This daring volume combines the best of writing on running with the appeal of the best literary writing, essays that take in the sights and sounds and smells of real life, of real risk, of real pain and of real elation. Emphasizing female voices, this collection of eleven personal essays set in different countries around the world offers a deep but accessible look at the power of running in our lives to make us feel more and to see ourselves in a new light. From acclaimed novelist Emily Mitchell and Portland attorney Anne Milligan to author Vanessa Runs and ESPN reporter Bonnie Ford, a diverse lineup of writers captures a variety of perspectives on running at night. These are stories that can inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to take on a thrilling new challenge. The contributors all have distinct tales to tell, but each brings a freshness and depth to their experiences that make Night Running a necessary part of every runner’s library - and a valuable addition to the reading lists of all thoughtful readers.

Night Running: A Book of Essays About Breaking Through

Sports & Outdoors

Quinn, T.J.

Runs, Vanessa

Kettmann, Steve

Mitchell, Emily

Danko, Pete

Eiland, Kelsey

Ford, Bonnie

Milligan, Anne

Russo-Schoenfield, Joy

Scheindlin, Dahlia

Semb, Heather

Individual Sports

Wellstone Books

Some people run for weight loss, general fitness, or the ability to eat whatever they want. In The Summit Seeker, Vanessa Runs explores trail and ultra running on an emotional, psychological, and spiritual level. Vanessa started running to battle her demons, to heal her deepest wounds, and ultimately, to find her peace in the mountains. Her vivid descriptions of spectacular trails call you into wild places where you will find rugged beauty, expansive wilderness, and deep personal insights.Weaving her personal stories of struggle, hunger, and adventure, Vanessa tugs at our heartstrings and appeals to our most primitive drive as a species: to survive.

The Summit Seeker

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

What does it mean to be a female in endurance sport? Hundreds of women open up about their realities as athletes, wives, girlfriends and mothers. From the intimacy of the bedroom to the community of competition, some of these stories will encourage and uplift. Others will surprise and infuriate. Welcome to the beautiful and complicated world of strong women.

Daughters of Distance

Vanessa Runs, with her husband Shacky and their animal companions, lives without electric power, without running water, and primarily off-grid. This book contains all the tips, tricks and shortcuts Vanessa has accumulated after four years of nomadic full-time travel with her family throughout North America on a very restricted income. In these pages you will learn:* How to earn money on the road* Where to find free camping across the country * How to obtain food and how to store it without power * How to handle garbage and sewage* How to stay clean without running water * Life lessons learned the hard way * How to travel full-time with entitled pets * How to follow our adventures as they happen

The Dirtbag Handbook: Cheap Nomadic Travel in North America

Travel

Specialty Travel

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