The Nonrunners Marathon Guide for Wo..., Dawn Dais
The Nonrunners Marathon Guide for Wo..., Dawn Dais
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The Nonrunner's Marathon Guide for Women
Get Off Your Butt and On with Your Training

Author: Dawn Dais

Narrator: Dawn Dais

Unabridged: 6 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Seal Press

Published: 08/01/2017

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Anyone can run a marathon. Dawn Dais makes it a little more bearable--and a lot more fun

Dawn Dais hated running. And it didn't like her much, either. Her fitness routine consisted of avoiding the stairs in her own house, because who really has the energy to climb stairs? It was with this exercise philosophy firmly in place that she set off to complete a marathon.

The Nonrunner's Marathon Guide for Women is the ideal training manual for women who don't believe that running is their biological destiny but who dream of crossing the finish line nonetheless. Nonrunners offers a realistic training schedule and is chock-full of how-to's and funny observations, which she felt were lacking in the guides she had consulted. She also integrates entries from her journal, sharing everything would-be marathoners need to know about the gear, the blisters, the early morning workouts, the late-night carb binges, and most important of all, the amazing rewards.

Running may not seem like a friendly endeavor, but with Dawn Dais, you can tame the beast and hit the marathon trail.

About Dawn Dais

Dawn Dais is the author of several guides to pregnancy and parenting, including The Sh!t No One Tells You About Pregnancy and The Sh!t No One Tells You About Toddlers. Her other books include The Nonrunner's Marathon Guide for Women and The Noncyclist's Guide to the Century.She lives in Sacramento, California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Paula on August 30, 2012

Laugh out loud funny. I can relate to many things the author encounters when starting to train for a marathon.......more

Goodreads review by Celia on August 21, 2021

Definitely had me laughing out loud on numerous occasions. As a runner who has only recently started to actually like running, I related so much to this book!......more

Goodreads review by Queen on March 26, 2024

Great to hear the personal story of someone running their first marathon who is not an experienced runner and most marathon books are written by good runners, which I am not. However, not massively relevant now as the book was first written in 2006 so quite out of date and US focused.......more

Goodreads review by Liv on February 07, 2022

Dnf @204. It just didn't have enough practical advice. Too many asides too......more

Goodreads review by Abby on November 13, 2008

I enjoyed this book. You do not have to be training for a marathon to read it. If you have ever been a runner, trained for a race, want to do it someday, ran a marathon ten years ago, whatever... it's fun to read. It's part funny memoir of the author training for a marathon (as a total non runner),......more


Quotes

"Dawn Dais is your average nonrunner who experienced firsthand what it's like to shake up the routine and train for a marathon--and finish it! This is a funny guide that provides needed motivation for a journey that can change your life for the better."
U.S. Olympian Jeff Galloway, author of the bestselling book Marathon

"This is the funniest book ever written about marathon training-an essentially absurd process that is taken too seriously by far too many runners. This is a must-read for couch potatoes who accidentally sign up for this ambitious athletic event and then think, Oh my god, what have I done?"—Jayne Williams, author of Slow Fat Triathlete: Live Your Athletic Dreams in the Body You Have Now