

Once a Runner
Author: John L. Parker Jr.
Narrator: Patrick Lawlor
Unabridged: 8 hr 32 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 08/15/2009
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction
Author: John L. Parker Jr.
Narrator: Patrick Lawlor
Unabridged: 8 hr 32 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 08/15/2009
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction
John L. Parker, Jr. is the author of the highly acclaimed novel Once a Runner. He has written for Outside, Runner's World, Running Times, and numerous other publications. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida, and Bar Harbor, Maine.
One of my favorite novels. Very funny at times. This will really strike a chord for anyone who ran distance at the college level. Parker gets everything down from the dinnertime antics to the pre-race jitters and the absolute strangeness that goes along with identifying yourself as a long distance r......more
Disclaimer: I am a runner. If you are not a runner, I'm honestly not sure that you will enjoy this book, because as a novel, it has a number of shortcomings. You know the ending from the start. The plot lags in a number of spots, and the rise to the climax is agonizingly slow. And I personally never......more
I get the feeling that this is one of those books that just don't hold up to the test of time. Like Jonathan Livingstone Seagull, which was apparently a huge bestseller in the 70's but which, if you read it now, is laughable, I think this book probably had more impact in 1978 when it was first writt......more
I'd heard of this book but never really had the urge to pick it up until I got a copy for free & figured "Eh, what the heck." 12 chapters in I was convinced it was about the stupidest book I'd ever read. The writing was cliche & forced, & the dialogue was unbelievable and frankly hard to follow (tho......more
After reading this book written in 1978 I understand why it went from a small publisher to being sold out of trunks during track meets and runs to cult classic to now being regarded by many as the best book on running ever written. But this is not just a runner's book. in fact it is now one of my all......more