Book Review: "The Non-cyclists Guide to the Century and other Road Races"
I'm a book nerd. When I started running, I bought tons of books on training. When I started doing SLOW marathons, I bought even more books. When I switched to cycling, I went to buy some books--I think I have all 10 that had been written at the time (2 on training for races, and 8 touring travel narratives). I'm happy to report that the popularity in cycling is resulting in more cycling books.
This is actually the book I began outlining on my computer. Of course, someone beat me to it. This book is funny, approachable and simple. I read it in one day. The schedule is pretty close to what I had planned for the summer, but I'll switch over to this. Some highlights:
Our forum is listed on page 10!
Two rides in the St. Louis area are listed: Midnight Ramble and Tour de Donut (35 mile ride, subtract 5 minutes for every donut you eat).
"...getting out of the cycle shop without buying three hundred accessories is actually the first endurance test of your training schedule. You might even want to carb up for it..."
A review of hand signals including, "left turn, right turn, my a$# hurts, I want a pizza this big, I need a nap."
It's gets a little repetitive towards the end, and could have used some more editing--but I laughed out loud A LOT!
