Running Outside the Comfort Zone: An Explorer's Guide to the Edges of Running

Susan Lacke

Apr 2019 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Cris Dukehart

About this audiobook

Running offers much more than road racing! After a decade of writing about running, sports columnist Susan Lacke found herself in a serious running rut. The runners around her seemed to be thriving, setting goals, and having fun, but her own interest in running was lackluster. Seeking to reengage with the sport she once loved, Lacke spent a year exploring running in its many shapes and forms, taking on running challenges that scared her, pushed her, and downright embarrassed her. From races with giant cheese wheels to a regional wife-carrying competition, a naked 5K to climbing the dark stairwells of the Empire State Building, Lacke's brave forays and misadventures are chronicled in wondrous and funny stories. Running Outside the Comfort Zone uncovers the brash, bold, and very human sides of running, and along the way Susan rekindles her own crush on America's favorite all-comers sport.

About the author

Susan Lacke is a writer, college professor, and an adventure junkie who lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. She holds a doctorate in health education and a MS in family and community wellness. Her writing has appeared in many national and regional publications, including Triathlete, Women's Running, and Competitor.

Cris Dukehart is an award-winning storyteller who has narrated books in a wide variety of genres, from romance and science fiction to children's literature and autobiography. She can also be heard in commercials, e-learning projects, and corporate narrations.