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This book reaffirmed what I think of Meb. He‘s a class act. He‘s incredibly humble and your stereotypical runner; run through pain even knowing better. I did that! And a half marathon with tendinitis in my right achilles tendon. This book showed his highs and lows with his pro running career. Some may say it‘s repetitive but I found that he‘s human. He learned hard lessons. He‘s open about his downs and his faith. 👇

New audiobook!!! 😍 Meb is absolutely amazing!

“But I also realize that winning doesn't always mean getting first place; it means getting the best out of yourself.”

I loved this read. Definitly wouldn't be interesting to someone who doesn't love hearing the minute details of a run, but I adored the organization and inights of this book. There were definitly many times when he complained about a slow 5:21 mile and I'm like coooool cool that is the most unrelatable thing I've ever read lol. But his insights on perserverance, healing from injuries, and stirving to be the best version of himself were beautiful

Memoir of an Olympic marathon runner, in the form of 26 race reports: one for each marathon of his career. He pairs each race with a lesson for running and life, but I'm here for the race reports. I've been a marathoner myself, but in a very different class: my best time is almost twice Meb's. So I relish the insight into what it is like to run with the elites, and to know that some of the joys and pains are ones I recognize.

The first thing I see is the finish line behind me.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Loving the idea of #bookspin so throwing out a list for March that includes books sitting on my nightstand for too long and a huge number of things downloaded on my Kindle that got buried. @thearomaofbooks

If you are a runner, you will probably enjoy this book. Meb talks a lot about mental toughness, how he trains, splits, pace, PRs and what it‘s like to be an elite runner. I loved it!

Inspiration for my runs.