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I no longer try to outrun heredity. I run to make my own history.---Nicki, another mother runner?Every mother runner has a tale to tell. A story about how she realized, fifteen years after being told that shes best being a bookworm, that there is an athlete inside her. Or the one about how she, fifty pounds overweight and depressed, finally found the courage---and time---to lace up her running shoes. Or maybe its about setting a seemingly impossible goal---going under two hours in the half-marathon---and then methodically running that goal down and tearing up across the finish line. Or it might be an account of friendship she was new to town, was having a hard time making friends, was asked to join a group run, and now shes got four BRFs best running friends who are her allies, her cheerleaders, her reality checks.



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Dimity McDowell

A Denver-based sports + fitness writer, Dimity McDowell has covered everything from the Women's World Cup to the World Adventure Racing Championships. Now that she has two kids, one husband and one dog, she's more desk-bound, but she continues to write for publications that range from Runner's World to Real Simple.As an unnatural but passionate runner, she runs as much for her mental sanity--and endorphin boost--as she does to keep her glutes fitting into her jeans.She's co-authored three books (Run Like a Mother, Train Like a Mother, Smart at Heart) and contributed to three more (P.S. What I Didn't Say; Woman's Best Friend: Women Writers on the Dogs in Their Lives; Cat Women: Female Writers on Their Feline Friends).You can find Dimity's thoughts on running and life at www.anothermotherrunner.com, on Twitter @dimityontherun and on Facebook at Run Like a Mother: The Book. Also, check out Another Mother Radio podcast on iTunes.



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