From the author of the New York Timesbestselling Once a Runnercomes that novel's prequel, the story of a world-class athlete coming of age.

A logical and systematic guide to being a better organized, functional, productive, and committed person, in order to overcome your daily challenges and lead a truly fulfilling life.Running in the Rain isn't hard - it's just a bit uncomfortable at times. But doesn't it feel good to know you stopped making excuses and just got out there and did it?Life's the same. You can either stay indoors making excuses, or you can get out and get on with things. Paul Weston presents a systematic approach to getting more out of life by guiding you through a number of easy-to-use steps.Learn how to:?Use Physical Effort to Build Mental strength?Understand your Energy Zones - Professional, Personal and Social - and the dangers of dilution?Recognize that goals stink - it's systems that matter?Focus on what is really important to you rather than wasting time on meaningless activities?Lead a distraction-free life?Make the effort when you don't feel like it?Kill off procrastination by adopting a really simple cure?Put adversity into perspective in order to stop moaning and get activeWe have two options when it comes to going for a run in the rain - stay home or get wet. This book makes it clear that rain is a poor excuse - because when it comes to Running in the Rain - Seriously ? how hard can it be?

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Second Windis the story of an unlikely athlete and an unlikely heroine: Cami Ostman, a woman edging toward midlife who decides to take on a challenge that stretches her way outside of her comfort zone. That challenge presents itself when an old friend suggests she go for a run to distract her from the grief of her recent divorce. Excited by the clarity of mind and breathing space running offers her, she keeps it up — albeit slowly — and she decides to run seven marathons on seven continents; this becomes Ostman’s vision quest, the thing she turns to during the ups and downs of a new romance and during the hard months and years of redefining herself in the aftermath of the very restrictive, religious-based marriage and life she led up until her divorce. Insightful and uplifting,Second Windcarries the reader along for the ride as Ostman runs her way out of compliance with the patriarchal rules about “being a woman” that long held her captive and into authenticity and self-love. Her adventures — and the personal revelations that accompany them — inspire readers to take chances, find truth in their lives, and learn to listen to the voice inside them that’s been there all along.