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mailto:info@dreaminmotion.net+This all started with a lot of knee pain.
In addition to being a fundraiser this journey will also serve as a book tour for my new book, The Nonrunner’s Marathon Guide For Women. The book is about setting a seemingly impossible goal and doing everything needed to accomplish that goal. My marathon training taught me about the focus and drive needed to do amazing things. I will be using those same skills to complete my goal of crossing this country and motivating its citizens to get off their butts and take part in helping the city of New Orleans.
The Nonrunner's Marathon Guide for Women
$14.95
February 2007
Seal Press
website
Drop me an e-mail here to order an Autographed Copy of the Book .
The Book:
I hate running. And it doesn’t like me much either. My fitness routine used to consist entirely of me getting to the bottom of my stairs at home and then realizing I had forgotten something upstairs. I then had to bitterly climb back up the stairs to retrieve said object. And about 50% of the time I’d just leave the object upstairs, because who really has the energy to climb stairs? With this exercising philosophy firmly in place I set off on an attempt to complete a marathon.
How is it that I went from Elmer Fudd to the Road Runner? I’m not quite sure. I came home one day to find a postcard from the American Stroke Association in my mailbox. The postcard showed very happy people very happily running a marathon. They were running to raise money for the American Stroke Association (hence them being on the American Stroke Association’s postcard).
My grandfather, who had recently passed away, had had a debilitating stroke many years ago. I felt this had to be a sign from him somehow, “Do this marathon,” he was saying, “Raise money for this cause.” There was also a coupon for Jimboy’s Tacos in my mail. Apparently Grandpa was also saying, “eat a discounted taco.” This message seemed more his style.
But still, I could not ignore the sign. When you lose a relative there is the feeling of wanting to do something: something huge, something profound, something that can somehow honor a life now gone. Unfortunately, nothing could ever be big enough to honor a whole life. But my lazy ass moving for 26 consecutive miles--that’s pretty profound.
So I decided to run a marathon, or at least finish a marathon. And that’s when things started to get funny.
The Nonrunner’s Marathon Guide for Women is meant to be a guide for other couch potatoes who decide that running a marathon sounds like a fantastic idea. The book offers insight into what your training will entail and how to get through the training once it stops sounding like a fantastic idea. Every chapter offers advice in a relatable fashion, from someone (that would be me) who feels your pain (and hears your cussing) and knows you can get to the finish line, even when you barely feel like you can get out of bed.
In addition to rock solid advice the book also offers interactive tests, quizzes and journal space so you can keep a detailed account of the hell you endured during your foray into the running world. These sections will be fun to do while you are training, but they will be even more fun to read afterwards, after you wake up from the sweat and Advil induced haze of marathon training.
To many a marathon seems like an unattainable feat. But, just like anything in life – it can be done. The book is specifically about running a marathon but on a broader scale it is about setting a seemingly impossible goal and the focus and commitment it takes to see it through to the end. I hope you will be entertained by the fact that I once had to stop and take a nap on the side of a running trail, or that I was passed by the same runner three times in one race. But hopefully you will also be inspired by the fact that in both of these instances I finished my run. As miserable as I felt or as many times as that same Matchbox 20 song came on my headphones I never, ever quit. Sure, I sat down and cried a few times, but hopefully my overall journey to the finish line will inspire you to set your personal goals a bit higher. And more importantly it will inspire you to have a sense of humor if you sometimes falter along the way.
Happy Trails…
In addition to being a fundraiser this journey will also serve as a book tour for my new book, The Nonrunner’s Marathon Guide For Women. The book is about setting a seemingly impossible goal and doing everything needed to accomplish that goal. My marathon training taught me about the focus and drive needed to do amazing things. I will be using those same skills to complete my goal of crossing this country and motivating its citizens to get off their butts and take part in helping the city of New Orleans.
The Nonrunner's Marathon Guide for Women
$14.95
February 2007
Seal Press
website
Drop me an e-mail here to order an Autographed Copy of the Book .
The Book:
I hate running. And it doesn’t like me much either. My fitness routine used to consist entirely of me getting to the bottom of my stairs at home and then realizing I had forgotten something upstairs. I then had to bitterly climb back up the stairs to retrieve said object. And about 50% of the time I’d just leave the object upstairs, because who really has the energy to climb stairs? With this exercising philosophy firmly in place I set off on an attempt to complete a marathon.
How is it that I went from Elmer Fudd to the Road Runner? I’m not quite sure. I came home one day to find a postcard from the American Stroke Association in my mailbox. The postcard showed very happy people very happily running a marathon. They were running to raise money for the American Stroke Association (hence them being on the American Stroke Association’s postcard).
My grandfather, who had recently passed away, had had a debilitating stroke many years ago. I felt this had to be a sign from him somehow, “Do this marathon,” he was saying, “Raise money for this cause.” There was also a coupon for Jimboy’s Tacos in my mail. Apparently Grandpa was also saying, “eat a discounted taco.” This message seemed more his style.
But still, I could not ignore the sign. When you lose a relative there is the feeling of wanting to do something: something huge, something profound, something that can somehow honor a life now gone. Unfortunately, nothing could ever be big enough to honor a whole life. But my lazy ass moving for 26 consecutive miles--that’s pretty profound.
So I decided to run a marathon, or at least finish a marathon. And that’s when things started to get funny.
The Nonrunner’s Marathon Guide for Women is meant to be a guide for other couch potatoes who decide that running a marathon sounds like a fantastic idea. The book offers insight into what your training will entail and how to get through the training once it stops sounding like a fantastic idea. Every chapter offers advice in a relatable fashion, from someone (that would be me) who feels your pain (and hears your cussing) and knows you can get to the finish line, even when you barely feel like you can get out of bed.
In addition to rock solid advice the book also offers interactive tests, quizzes and journal space so you can keep a detailed account of the hell you endured during your foray into the running world. These sections will be fun to do while you are training, but they will be even more fun to read afterwards, after you wake up from the sweat and Advil induced haze of marathon training.
To many a marathon seems like an unattainable feat. But, just like anything in life – it can be done. The book is specifically about running a marathon but on a broader scale it is about setting a seemingly impossible goal and the focus and commitment it takes to see it through to the end. I hope you will be entertained by the fact that I once had to stop and take a nap on the side of a running trail, or that I was passed by the same runner three times in one race. But hopefully you will also be inspired by the fact that in both of these instances I finished my run. As miserable as I felt or as many times as that same Matchbox 20 song came on my headphones I never, ever quit. Sure, I sat down and cried a few times, but hopefully my overall journey to the finish line will inspire you to set your personal goals a bit higher. And more importantly it will inspire you to have a sense of humor if you sometimes falter along the way.
Happy Trails…
Me:
My name is Dawn Dais and I am a writer and graphic designer from Sacramento, California. I wrote a book about moving your butt and then I moved my butt around the country to promote it.
I am currentlly moving my butt via bicycle. My next tale of spandex and sweat will hit the stores next year. If I don't hit a tree or squirrel first...
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