iRun, iRead: The Runners’ Book Club

“What appears to be the end may really be a new beginning” by unknown author.

GRANT:  Hey Vic. Welcome back.

VICKY:  Hey Grantster. Welcome back to you too. It’s hard to believe they wanted us back.

GRANT:  Back for another adventure!

VICKY:  On the road again!  Amazing.  I am psyched!

GRANT:  For those of you who have no clue who we are, allow us to introduce ourselves by quoting from iRun Magazine’s Spring 2009 issue: “Self-described ‘running nerds’, Vicky and Grant are co-workers who ‘spend their lunch hours at the nearest bookstore and will often be seen around the office getting excited about a new energy bar or running gadget’.”

VICKY:  Good memory Grant. I’d forgotten that iRun Magazine officially introduced all the Running Blog Idol contestants in that issue. To be honest the only thing I remember from that issue is Adam Van Koeverden’s naked torso on the cover.

GRANT:  Of course. I should have known when iRun Magazine approached us to write a blog, you would pick up right where you left off with Van Kayak.

VICKY:  Merely pointing out my memories of that issue in particular (sigh). Now back to our blog. Some of you may recall the title of our last blog entry as Running Blog Idol contestants: “The End is Only the Beginning”. Little did we know at the time how true that would be in a matter of months. Now that we are once again part of the iRun Magazine family, let me tell you that it feels great to be back.

GRANT:  It sure does. As many of you know, Vicky and I are not only runners but we are also avid readers. So, when iRun Magazine did a Guest Editor call-out for ideas, we submitted one about creating a runners’ book club. We thought it would be the perfect combination of our two shared passions: running and reading. Hence the title of our blog:  “iRun, iRead:  The Runners’ Book Club”.

VICKY:  We have tons of ideas for blog posts about books we’ve read, are reading and will be reading that relate to running or would be of interest to runners. However, this will not be a book review blog so don’t look for a list of books and little stars rating them on a scale of 1 to 5.

GRANT:  There are many great books out there to inspire, motivate, educate and inform you on how to be the best runner you can be. We hope that through our blog, you’ll find some to add to your reading list.

VICKY:  This time around though, we hope to throw in some podcasts into the mix because we know sometimes reading can get a little boring. Plus, we’re excited to do interviews with authors and some of our readers to spice things up a bit.

GRANT:  Don’t forget that I will undoubtedly be cutting and pasting our heads into a variety of hilarious images! This is going to be awesome and we hope you’ll tag along for the ride!

VICKY:  Alright then, let’s get started! As our first book, we have decided to read the national bestseller “Born to Run” by Christopher McDougall.

GRANT:  Come again soon for some thoughts, discussions and general ramblings about the book. It looks like it’s going to be a wild read!