Boston Bound
A 7-Year Journey to Overcome Mental Barriers and Qualify for the Boston Marathon

One of the greatest challenges of the marathon is accepting that an extraordinary amount of hard work and preparation seems to all boil down to something that happens within just a few hours. -Elizabeth Clor This - in a nutshell - is my constant struggle with marathon training. Hours and hours of up-......more

Good, if a but repetitive I can't put my finger on it, but in the first two thirds of this book I found it hard to like this writer. I'm sure she's a nice person but something about her was quite annoying early on. Once she had her breakthrough she became far more relatable and less self involved. Th......more

In terms of running books and running memoirs, Boston Bound is a solid view into the mind of the author. Clor exposes her raw and cumbersome mental barriers on her journey to qualifying for the Boston Marathon. It is a mammoth task for any runner, and it really isn't a spoiler to note that she event......more

I follow Elizabeth on Instagram, which is what led me to discover this book. It is her account of the journey she took to qualify for the Boston marathon. Various obstacles are covered, such as battles with anxiety, an eating disorder, OCD etc. It was an interesting read for anyone who's into runnin......more

This was a very quick read. I was looking for an inspirational running book, but found this to be more of a warning "do not run down this path". Many of Clor's race recaps made me feel sad. I was horrified to read she was running well and dropped out of a marathon at the 18 mile mark. She was the le......more