Table of Contents

Introduction, Dean Karnazes

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~Getting Started~

1. Finding My Light, Sara Etgen-Baker

2. Time for Health, Billy Cuchens

3. Through Anything, Denise Murphy Drespling

4. The Walking Cure, Diana L. Walters

5. No Donuts for Today, Lisa Leshaw

6. The Not-So-Fun Run, Diane Stark

7. From Screen Time to Race Time, Andrew Todd Smith

8. A Tenth of a Mile, A.J. Martin

9. A Real Runner, Karyn Curtis

10. Hey, 60! Carolyn Roy-Bornstein

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~We’re All Crazy Here~

11. Badwater 135: “The World’s Toughest Foot Race” Michelle Barton

12. One Tough Mudder, Dana Ayers

13. Don’t Run in Your Pajamas, D.E. Brigham

14. Running the Crazy Miles, Jon Penfold

15. Who Me? Erika Tremper

16. Chased by Zombies, Heather Truckenmiller

17. Barefoot Rebel, S. Scott Sanderson

18. Never Too Late, Diane Morrow-Kondos

19. Head, Body, Heart, Olivia O’Toole

20. Milestones, Perry P. Perkins

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~Camaraderie & Community~

21. Running by My Side, Helen Boulos

22. Walking in Another Direction, Susan Yanguas

23. Strangers in Seattle, Kenneth Heckard

24. A Runner’s Hi, Kathy Lynn Miller

25. I Don’t Walk Alone, Risa Nye

26. Street Greetings, Marianne Fosnow

27. Running for Your Pads, John M. Scanlan

28. Hey, Can I Walk with You? Angela McRae

29. Wonder Women, Kristen Knott

30. A Silver Braid, Kate E. Anderson

31. Runners’ High, Ingrid Tomey

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~Doing It for Myself~

32. Always There for Me, Dimity McDowell

33. You’ve Been Geezered, Doug Malewicki

34. Olympic Dreams, Ruth Heidrich

35. The Trail to Myself, Ann Morrow

36. Learning to Listen, Ed Meek

37. Chemotivation, Joan Donnelly-Emery

38. Not a Typical Runner, Melissa Edmondson

39. Bolo, Nancy Lee Davis

40. A Way of Life, Roz Warren

41. Flock Around the Block, Tracy Crump

42. Sole to Soul, Rene Jordan

43. Friends for the Long Run, Rebecca Wood

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~One Step at a Time~

44. The Better Half of a Marathon, Darin Cook

45. The Night Running Saved My Life, Elizabeth Calcutt

46. Can’t Bring Me Down, Tammi Keen

47. Aunt Fanny, Connie Biddle Morrison

48. The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Da’feet, Francesca Peppiatt

49. Going the Distance, Carol Randolph

50. A Long Road to the Finish Line, Kristi Cocchiarella FitzGerald

51. For Kenny, James Barrera

52. Go, Girl, Go! Jen Chapman

53. Training My Mind, Jill Diaz

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~That Marathon Mindset~

54. No One Runs Alone in Boston, Kelly L. Swan Taylor

55. Beyond the Right Turn, Brian Reynolds

56. Gold Star Day, R. A. Douthitt

57. Cones, Curbs and Cracks, Millicent Flake

58. A Year at a Time, Susan Yanguas

59. Dreams Come True, Eileen Melia Hession

60. Becoming Exceptional, Sherrod C. Schuler

61. Semper Fi, Sister, Deb Sinness

62. Bee-utiful Run, Jen A. Miller

63. Walk On, Mary Z. Whitney

64. Step by Step, Lorraine Cannistra

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~Oh the Places I’ve Been~

65. Belonging, Burr Purnell

66. 52 Marathons in 52 Weeks, Karl W. Gruber

67. Boston Love, Tracy Chamberlain Higginbotham

68. Storms and Strength, R. A. Douthitt

69. Racing into a New Life, Sarah A. Richardson

70. Believing in Myself, Ruth Roy

71. A Marathon Waltz, Patricia Ann Rossi

72. The Roots of Barefoot Ted, “Barefoot Ted” McDonald

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~Family Ties~

73. Running in Circles, Shaun P. Evans

74. A Double Blessing, Diane Stark

75. Muddling Through, Larry Hoy

76. Running on Empty, Heidi Kling-Newnam

77. Outrunning the Hard Yards, Kristin Baldwin Homsi

78. Christmas in July, Melissa Face

79. He Never Pushed the Baby Carriage, Eva Carter

80. The Bridge, Shawnelle Eliasen

81. The World of a Runner’s Mom, Patricia A. Gavin

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~Committing to Life~

82. In Step Forever, Yasir Salem

83. No Feeding Tube, Robert Allen Lupton

84. Three Words of Advice, Susan Lynn

85. Healthier Ever After, Kimberly Nichelle

86. Getting Back on Track, Michele Sprague

87. The Dawn of a New Day, Runeha Sneha

88. A New Label, Michelle Anderson

89. If I Can, Anyone Can, Annie Randall

90. Boston Strong, Paula Roberts-Banks

91. Wheeling, Amy Anderson

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~It’s Therapy and More~

92. Just Show Up, Brian Wong

93. Tiny Sanctuary, Tanya Estes

94. Finding My Peace, Niko Bellott

95. Our First 5K, Lisa M. Bartelt

96. Pounding Out the Stress, Peter J. Neiger

97. Running Full Circle, Heather Martin Jauquet

98. The Marathon Finish Line, Colleen M. Arnold

99. Running in Sickness and in Health, Miriam Díaz-Gilbert

100. I Faced My Divorce at the Finish Line, Allison Andrews

101. Running Through Life, Emily Rusch

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