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Running Outside the Comfort Zone

Author : Susan Lacke

Publisher : VeloPress

Page : 149 pages

File Size : 14,48 MB

Release : 2019-03-27

Category : Travel

ISBN : 1948006006

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"I laughed, I cried and I was 100% re-inspired to stick with my own personal fitness goals" Running Outside the Comfort Zone uncovers the brash, bold, and very human sides of running, and along the way Susan Lacke rekindles her own crush on America’s favorite all-comers sport. Running offers much more than road racing! After a decade of writing about running, sports columnist Susan Lacke found herself in a serious running rut. The runners around her seemed to be thriving, setting goals, and having fun, but her own interest in running was lackluster. Seeking to reengage with the sport she once loved, Lacke spends a year exploring running in its many shapes and forms, taking on running challenges that scare her, push her, and downright embarrass her. From races with giant cheese wheels to a regional wife-carrying competition, a naked 5K to climbing the dark stairwells of the Empire State Building, Lacke’s brave forays and misadventures are chronicled in wondrous and funny stories.



Life's Too Short to Go So F*cking Slow

Author : Susan Lacke

Publisher : VeloPress

Page : 100 pages

File Size : 30,40 MB

Release : 2017-11-06

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1937716937

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Susan and Carlos were unlikely friends. She was a young, overweight college professor and a bit of a trainwreckjuggling a divorce, a pack-a-day habit, and hiding empty boxes of wine under her bed. He was her boss, an Ironman triathlete, with life figured out. She was a whiner, he was a hard-ass. He had his shit together, she most assuredly did not.Trash-talking workouts, breakdowns, a devastating diagnosisthis heartwarming story of training buddies reveals a deep and abiding friendship that traversed life, sport, and everything in between. Their journey reveals the inspiring power of sports and friendship to change lives forever.Amusing and poignant, Life’s Too Short To Go So F*cking Slow is about running and triathlon, growth and heartbreak, and an epic friendship that went the distance.



Stepping Outside of Your Comfort Zone

Author : T. Whitmore

Publisher : CreateSpace

Page : 40 pages

File Size : 32,31 MB

Release : 2015-07-30

Category :

ISBN : 9781515342946

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Getting stuck in a rut is common. Stepping out of the box means leaving your rut behind and moving outside your comfort zone. However, making the decision to get yourself out of that rut and finding a way to change your routines can be a challenge. It starts with one small step. Then, you need to be consistent and work toward the bigger changes. This book can help with ideas and encouragement to get the process moving. It helps you recognize what can be a good thing in your life already and what needs changed. It also gives a few examples of well-known people who stepped outside the box and found success.



Not Your Average Runner

Author : Jill Angie

Publisher : Morgan James Publishing

Page : 85 pages

File Size : 34,35 MB

Release : 2017-12-29

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN : 1683504615

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Run for fun—no matter your size, shape, or speed! Do you think running sucks? Do you think you’re too fat to run? With humor, compassion, and lots of love, Jill Angie explains how you can overcome the challenges of running with an overweight body, experience the exhilaration of hitting new milestones, and give your self-esteem an enormous boost in the process. This isn’t a guide to running for weight loss, or a simple running plan. It shows how a woman carrying a few (or many) extra pounds can successfully become a runner in the body she has right now. Jill Angie is a certified running coach and personal trainer who wants to live in a world where everyone is free to feel fit and fabulous at any size. She started the Not Your Average Runner movement in 2013 to show that runners come in all shapes, sizes, and speeds, and, since then, has assembled a global community of revolutionaries who are taking the running world by storm. If you would like to be part of the revolution, this is the book for you!



I Hate Running and You Can Too

Author : Brendan Leonard

Publisher : Hachette UK

Page : 139 pages

File Size : 10,71 MB

Release : 2021-03-16

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1648290655

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BRENDAN LEONARD HATES RUNNING. He hates it so much that he once logged fifty-two marathon-length runs in fifty-two weeks. Now he’s sharing everything he’s learned about the sport so that you can hate it too. Packed with wisdom, humor, attitude, tips, and quotes—and more than sixty illuminating charts—I Hate Running and You Can Too delivers a powerful message of motivation from a truly relatable mentor. Leonard nails the love-hate relationship most runners have with the sport. He knows the difficulty of getting off the couch, teaches us to get comfortable with being uncomfortable, embraces the mix of running with walking. And he shares all that he’s learned—celebrating the mantra of “Easy, light, smooth, and fast,” observing that any body that runs is a runner’s body. Plus Leonard knows all the practical stuff, from training methods to advice for when you hit a setback or get injured. Even the answer to that big question a lot of runners occasionally ask: Why? Easy: Running helps us understand commitment, develop patience, discover self-discipline, find mental toughness, and prove to ourselves that we can do something demanding. And, of course, burn off that extra serving of nachos.



The Comfort Crisis

Author : Michael Easter

Publisher : Rodale Books

Page : 292 pages

File Size : 11,85 MB

Release : 2021-05-11

Category : Self-Help

ISBN : 0593138775

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“If you’ve been looking for something different to level up your health, fitness, and personal growth, this is it.”—Melissa Urban, Whole30 CEO and New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Boundaries “Michael Easter’s genius is that he puts data around the edges of what we intuitively believe. His work has inspired many to change their lives for the better.”—Dr. Peter Attia, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Outlive Discover the evolutionary mind and body benefits of living at the edges of your comfort zone and reconnecting with the wild—from the author of Scarcity Brain, coming in September! In many ways, we’re more comfortable than ever before. But could our sheltered, temperature-controlled, overfed, underchallenged lives actually be the leading cause of many our most urgent physical and mental health issues? In this gripping investigation, award-winning journalist Michael Easter seeks out off-the-grid visionaries, disruptive genius researchers, and mind-body conditioning trailblazers who are unlocking the life-enhancing secrets of a counterintuitive solution: discomfort. Easter’s journey to understand our evolutionary need to be challenged takes him to meet the NBA’s top exercise scientist, who uses an ancient Japanese practice to build championship athletes; to the mystical country of Bhutan, where an Oxford economist and Buddhist leader are showing the world what death can teach us about happiness; to the outdoor lab of a young neuroscientist who’s found that nature tests our physical and mental endurance in ways that expand creativity while taming burnout and anxiety; to the remote Alaskan backcountry on a demanding thirty-three-day hunting expedition to experience the rewilding secrets of one of the last rugged places on Earth; and more. Along the way, Easter uncovers a blueprint for leveraging the power of discomfort that will dramatically improve our health and happiness, and perhaps even help us understand what it means to be human. The Comfort Crisis is a bold call to break out of your comfort zone and explore the wild within yourself.



Idyll Banter

Author : Chris Bohjalian

Publisher : Crown

Page : 242 pages

File Size : 25,34 MB

Release : 2005-05-24

Category : Literary Collections

ISBN : 140005236X

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Years ago, Chris Bohjalian and his wife traded their Brooklyn co-op for a century-old Victorian house in Lincoln, Vermont (population 975). Bohjalian, a bestselling novelist, began chronicling life in that gloriously quirky little village with a wide variety of magazine essays and his newspaper column, “Idyll Banter.” These pieces, written over the course of twelve years, are honest, funny, and deeply affecting reflections on the unique idiosyncrasies of small-town life (annual outhouse races) and the universal experiences (our hunger for neighborliness) that unite us all.



Second Wind

Author : Cami Ostman

Publisher : Seal Press

Page : 306 pages

File Size : 46,71 MB

Release : 2010-10-19

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1580053076

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Second Windis the story of an unlikely athlete and an unlikely heroine: Cami Ostman, a woman edging toward midlife who decides to take on a challenge that stretches her way outside of her comfort zone. That challenge presents itself when an old friend suggests she go for a run to distract her from the grief of her recent divorce. Excited by the clarity of mind and breathing space running offers her, she keeps it up — albeit slowly — and she decides to run seven marathons on seven continents; this becomes Ostman’s vision quest, the thing she turns to during the ups and downs of a new romance and during the hard months and years of redefining herself in the aftermath of the very restrictive, religious-based marriage and life she led up until her divorce. Insightful and uplifting,Second Windcarries the reader along for the ride as Ostman runs her way out of compliance with the patriarchal rules about “being a woman” that long held her captive and into authenticity and self-love. Her adventures — and the personal revelations that accompany them — inspire readers to take chances, find truth in their lives, and learn to listen to the voice inside them that’s been there all along.



Beyond Awkward

Author : Beau Crosetto

Publisher : InterVarsity Press

Page : 212 pages

File Size : 12,34 MB

Release : 2014-09-15

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0830897054

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We love to share good news with the world—a great restaurant, a coveted promotion, a new baby—and that makes us evangelists for many things. So why don't we do the same with Jesus? Simply put, talking about Jesus is awkward. Yet when we brave the awkwardness, we see God work. Beau Crosetto helps us move out of our comfort zones and beyond the awkwardness to share the life-transforming power of God with others.



Running by the Book

Author : Corinne Baur

Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 46,8 MB

Release : 2011-12-10

Category : Runners (Sports)

ISBN : 9781463670320

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In this training guide for aspiring runners, Corinne Baur lays out a practical 12-week program to safely prepare for a 10K or half-marathon -- even for non-athletes. Running by THE BOOK weaves physical and spiritual growth together, ultimately inspiring running practices and a deeper relationship with God. The message is positive and empowering: it is possible to challenge ourselves to new distances in our physical bodies and our spiritual lives. Training advice, Scripture, and personal experience are combined into an easy-to-follow program, focusing on a specific aspect of endurance each week. Topics include: - Discovering the relationship between the physical body and the spiritual journey - Cultivating habits that sustain new levels of spiritual and physical growth - Building core fitness - Implementing spiritual and physical nutrition and disciplines - Understanding the signs that indicate wellness or stress - Pushing past the comfort zone to accomplish larger goalsThrough the Running by THE BOOK program, readers will not only accomplish a 10K or half-marathon, but a personal journey with lifetime effects and ultimately a deeper relationship with God.PRAISE FOR RUNNING BY THE BOOK: "Running by The Book is a must-read for those who want to take their running and their spiritual life to a whole new level! This book uniquely combines a training program for a half marathon with a guideto growing closer to God in the process." -Jean Blackmer, author of MomSense"Having completed multiple half marathons and marathons I am familiar with the ups and downs of the life of an amateur runner. I am adding this book to my list of needs for beginning runners: proper shoes, shorts, a watch, and Running by The Book." -Jeremy Thiessen, drummer for Downhere"Corinne Baur has such a unique concept. I'm not a runner, but I love her ability to weave running concepts and Scripture together." -Nathan Whitaker, co-author of four New York Times best-sellers, including Through My Eyes with Tim Tebow"If you read this book, and apply the advice provided, you too can achieve higher levels of spiritual and physical fitness. Let Christ come alongside, and lead while you run, then you can realize the best of both goals." -Tony Whitney, founder of Health Fitness Ministries