Confessions of a Fat Marathoner

Confessions of a Fat Marathoner

Running sucks. Take it from me.
Thin people think it sucks too but they donâ€™t have an ass like mine or twin double-Dâ€™s to control.
My name is Kristina Burkey and this is my book. It started as my blog when I was training for the Boston Marathon in 2011. It became a grown-up book after I had crossed that most prestigious of finish lines and wondered to myself, â€œWell, NOW what?â€
You see, most people take a few years to build up to a marathon. Boston was my fourth race EVER inside of 2 years. I guess I jumped ahead. So I went back. And I did my first 5k a year later. Then a 10k. Then I tried to get faster so I wasnâ€™t always looking at everyoneâ€™s back or being followed by a giant bus ordered to pick up the people who canâ€™t finish.
Confessions of a Fat Marathoner is my journey through a lifetime of being overweight and my decision to change my fate. In these pages I run, I eat, I complain. I learn about running, I push my fat body past its comfort zone (WAY past). I remove the limitations I was only putting on myself, and I dig around to try and find the reason why I was hanging onto the weight. Now donâ€™t get all excited. This isnâ€™t one of those books. Iâ€™m still fat. Sometimes thereâ€™s more to a journey like mine than just getting â€œfat to fit.â€
Also, if you think this is another piece of inspirational fluff, think again. Along with all my stories about the weird crap (and occasional wild animal) I see while Iâ€™m on training runs and the odd people I meet, I will randomly go off on subjects like, â€œWhy donâ€™t they make exercise clothes for fat people? Donâ€™t we need them the most?â€ and â€œWhy are you snooty salesgirls so rude to me? So what if you think I canâ€™t fit in your clothes? Are you or are you not still getting your paycheck?â€ and the unfortunate practice of prejudice.
Plus, there is the deliciously cringe-worthy subject of the truth about running. Every smelly, sweaty, steaming, gory, squishy, burning detail. Itâ€™s all here. Youâ€™re welcome. So grab your favorite snack, find a fresh, un-used Port-o-Potty, strap in and read my adventures. They say a journey of 1,000 miles (or 26.2) starts with a single step.
Hereâ€™s mine.
Country USA
Author Kristina Burkey
Binding Kindle Edition
Format Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
NumberOfPages 257
PublicationDate 2013-05-08
ReleaseDate 2013-05-08

Country	USA
Author	Kristina Burkey
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
NumberOfPages	257
PublicationDate	2013-05-08
ReleaseDate	2013-05-08