Running with a Police Escort: Tales from the Back of the Pack

Running with a Police Escort: Tales from the Back of the Pack

In the fall of 2012, quirky and cat-loving Cleveland librarian Jill Grunenwald got an alarming email from her younger sister: her sister was very concerned with Jillâ€™s weight and her overall mental and physical health. Having always struggled with her weight, Jill was currently hitting the scales at more than three hundred pounds. Right then, Jill looked in the mirror and decided that she needed to make a life-style change, pronto. She enrolled in Weight Watchers and did something else that sheÂ—the girl who avoided gym class like the plague in high schoolÂ—never thought sheâ€™d do; Jill started running. And believe it or not, it wasnâ€™t that bad. Actually, it was kind of fun.

Three months later, Jill did the previously unthinkable and ran her very first 5k at the Cleveland Metropolitan Zoo. Battling the infamous hills of the course, Jill conquered her fears and finishedÂ—but in dead last. Yep, the police were reopening the streets behind her. But Jill didnâ€™t let that get her downÂ—because when you run for your health and happiness, your only real competition is yourself.

Six years and more than one hundred pounds lost later, Jill is still running and racing regularly, and she is a proud member of the back of the pack in every race that she has entered. In Running with a Police Escort, Jill chronicles her racing adventures, proving that being a slow runner takes just as much guts and heart as being an Olympic champion. At turns heartbreaking and hilarious, Running with a Police Escort is for every runner who has never won a race but still loves the sport.

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Country USA
Manufacturer Skyhorse
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2017-01-03
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Skyhorse
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2017-01-03
Format	Kindle eBook

Running with a Police Escort: Tales from the Back of the Pack

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