Running Through the Wall - Personal Encounters with the Ultramarathon

I picked up a new book today.  "Running Through the Wall - Personal Encounters with the Ultramarathon" by Neal Jamison and Don Allison.  It's stories from ultra marathon runners about their races.  I am hoping it will work as a little bit of motivation.  I'll write a review in the next week or two.

Core Strength Workout Options

I've known for quite a while that I need to work on my core strength. The big problem with that is most core exercises are boring. I need to find something that will keep me interested. I stopped at Barnes and Noble on my lunch break and picked up a couple of books. the first is "Core Performance Endurance" by Mark Verstegen. This looks like a basic core workout book with all the familiar exercises. Not really what I want, but the book was cheap and maybe reading it will motivate me to get started.

I've read a lot recently about Kettlebell workouts. They seems like a little more fun and appear to be pretty effective. I picked up a copy of "Body Strong: Kettlebell Blitz Beginner Program" by Paul and Robyn Bova. It's a small booklet that gives instruction on the basic kettlebell moves and has a beginner's workout built in. I'm excited to start this one.

I'll curl up with one of these books tonight and hopefully get started on a core program very soon. I'll post a review of each book after I finish reading them.