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Running: Cheaper than Therapy is a witty and expertly compiled compendium of running wisdom and humour.From a short jog that lifts your mood to the closing stages of a marathon when you feel physically exhausted butemotionally invincible all at once, running delivers every time.Running: Cheaper Than Therapy is a celebration of the pastime that always makes you feel better. Covering every aspect of running life from jogging etiquette and the things we both love/hate about it, through to the weirdestand wonderful marathons around the world. Also included are the funniest spectator signs ever, cool advice that could improve your PB and brilliantly insightful running philosophies.Complete with guest contributions from parkrun founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt, political strategist Alastair
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Running: Cheaper than Therapy is a witty & expertly compiled compendium of running wisdom & humour. From a short jog that lifts your mood to the closing stages of a marathon when you feel physically exhausted butemotionally invincible all at once, running delivers every time. Running: Cheaper Than Therapy is a celebration of the pastime that always makes you feel better. Covering every aspect of running life from jogging etiquette & the things we both love/hate about it, through to the weirdestand wonderful marathons around the world. Also included are the funniest spectator signs ever, cool advice that could improve your PB & brilliantly insightful running philosophies. Complete with guest contributions from parkrun founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt, political strategist Alastair Campbell, Olympian Liz Yelling & comedian David Baddiel, this brilliantly knowing compendium will be appreciated byjoggers, triathletes & runners who know the joy of putting on a pair of trainers & getting out there.

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running - A sport or hobbie of moving rapidly on foot. Can also refer to the running of equipment or run time refering to the length of time an applicance can run or the quiet running of an applicance.

Love - Someone who shows deep affection for someone else.

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