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This Is About Running. This Is Not About Running.
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Nike's head running coach on why you don't have to be fast to be a runner.
If you've used the Nike Run Club app, you already know Coach Bennett's voice from the guided runs. This book has the same upbeat approach: running isn't about pace or distance, it's about showing up and starting. It's short, funny and encouraging, written as much for people who don't run yet as for people who do. A great nudge for a friend training for a first 5K.
Shelf
How it reads
Easy read
Best for
- New and returning runners
- Nike Run Club fans
- Anyone who needs a push to start
About this book
- Author
- Chris Bennett
- Publisher
- Dey Street Books
- Published
- September 1, 2026
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN-10
- 0063477041
- ISBN-13
- 978-0063477049
Book description
From Nike Running's Global Head Coach Chris Bennett comes a bold, welcoming book for runners, non-runners, and everyone in between. Rooted in the coaching philosophy that has helped millions take their first steps forward, it's about finding the courage to cross the starting lines in your life.
This Is About Running. This Is Not About Running. is a deeply motivating, funny, and unexpectedly moving book about what happens when we dare to step up to the starting lines in our lives. Drawing on the philosophy that has inspired millions around the world, Coach Bennett reframes running not as a test of speed, distance, or competition--but as a practice in showing up, moving forward, and discovering what's possible when you take a chance on yourself.
With his signature mix of positivity, pop-culture wisdom, and back-to-basics insight, Bennett strips away the pressure that keeps so many people stuck. Instead, he offers a refreshing invitation: you don't have to be fast, fit, or fearless to be a runner. You just have to start. And once you do, running has a way of teaching you about far more than running: about resilience, confidence, self-trust, and the quiet power of momentum.
Whether you're lacing up for the first time, returning after years away, or simply looking for a new way to think about progress, this book is a reminder that forward is forward, and that something extraordinary can happen when you take that first step.
Because the best running isn't really about running at all.
It's about life.
About the author
Chris Bennett is Nike Running's Global Head Coach and one of the coaching voices behind the guided runs in the Nike Run Club app, which have helped millions of people start running.
