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Inspiring, will get any couch potato up and running

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Everytime I pick this book up and read each persons account of their first marathon it brings tears to my eyes. Well written easy to read, containing lots of short stories, so it's easy to dip in and out of if you are a busy person. Inspiring and at times tear jerking. These are real people old, young, fat, thin mums, dads Grans, nuns, teachers etc..All with a great story to tell of why and how they came to run their first marathon and how it changed their lives forever.Quite humbling. It's enthusiasm is infectious and it's bound to inspire anyone of any age or size to get up and give running a go. A brilliant read.

Awesome and motivatintg. Don't run a marathon without it.	Customer Rating:
I am running the NYC Marathon in November 99 and I picked up this book for a little motivation. I read the introduction in the bookstore and started to cry. I loved it. I lost the book during a trip to California. I wasted no time in ordering another copy. I am ready to run now that I shared with all of the poeple who told their story.

Want to get motivated to run a marathon? This is the book.

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I met Gail Kislevitz via phone over the past year. She interviewed me to be included in this book. Because of that, I got to know how very special this book was as her motivation was to get as many different personal stories out there as possible. She is a very positive and caring person. She portrays that in her style of writing. As being one of the subjects in the book, I can tell you that her content is acurate. This book will hold your attention even if you don't plan on running a marathon. There is valuable information on how people overcome challenges that any one could use in their own life. Oh...yes...she has run the marathon herself. :-)

Excellent motivation for your first marathon

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Many of the miles I've run to train for my first marathon have been spent thinking about the people written about in this book. The individual's stories in this book are not only extremely motivational but also touching and sometimes funny. I would recommend this book for all first time marathoners as well as people looking for that extra inspiration in reaching that goal that you're not quite sure you can make.