The hosts share their favorite books from 2023, including 'The Longest Race', 'Good for a Girl', 'Choose Strong', 'It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint', 'The Race That Changed Running', and 'Slow AF Run Club'. They also discuss the importance of addressing challenges faced by runners, supporting women athletes, and the impacts of various environmental factors on health. Additionally, they highlight the significance of self-examination and community in achieving goals.
The podcast discussed a variety of nonfiction books from 2023, covering topics such as memoirs, self-help, history, and parenting.
The hosts emphasized the importance of self-examination, questioning assumptions, continuous learning, and community in marathon training.
Deep dives
Book Recommendations from the MTA Podcast
In this episode of the MTA Podcast, Trevor and Angie discuss their favorite books from 2023. The nonfiction selections cover a range of topics, including memoirs, self-help, history, and parenting. Some notable picks include 'In Order to Live' by Yawnmi Park, a gripping memoir about a girl escaping North Korea, 'Maybe You Should Talk to Someone' by Lori Gottlieb, a therapist's account of her own therapy sessions, and 'Dopamine Nation' by Anna Lemke, which explores the effects of high reward stimuli on our health. In the fiction category, Angie recommends 'The Midnight Library' by Matt Haig and 'The Book Eaters' by Sunny Dean. They also discuss the value of self-examination, questioning assumptions, continuous learning, and community in marathon training.
Shoutouts and Achievements
The hosts share shoutouts and achievements from members of the MTA community. They congratulate Tony on an age group win in a half marathon and an impressive finish in the California International Marathon despite GI issues. Phillip is recognized for running the same marathon he completed in 1988 and beating a caveman this year. Jesse shares her success story of qualifying for the Boston Marathon and achieving a PR in the Chicago Marathon. The hosts also highlight the Revel Mount Charleston Marathon and Half Marathon, offering a discount code for participants.
Book Recommendations from Trevor
Trevor's book recommendations for 2023 cover various genres. In the nonfiction category, 'The Untethered Soul' by Michael Singer is highlighted for its exploration of self-observation and mindfulness. 'Skip the Line' by James Altucher provides advice on reaching goals through experimentation. 'Why the Dutch are Different' by Ben Coates delves into Dutch culture and history. 'Grandma Gatewood's Walk' by Ben Montgomery tells the inspiring story of the first woman to through-hike the Appalachian Trail. 'Rescuing Socrates' by Roosevelt Montas discusses the significance of studying the great books. Trevor also acknowledges the importance of self-examination, questioning assumptions, continuous learning, and community in marathon training.
Writing Style of Podcast Summaries
This episode also explains the two main writing styles used in the podcast summaries. Writing Style B, which is preferred, involves concise and direct summaries of the main ideas without explicitly mentioning the source of the information. Writing Style A, which is not used, explicitly references the podcast episode and may focus on giving credit or providing more specific details from the episode. The preferred writing style B emphasizes simplicity, brevity, and a neutral tone, presenting the main ideas independently of the specific source material.
In this episode we share our favorite books from 2023 (both running and non-running). Plus Trevor attempts to relate Socrates to marathon training!
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Book Talk 2023
Authors we Interviewed on the Podcast from this Year