Come What May, I Want to Run
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Come What May, I Want to Run

A Memoir of the Saving Grace of Ultrarunning in Overwhelming Times

  1. 196 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Come What May, I Want to Run

A Memoir of the Saving Grace of Ultrarunning in Overwhelming Times

About this book

Growing up, Miriam is an average athlete who doesn't get much playing time. She never imagines becoming a runner. But a college breakup propels her to run to mend her broken heart. She begins running 5K races. These races morph into half-marathons and marathons. Years later, runninghelps her to cope with the workplace mistreatment she isenduring as an academic and the depression she suffers.After watching Dean Karnazes and Pam Reed on 60 Minutes talk about ultrarunning, Miriam signs up for the JFK 50 ultra. With the love and support of her family, she runs an ultramarathon every year. A few years later, Miriam is unable to run normally until she is diagnosed with neurological B12 deficiency and gets her running legs back.Three days after placing third female in a twenty-four-hour ultramarathon, Miriam's scheduled laparoscopic hysterectomy is only the beginning of her medical and surgical nightmare. When her husband Jon is diagnosed with stage four cancer, Miriam runs ultramarathons for his healing.In Come What May, I Want to Run, the reader keeps pace with Miriam as she overcomes adversity, and her unrelenting faith, perseverance, resiliency, and running ultramarathons never waiver.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Chapter 1: It’s Big
  4. Chapter 2: It’s Not Going to Happen Again
  5. Chapter 3: Not Humanly Possible
  6. Chapter 4: Saving Grace
  7. Chapter 5: Just Watch Me
  8. Chapter 6: Sabotage
  9. Chapter 7: Little Miss Sunshine
  10. Chapter 8: Target
  11. Chapter 9: The Roller Coaster Ride from Hell
  12. Chapter 10: Dancing Shoeless
  13. Chapter 11: Comeback
  14. Chapter 12: I Won’t Let Go
  15. Chapter 13: An Athlete’s Heart
  16. Chapter 14: It’s Only a Little
  17. Chapter 15: I’m on Fire!
  18. Chapter 16: Poise Pads
  19. Chapter 17: Suffering Journey
  20. Chapter 18: Compassion, Communion, and Conversation
  21. Chapter 19: Half-Star Motel
  22. Chapter 20: Low Value
  23. Chapter 21: Bonus
  24. Chapter 22: I Am Free Now
  25. Chapter 23: Come What May, I Want to Run
  26. Chapter 24: Backscratcher
  27. Chapter 25: Just Send Me an Email
  28. Chapter 26: It’s Official
  29. Chapter 27: Pink Streamers
  30. Chapter 28: Brooklyn Bridge
  31. Chapter 29: Umbrella Hat
  32. Chapter 30: Joy Awaits