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  • Running the Dream

  • One Summer Living, Training, and Racing with a Team of World-Class Runners Half My Age
  • Written by: Matt Fitzgerald
  • Narrated by: Jamie Renell
  • Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (18 ratings)

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Running the Dream

Written by: Matt Fitzgerald
Narrated by: Jamie Renell
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The best-selling author of 80/20 Running and How Bad Do You Want It? reveals his inspiring and surprising journey to see just how fast he can go.

Matt Fitzgerald has already made a name for himself in the endurance-sport community with books like 80/20 Running, How Bad Do You Want It?, and Iron War. He is an accomplished amateur runner, but if he follows the training, nutrition, and lifestyle of an elite runner, just how fast could he go?

He is approaching his mid-40s, so the time to do this is now. He at last has the financial means to do nothing but train. He accepts the goodwill of a friend who will let him crash at his apartment in the running mecca of Flagstaff, Arizona, and convinces the coach of Northern Arizona Elite, one of the country's premier professional running teams, to let him train with a roster of national champions and Olympic hopefuls for an entire summer leading in to the Chicago Marathon. The results were astounding....

Filled with a vibrant cast of characters, rigorous and gut-wrenching training, Matt’s knowledgeable yet self-deprecating voice allows us to vicariously live out our own fantasies of having the opportunity to go all the way. Yet for the runners Matt trains with, it’s no mere fantasy, but a calling, and their individual stories enrich this inspiring narrative. Running the Dream is a chance for us all to experience a bit of this rarified and wild world and to take away pieces of this amazing journey to try to achieve our own potential.

©2020 Matt Fitzgerald (P)2020 Recorded Books

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Motivational and entertaining

I had been searching for another book on running training after the 80/20 book and although this one wasn’t instructional I decided to give it a read based on some of the positive reviews. I couldn’t “put it down”…even though Matt’s experience was several years ago and he has a couple newer books, this one will stand the test of time. As much as many of us amateur runners could never imagine even running a sub 3 hour marathon, let alone living the life of a pro runner, the book is so relatable and inspiring. I loved every bit of it and am absolutely moving on to the Run Like a Pro book next.

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Best running book yet

This was a great journey, I felt like I was along for the ride. Appreciated the smaller details which painted a vivid picture of the moment and how it felt.

I will listen to this one again. I actually learned valuable information about running with this one.

Thanks for doing this adventure and journey.

I wish I could do that sort of journey. Sounds like a dream.

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If you like a good story and running, READ THIS!

Fantastic book! well written and enjoyable start to finish. Matt draws you in and leaves you wanting more as he tells about his experience training as a " fake pro". you won't be disappointed with this book!

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