I love a book about running and this one is really thoughtful and offers a different vantage point on how race and body size can factor in to joyful running environments and belonging or not. I found it really refreshing to hear recommendations that are genuinely staggered but also take you from a jog to the end of the road to running multiple marathons. Niche but it really hit for me that Coach Corey has been running in the recreation ground I learned to walk in. He talks about not being seen in running spaces and it hit me that few of the running books I've read before (including the ones he mentions) are about people and places like the ones I know and love. 

This book handles the weight loss and diet side of books like this about as carefully as you might hope. Corey is really clear that you don't need to be any particular shape or size to be a runner and you don't need to run for the purpose of losing weight. That said, there is definitely content that idealises certain ways of being and running, which may not be for everyone. The balance of how he got here to running tips is also well-handled but I can imagine that there maybe too much story to running advice for some. I listened on audio via NetGalley and would definitely consider getting a hardcopy when it comes out.