Running, Jen A. Miller
Running, Jen A. Miller
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Running
A Love Story

Author: Jen A. Miller

Narrator: Randye Kaye

Unabridged: 5 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/22/2016


Synopsis

Growing up, Jen Miller hated running. For her, running was only ever going to be conditioning for soccer of punishment for softball. It was never going to be done by choice and it was never going to be fun. Fast forward fifteen years, though, and you can't drag Jen off the road.

As the 2008 recession hit, Jen quickly found herself with a newly purchased home, a fading freelance business and an alcoholic boyfriend. To avoid slipping into an even deeper depression, she took to the streets. What started as a silly assignment (running and reporting on a 5k) soon became an obsession (running fifty+ miles a week training for marathons). Running gave Jen focus, discipline, and a way to block out negativity; it gave her the confidence that her relationships with men never had; it gave her hope and a way forward. Over the course of a few short years hundreds of miles, Jen fell in love with running, and in doing so, found a way to fall out of love with the wrong kind of men and back in love with herself.

Running: A Love Story chronicles Jen's inspiring transformation. Often witty and always thoughtful, Running: A Love Story aims to examine running from a repeatedly overlooked vantage point—that of a woman shuffling in the middle of the pack, who runs not for medals but for something more.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marissa on July 05, 2018

If you're going to write a memoir framed around a specific aspect of your life (e.g. your Hollywood stardom, your prestigious career, or, as here, your athletic endeavor), you have two choices: you either have to be very detail-oriented about that aspect, or you have to use that aspect as a framing......more

Goodreads review by Sara on May 24, 2018

The idea is good: a young woman takes up running, and different races and training for them coincide with different relationships and stages in her life. I had trouble relating to her New Jersey identity and pride, and don't get me started on her boyfriends. Obviously, I'm only getting her side, but......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on September 15, 2016

Her journey with running, health, and her love life. I was expecting it to be a little more inspiring but I left the book thinking that running is hard and takes a lot of time. Which is true.......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on January 06, 2022

Read this book between waiting at the airport and the flight to ATL. Quick, easy read that balances the ups and downs of life and how running relates to it.......more