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Life is a marathon : a memoir of love and endurance / Matt Fitzgerald.

by Fitzgerald, Matt. author.

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Fitzgerald, Matt.

Runners (Sports) -- United States -- Biography.

Runners (Sports) -- Family relationships -- Case studies.

Marathon running -- Psychological aspects.

Manic-depressive persons -- Family relationships -- Case studies.

Publisher Info:

New York, NY : Da Capo Life Long, 2019.

x, 278 pages ; 24 cm

Head case -- We're on to Cincinnati (Modesto Marathon) -- Blind date -- The finish line fix (Dust Bowl Marathon) -- My world or yours? -- We're all in this together (Rockin' K Trail Marathon) -- Unfinished business -- Love is sacrifice (Runners Marathon of Reston) -- Hitting the wall -- To measure up (Boston Marathon) -- No end in sight -- Me time (Glass City Marathon) -- Monkeys on my back -- Mind, body, world (Jailbreak Marathon) -- Conquering hard -- Pursuit of happiness (Eugene Marathon).

"Step after step for 26.2 miles, hundreds of thousands of people run marathons. But why--what compels people past pain, lost toenails, 5.30 am start times, The Wall? Sports writer Matt Fitzgerald set out to run eight marathons in eight weeks across the country to answer that question. At each race, he meets an array of runners, from first timers, to dad-daughter teams and spouses, to people who'd been running for decades, and asks them what keeps them running. But there is another deeply personal part to Matt's journey: his own relationship to the sport--and how it helped him overcome his own struggles and cope with his wife Nataki's severe bipolar disorder."--Amazon.com.

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