My main interest in reading this book was to find any advice on writing. There is some, but not very much. The vast majority is literally about running, the ins and outs and his personal problems and triumphs (mostly problems).

I wasn't really very interested in that and found the details of various races to be quite tedious. He does state that the book will be predominantly about running at the start so it's not like I was misled, but I just could't make myself care about his cramping calf muscles and general enthusiasm for triathalons.

I should point out that I also found a lot of the personal recollections of Stephen King in 'On Writing' to also be exceedingly dull (I don't care what drive-ins he went to as a boy), but that book had a large section on writing which was well worth reading.

I'd say this one is strictly for running enthusiasts.