The mental "tips" and "strategies" are my favorite parts of reads like this. There's training guides everywhere, and I think the structure is generally the same for the most part -- but overcoming the mental-blocks is where the real hurdles are... at least for me.

Might have to check this one out.

Also -- that's quite the stack of books you've got in the background there.. I think I recognize a couple I've read...

Eat and Run by Scott Jurek; and
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall