Matthew Inman, aka as Oatmeal is well known for his humorous web site and numerous books. It turns out he is a pretty serious runner. And as a result wrote a book about running. As usual, there a laughs on almost every page, but there are also several pearls of true wisdom about why we run. A must read for anyone who runs. ( )

Quick, fun. ( )

Decidedly, painfully unfunny. Low-effort art, minimal text, and jokes that consist of taking whatever item is trendy on the internet and making lolrandom!!1! strings of text. Non-sequiturs are only really funny if you are 5 years old. When it can't come up with a Family Guy-style cutaway that is tailored to the transitory interests of nerds, it relies on tired stereotypes that have been done to death by better writers. Avoid. ( )

Matt Inman thinks exactly the same I do about running, was nodding along throughout. I've definitely had similar epiphanies but wouldn't be able to express it so eloquently or amusingly.

Anyone tempted to start should read this book - like him, I run to eat. I love consuming food that's bad for me, I don't want to look like a beached whale. Hence I go outside and run for an hour or so every couple of days. It works. If your new year resolution was to get started or to lose a few pounds, pick this up - quietly inspiring whilst never being out of reach. If I can run a marathon you can too. ( )

Hoy he batido mi marca en mi primera carrera popular (10 km, derbi de las aficiones de Madrid) y hoy comienzo a comentar libros sobre "correr", porque la crisis de los 40 se me echa encima y tengo que meterme una maratón entre pecho y espalda (o entre pierna y pierna, si no sonara tan mal) lo antes posible.

Este libro une varios cómics sobre running del autor de The Oatmeal, un cómic que alterna la los tests de conducción del mejor automóvil eléctrico con listas sobre cómo saber si tu gato desea matarte. Un cómic ecléctico, vaya.
El autor oscila entre lo grotesco y lo épico con una facilidad que me maravilla. Es fantástico. Es mi estilo de cómic. Cuenta historias bien contadas con dibujos mal dibujados que sin embargo resultan más que tolerables. Y las historias compensan la mala calidad de las imágenes. De sobra. Es una lectura muy entretenida sobre cómo un niño gordo que comía comida basura (y lo sigue haciendo) se ha convertido en un corredor de iron mans y ultramaratones.
Altamente entretenida y recomendable. ( )