Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory

by Deena Kastor

Other authorsMichelle Hamilton (Author)
Paperback, 2019

Status

Available

Call number

796.42092

Publication

Crown (2019), Edition: Reprint, 320 pages

Description

Biography & Autobiography. Sports & Recreations. Nonfiction. Self Help. HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Deena Kastor was a star youth runner with tremendous promise, yet her career almost ended after college, when her competitive method�??run as hard as possible, for fear of losing�??fostered a frustration and negativity and brought her to the brink of burnout. On the verge of quitting, she took a chance and moved to the high altitudes of Alamosa, Colorado, where legendary coach Joe Vigil had started the first professional distance-running team. There she encountered the idea that would transform her running career: the notion that changing her thinking�??shaping her mind to be more encouraging, kind, and resilient�??could make her faster than she�??d ever imagined possible. Building a mind so strong would take years of effort and discipline, but it would propel Kastor to the pinnacle of running�??to American records in every distance from the 5K to the marathon�??and to the accomplishment of earning America�??s first Olympic medal in the marathon in twenty years. Let Your Mind Run is a fascinating intimate look inside the mind of an elite athlete, a remarkable story of achievement, and an insightful primer on how the small steps of cultivating positivity can give an… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member she_climber
As a non-runner (cyclist) I still loved this book. Her message of positive thinking is something than any athlete can appreciate and take to heart. I, at first, thought I'm gonna hate this book as she talks about her natural talent when she began running as a kid. I have no natural talent and could
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not relate but the tone of the books quickly changes as she realizes that her talent will only get her so far. This book was written without ego and was very relocatable to athletes of all abilities. We may not all be competing at the level she does but how she sets her thinking is something that anyone can use.
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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2018

ISBN

1524760765 / 9781524760762
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