26 Marathons by Meb Keflezighi

 

I've been a fan of Meb Keflezighi ever since I watched him win a silver medal in the marathon at the Athens Olympics in 2004 for Team USA. In his long career as a distance runner, he ran 26 marathons altogether, winning both the New York City Marathon in 2009 and the Boston Marathon in 2014. With every marathon he ran he learned something....a key takeaway from every challenge, triumph, struggle and defeat he faced; he shares those life lessons in this book. Here are a few of my favorites:

• Consistency is key!
• What matters is what you do, not what you say you're going to do.
• You'll never know if your time has come if you don't try.
• Celebrate every personal best.
• Never give up on your dreams.
• Giving your best over the whole course is what life is about.
• In whatever we do in life, it's important to finish strong. You can always rest when you're done.

This is such a great book! Even if you've never run a day in your life and you have no desire to ever run a marathon, this book is still an accessible, interesting, honest and heartfelt read. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Happy Reading!