Chicken Soup for the Soul: Runners: 101 Inspirational Stories of Energy, Endurance, and Endorphins

by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark

Overview

Runners will love these inspirational stories about their sport -- the camaraderie, the self-discipline, the energy and endorphins they enjoy, the self-discovery. Includes stories on swimming and cycling for triathletes too.

When runners aren't running, they are talking about running, planning their next run, shopping for running... This book contains 101 stories from everyday and famous runners... telling their stories to other runners... about how running has improved their lives, recovering from injuries, challenging themselves, and includes amazing stories of marathons, camaraderie, and the natural high that comes from this popular sport. Plenty of stories for triathletes too, covering swimming and cycling.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781611591323
Publisher:	Chicken Soup for the Soul
Publication date:	12/21/2010
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen are co-founders of Chicken Soup for the Soul.
Amy Newmark is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Chicken Soup for the Soul.
Dean Karnazes is an internationally-known endurance athlete, speaker, and author.
Jack Canfield is co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, which includes forty New York Times bestsellers, and coauthor of The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. He is a leader in the field of personal transformation and peak performance and is currently CEO of the Canfield Training Group and Founder and Chairman of the Board of The Foundation for Self-Esteem. An internationally renowned corporate trainer and keynote speaker, he lives in Santa Barbara, California.
 Mark Victor Hansen is a co-founder of Chicken Soup for the Soul.
Amy Newmark is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Chicken Soup for the Soul.  

Hometown:

Santa Barbara, California

Date of Birth:

August 19, 1944

Place of Birth:

Fort Worth, Texas

Education:

B.A. in History, Harvard University, 1966; M.A.T. Program, University of Chicago, 1968; M.Ed., U. of Massachusetts, 1973

Website:

http://www.jackcanfield.com

Table of Contents

Introduction Dean Karnazes xi

1 Starting Out

1 The Circle Is the Only Geometry Matt Fitzgerald 1

2 How I Found My Running Partner Marie Duffoo 5

3 Real Runners Marjorie Woodall 9

4 The Side Effect of Fear Ron Kaiser, Jr. 11

5 Tale of a Former Slowpoke Claire Howlett 13

6 To Kingdom Come Carol McAdoo Rehme 17

7 Dark Morning Running Jill Barville 20

8 Taking a Leap of Faith Marianne Mousigian 23

9 The Jogging Mommy Beth Braccio Hering 25

10 Who Knew? Diane Stark 28

2 Running Therapy

11 The Sanctity of the Run Luci L. Creery 35

12 Alive Tammy Ruggles 38

13 The Secret Tina Bausinger 41

14 Moving Forward Amanda Southall 43

15 Changing Course Jennifer Freed 46

16 Running Meditation Cristina M. Cherry 48

17 The Marathon Miracle Allen R. Smith 51

18 Full Circle John P. Buentello 56

19 To Celebrate Carla O'Brien 59

20 How Motherhood Made Me a Better Runner and Vice Versa Lisa Levin Reichmann 63

21 I'd Only Just Begun Rita Lussier 67

3 Camaraderie

22 The Kindness of Runners Mark Remy 73

23 The Pre-Dawn People Dana Martin 77

24 I Am a Hasher Jeff Hoyt 81

25 That Should Have Been a Left Dena Harris 84

26 Cross Country Isn't for Wimps Bob Dickson 87

27 Running Blind Carolyn Magner Mason 90

28 Trail and Error Shelby Gonzalez 94

29 Who Is Robert DeVille? Lee Hammerschmidt 97

30 Running with Geezers Dena Harris 99

31 Give 'em the Knuckles Tim Brewster 103

4 Comebacks

32 The New York Marathon after 9/11 Lindsay Nielsen 109

33 Triumph Over Tragedy Scott Moloney 113

34 Racewalking Charles Boyle 118

35 The Warrior Woman Ron Kaiser, Jr. 121

36 Bumps in the Road Lori Hein 123

37 A Runner Kathleen Shoop 126

38 Why I Run Cindy Hanna 129

39 Dreams Dr. Tim Maggs 132

40 Through Grit Alone Scott Rigsby 136

41 Deena Kastor Greg Woodburn 140

5 Everyday Adventures

42 Miracle on the Run Josh Cox 147

43 Nowhere to Go J.M. Penfold 153

44 How Not to Jog Sharon Van Zandt 156

45 Morning Run Elizabeth Kathryn Gerold-Miller 160

46 The God of the iPod James S. Fell 162

47 Waterworks Christina Dymock 167

48 Keith's World Jenny R. George 170

49 The Truth about the Winter Runner Mark Spangler 173

50 Cleansing the Soul Machille Legoullon 176

51 Initially I Was Alone Gil D. Hannon 178

52 Race Day Amy Stockwell Mercer 180

6 Family Ties

53 The Best Race of My Life Dean Karnazes 187

54 Running Home Melissa Blanco 190

55 My Running Partner Bettie Wailes 193

56 Recovered Memories Mike Sackett 196

57 T-Shirt Tales Samantha Ducloux Waltz 200

58 Cosmic Engineering R. Mike Bennett 204

59 Extreme Corps Marathon and Stars Connie K. Pombo 207

60 Saints at the Races Diane Shaw 212

61 Marathon Mom Bonnie West 216

62 Sharing More Than a Jog Erin Liddell 219

7 A Step at a Time

63 Finding Inspiration in Each Other Roy Pirrung 225

64 Running with the Wolf Pack Roberta Beach Jacobson 229

65 The Lion's Prey Ginger Herring 231

66 Running for My Life Chris Salstrom 234

67 From Smoking to Hot Erika Tremper 237

68 Inspired to Run Jennifer Lee Johnson 240

69 The Most Dedicated Ben Mueller 242

70 The Shelf Curse Sherrie Page Najarian 245

71 First Step Fallon Kane 248

8 Fortitude

72 Listen to Yourself Lisa Smith-Batchen 255

73 My Love for Ultrarunning Michelle Barton 258

74 40 on 40 Melissa Butler 261

75 A Lesson in Running P.R. O'Leary 264

76 Changing My Story Amy Moritz 267

77 Running with Joy William Sanchez 270

78 Running through Denial Julie Bradford Brand 273

79 When Life Hands You a Lemon Bobbie Jensen Lippman 276

80 Heat Stroke Ron Kaiser, Jr. 280

81 To Finish the Race Nancy Liedel 284

82 Mile 24 Christine A. Brooks 287

9 Interesting Places

83 Push Katie Visco 293

84 Women Can Run Too Rachel Jones 295

85 A New Road Marian Tascio Friedrichs 300

86 You Can Go Home Again Janine Fleury 303

87 You Can Run, But You Can't Hide Courtney Gilman 306

88 The Granddaddy Samantha Ducloux Waltz 311

89 Footprints around God's World Kathryn Schneeman 314

90 Each Step an Offering Eli Shostak 318

91 The Broken Toe Michael Brennan 323

10 Moving on to Triathlons

92 Ironman Lindsay Nielsen 331

93 The Terror of Tri Melissa Dymock 336

94 Racing with Heart Carrie Monroe 339

95 In It to Finish Chuck Matsoff 342

96 Saying Boo to Cancer Molly Hensien 346

97 Tweny Years to Reach a Pipe Dream Karen Gray-Keeler 349

98 The Heart of an Ironman Tricia Downing 352

99 Racing Back Elena Aitken 357

100 Competing Voices Christina Kapp 360

101 Triathlete Grandma Bonnie Schey McClurg 364

Meet Our Contributors 367

Meet Our Authors 382

Thank You! 384