA Olympian. Meb is also the only athlete in history to earn an Olympic medal in the marathon along with victories at the New York City and Boston marathons. The author of the New York Times bestseller Meb for Mortals, he founded the MEB Foundation, which funds programs that promote fitness and other positive lifestyle choices for children. He lives in San Diego, California, with his wife, Yordanos, and their daughters, Sara, Fiyori, and Yohana.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary Beth

Were there a lot of sponsor mentions? Yes. Is it basic? Yes. But Meb's ideas on recovery and training volume re:hard balanced with easy resonated with me. It's simple, but not everything needs to be complicated. I don't understand the vitriol from other reviewers. Meb's a professional runner. He vie......more

Goodreads review by Kristi

Like many avid runners I adore Meb, not only because he is an outstanding athlete, but because of his tenacity and resilience, and because he also manages to be (despite what the title implies) a down-to-earth, thoughtful and kind human being. This book is a fascinating look at his training, coverin......more

Goodreads review by David

Got an autographed copy, so per the inscription I shall now "run to win". It was reassuring to see that I already had possession of some of the secrets (Meb uses a 9-day training microcycle rather than 7-day week; so do I! Meb takes epsom salts baths--me too! Meb does pushups with his feet elevated......more

Goodreads review by Katie

This book was really just borderline OK. I think the title is very clever, and it is what attracted me to the book. But so much of the content was pretty brain-dead. It was like Meb was writing it aimed at kindergartners. "Have goals to motivate yourself in running". Duh. "Make sure the goals are sp......more

Goodreads review by Colleen

Meb is a wonderful human being and phenomenal athlete. I admire him. Yet, Let me give you examples of why I found this book completely exasperating. It comes across an exercise in corporate prostitution. Within 2 paragraphs on a single page: "It's not like I suddenly became superhuman from having a......more

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