{"id":97,"date":"2025-12-20T13:36:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T13:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marathonfail.com\/?p=97"},"modified":"2025-12-20T16:50:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T16:50:12","slug":"go-blue-shoutout-from-u-of-michigan-stamps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marathonfail.com\/?p=97","title":{"rendered":"GO BLUE! Shoutout from UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>In October, Alen Yen (BFA \u200b\u201993) published a new book on marathon running for amateurs that quickly became an Amazon Top-New Release and best seller. As President and Creative Director of the iFactory digital agency, Yen\u2019s love of information design\u2009\u2014\u2009coupled with a self-described \u200b\u201cembarrassing lack of running talent\u201d\u2009\u2014\u2009has yielded an accessible, funny, honest, and brutally useful text. 50 Ways to F- Up a Marathon: an amateur\u2019s guide to #marathonfails is available now at Amazon, Barnes &amp; Noble, and wherever books are sold.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stamps.umich.edu\/news\/alen-yen-publishes-best-selling-book\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/stamps.umich.edu\/news\/alen-yen-publishes-best-selling-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a> \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image97_fea7cf-97 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image97_fea7cf-97 img.kb-img, .kb-image97_fea7cf-97 .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);border-right:1px solid var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);border-bottom:1px solid var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);border-left:1px solid var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-image97_fea7cf-97 img.kb-img, .kb-image97_fea7cf-97 .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);border-right:1px solid var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);border-bottom:1px solid var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);border-left:1px solid var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-image97_fea7cf-97 img.kb-img, .kb-image97_fea7cf-97 .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);border-right:1px solid var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);border-bottom:1px solid var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);border-left:1px solid var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);}}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image97_fea7cf-97 size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stamps.umich.edu\/news\/alen-yen-publishes-best-selling-book\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/marathonfail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-20-at-8.36.04-AM-1024x643.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marathonfail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-20-at-8.36.04-AM-1024x643.png 1024w, https:\/\/marathonfail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-20-at-8.36.04-AM-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/marathonfail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-20-at-8.36.04-AM-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/marathonfail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-20-at-8.36.04-AM-1536x965.png 1536w, https:\/\/marathonfail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-20-at-8.36.04-AM-2048x1287.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In October, Alen Yen (BFA \u200b\u201993) published a new book on marathon running for amateurs that quickly became an Amazon Top-New Release and best seller. 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