Jun 20, 2026 · 48 min · 10 segments
Book Club! This time we discuss This is Not About Running, a memoir by Mary Cain. Bruce is joined in the discussion by Erin Burns, Amy Rossler-Johnson and Patrick Leber. Email questions or comments…
Patrick LeberGuestBruceHost
Erin BurnsGuest
Amy Rossler-JohnsonGuest
Um, I gave, so I'm on Goodreads, uh, and I gave the book three stars, which is like middle of the road.
Um, and my reasoning behind it was I felt like, so I listened to the audio book version of it.
Um, so it is the author who narrates the book and I just felt like she was, um, No, I was angry or upset at her and at Nike throughout the entire book.
some of it's probably justifiable and some of it's probably just the woman in me like upset that she let some of the things go on.
Um, however, there's a part of me that's understanding that a young adult female probably doesn't have the same mindset that a older adult female has.
Um, she was very emotional telling her story and angry at some points in it as well.
I was just kind of like all over the place with the book and I didn't really have like a good, like that was a solid story that I would recommend my friends hearing.
We'll give you more time.
Amy.
All
So I read the book, like instead of doing the audio, so I didn't hear Mary Kane actually read it.
So it was only my emotions that were coming into play, not hers through her voice.
Um, I gave, so I'm on Goodreads, uh, and I gave the book three stars, which is like middle of the road.
Um, and my reasoning behind it was I felt like, so I listened to the audio book version of it.
Um, so it is the author who narrates the book and I just felt like she was, um, No, I was angry or upset at her and at Nike throughout the entire book.
some of it's probably justifiable and some of it's probably just the woman in me like upset that she let some of the things go on.
Um, however, there's a part of me that's understanding that a young adult female probably doesn't have the same mindset that a older adult female has.
Um, she was very emotional telling her story and angry at some points in it as well.
I was just kind of like all over the place with the book and I didn't really have like a good, like that was a solid story that I would recommend my friends hearing.
We'll give you more time.
Amy.
All
So I read the book, like instead of doing the audio, so I didn't hear Mary Kane actually read it.
So it was only my emotions that were coming into play, not hers through her voice.
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