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Running With The Pack by Mark Rowlands

Scott F. Parker reviews Mark Rowlands on Running.

Go to your local park and watch the runners. If you watch carefully you’ll be able to distinguish between those who run to accomplish something (calorie burning, usually) and those who are running because they love it. Initially you might think that it’s the fast ones – those who are ‘good’ at running – who enjoy it most. However, plenty of slow runners love it as much as or even more than their more gifted compatriots.

Mark Rowlands, for instance, is an undistinguished runner.

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