Books in 2025

My reading of books in particular has reduced significantly over the past 5 years and I am unable to put a finger on what the root cause is. There are a few contenders  - time spent with children, articles etc but none very persuasive as I do have the time to read ~25 pages at least every day. I have also started perhaps 20+ books and finished less than a quarter of them. But my mental state has varied quite a bit and I have been physically tired quite a bit during the year, thanks in part to running higher mileage than in prev years and also 2 intense months of swimming in the summer. Anyway, this is what I managed this year (in no particular order)

1. The Running Ground by Nicholas Thompson
2. Don't call it a comeback by Keira D'Amato*
3. Beginners by Tom Vanderbilt
4. Shoemaker by Joe Foster (co-founder of Reebok)
5. Running with Purpose by Jim Weber (ex-CEO of Brooks)
6. Even More Bad Parenting Advice by Guy DeLisle (graphic novel)
7. Ballistic by Henry Abbott
8. When Running Made History by Roger Robinson
9. Play to Potential by Deepak Jayaraman
10. The explorer's gene by Alex Hutchinson
11. Talent Lab by Owen Slot
12. Running Smart by Mariska van Sprundel
13. The man who beat the markets by Gregory Zuckerman
14. So good they can't ignore you by Cal Newport
15. You look like a thing and I love you by Janelle Shane*

It is unlikely but possible that I have missed a few books since I read across my Kindle, phone (reading apps), hard copies, iPad etc. And I have become lousier at keeping track although I have taken a corrective measure by installing ReadWise this yr again (thanks to Ramanand for the inspiration). Let's see if I do a better job of tracking my reading in 2026

*women authors. Both amazing reads