Mythbusting

Martin Dugard's argument in The Long Run is that the running boom wasn't sudden — it was a calculated campaign, built over centuries by runners, promoters, and dreamers. Dugard makes the case with an infectious delight, more celebration than exposé.

Still Very Much Alive

Mary Cain wanted to run fast. Her memoir shows what happens when winning is prized above everything else in an athlete's life.

Form and Function

Debbie was no flâneuse. Twenty-five years later, my mother-in-law is showing no signs of slowing down, and a new book by two foot and gait specialists says her lifelong walking habit has everything to do with it.

Nothing Precious

A cookbook tied to one of New York's most mythologized restaurants turns out to be, refreshingly, no-nonsense: chicken soup, cheesecake, a veggie burger. Nothing precious.