’Was running a marathon with my wife a smart idea? Certainly not. We had two kids under the age of three and demanding jobs in tech. However, being smart was not my main concern. In our 4-year marriage, she’d been a rock. She nursed me through leukemia. She picked me up from rehab and drove me to AA. Now, she wanted to run the Disney Marathon. So be it. I signed up like two sports bras, extra supportive!’
Looks Like We’re Running is a humorous story about failing badly and getting better. Can running save a person’s life? Can it improve a marriage? Overcome an addiction? Each year, nearly 16 million Americans attempt a marathon. Nearly every one of them is just a regular person fighting to discover a better version of themself. Looks Like We’re Running is for that person. It was written by that person. This book contains guidance on training, gear, nutrition and recovery, but most importantly, it is a testimony of the marathon’s number one lesson: How to keep going.
Dustin Riedesel first attempted running three months after completing chemotherapy for leukemia. He started running seriously eight months later while in a rehab facility for alcohol abuse. Since running began, he lost weight, improved his marriage and friendships, earned freedom from addiction, had two children, bought a new home, received a promotion at work, and finally, wrote this book to serve as a companion for anyone seeking similar outcomes in their life.
Can moving your body for extended periods of time really give you all that? There’s one sure-fire way to find out. Put on some shoes. Get out the door. Looks like you’re running.
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Table of Contents
- Introduction: The Chicago Marathon, 2019 …
- Week 1 - Get Out The Door
- Week 0 - Pre-Training: No One Wants to Run a Marathon
- Week 2 - The Goal Is Success
- Week 3 - The Best Advice: How to Build Your Training Plan
- Week 4 - Just Do It: All You Need Are Shoes and Socks and Something to Cover Your Junk and Eventually a Water Bottle and Probably a Cell Phone or a Running Watch and Some Headphones are a Nice to Hav
- Week 5 - Run Longer or Faster
- Week 6 - Run To Live: The Essence of Cross-Training
- Week 7 - Food Is Fuel
- Week 8 - Sleep & Recovery
- Week 9 - The Halftime Break
- Week 10 - Racing Versus Running: What Makes This Not Boring
- Week 11 & 12 - The City of Oaks Half Marathon
- Week 13 - The Photo Package
- Week 14 & 15 - The Holiday Runs
- Week 16 - The Raleigh Half: Go Get It
- Week 17 & 18 - The Long Runs
- Week 19, 20 & 21 - The Taper
- Dear Winnie (A Letter to my Daughter on Her First Birthday)
- Week 21 - The Disney Marathon
- Weeks Ad Infinium – The Reasons I’m Aware Of
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Amendment
- Epilogue – The San Antonio Marathon
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