Shubaly moves from being a person who compulsively uses substances to being a compulsive runner. There is definitely more substance abuse than running, I have always said, I can see how running could be used to replace alcohol, and you can see how it happens to one man in this short piece. There is also some stuff here about the crazy things you do when you run and the people you end up being friends with because of it. Overall I enjoyed it, but I don't know that it would be the best reading material for everyone. "The long run" is a short read. Not only because it's only about 60 digital pages but because once you start the first word, the next one comes natural all the way till the end of the story. Shubaly's account of his journey into alcoholic hell and back as an extreme runner is full of the traditional "sex, drugs and rock'n'roll", but also filled with humiliation, regret and honesty in telling how recovery has come to him.I found out about the book thanks to his telling of "Shipwrecked" at The Moth podcast and that night started reading "The long run" right away. I put it down when I couldn't keep my eyes open any more, but first thing I did the morning after was finishing. And there's got to be something interesting enough to keep me away from breakfast.
What do You think about The Long Run (2000)?
Way more depressing and less inspirational than I'd expected. Felt bummed out after reading!
—KiddMega
Gave up after a great first chapter. This book is not about running.
—woody576
