From the Publisher
In Mile Markers, Runner's World contributing
editor Kristin Armstrong captures the ineffable and timeless beauty
of running, the importance of nurturing relationships with those we
love, and the significance of reflecting on our experiences. This
collection considers the most important reasons women run,
celebrating the inspiring passion runners have for their sport and
illustrating how running fosters a vitally powerful community. With
unique wit, refreshing candor, and disarming vulnerability,
Armstrong shares her conviction that running is the perfect
parallel for marking the milestones of life. From describing
running a hardfought race with her tightly-knit group of sweat
sisters, to watching her children participate in the sport for the
very first time, Armstrong infuses her experiences with a
perspective of hope that every moment is a chance to become a
stronger, wiser, more peaceful woman. Running threads these
touching stories together, and through each of them we are shown
the universal undercurrents of inspiration, growth, grace, family,
empowerment, and endurance.
About the Author
KRISTIN ARMSTRONG is a mother, a writer, and a runner. She has
written five previous books, and her work has appeared in
USA
Today, Glamour, O, The Oprah Magazine, Parenting, and the
Austin American-Statesman. She is a contributing editor
for
Runner's World magazine and keeps a weekly blog,
Mile Markers, on
www.runnersworld.com.
Kristin has run seven marathons and one ultramarathon. She lives in
Austin, Texas, and Santa Barbara, California, with her three
children, Luke, Grace, and Isabelle.
About the Book
Built on the success of her popular blog on RunnersWorld.com,
Kristin Armstrong's new book is
an intensely personal look at how running creates a special sense
of community for the women who
participate, and how it has helped her and many others mark the
milestones of their lives. Each of the
26 chapters (the .2 is the epilogue) is dedicated to a specific
theme, such as Friendship, Gratitude,
Healing, Balance, and Motherhood. The specific experience of
running is knitted into each chapter,
but the real messages about inspiration, growth, family,
empowerment, and endurance are universal. Mile Markers details the
essence of Armstrong's belief that running is a valuable source of
connection,
life, and health for all the women who love it.
Format: Hardcover
Published: March 1, 2011
Publisher: RODALE BOOKS
Language: English
The following ISBNs are associated with this title:
ISBN - 10: 1609611063
ISBN - 13: 9781609611064
