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Ask HN: Audiobooks that you can enjoy during a run?

3 points by sharmi ↗ HN
I spend nearly an hour everyday walking or running. I would like to have a few good audiobooks that are more enjoyable to listen to while moving. Since I am outside, I can get distracted sometimes. I still would like to be able to follow the audiobook inspite of the distraction, if possible.

For reference, I found these two talks most enjoyable to listen to inspite of moving at a fast pace. The speakers are so engaging, I was riveted and totally focused. I want to discover audiobooks which are similarly engrossing in different fields.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtIzMaLkCaM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unzc731iCUY

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jfengel
I can make one negative suggestion: while I did enjoy listening to Rob Ingles' narration of The Lord of the Rings, the parts about Frodo and Sam trudging through Mordor didn't exactly lift my spirits during August marathon training runs.

Basically I just listened to whatever my library had. I did enjoy several classes from The Great Courses, which are now available as downloadable content. The one on the Philosophy of Science was unexpectedly eye-opening for me. You should be able to track down a code for a free month with little effort.

Since then I've switched to podcasts, which are free and plentiful, and available on any topic you could possibly imagine. Between running and commuting I download about 20 hours per week, and each of those comes with back episodes amounting to many hundreds of hours. And it's zero effort: once I've found a podcast I like, new content just materializes. And if an episode isn't engaging, just skip it.

danial
I'm listening to Can't hurt me by David Goggins

It's working.