Running For My Life: How I built a better me one step at a time

Review

Brave and inspiring, Running For My Life moved me to tears. It also moved me into my trainers and out for a run! Author: Ruth Field

A searingly honest account of Rachel's amazing journey from sedentary teenager, lacking in confidence and self-esteem, through to accomplished and inspirational member of the running community. She kept me engaged from start to finish, with plenty of laughs along the way, and I'd thoroughly recommend this book to runners everywhere. Author: Tom Williams, Global COO of parkrun and co-host of the Marathon Talk podcast

It's so inspirational to read how Rachel's discovery of a passion for running helped her to overcome her mental struggles. For Rachel, running became so much more than purely keeping fit. It became something which enabled her to fully conquer the battles of severe anxiety and self-doubt. It's heartwarming to learn how Rachel has been able to Author: Jo Pavey, medal-winning long-distance runner

I love this book for showing how with sheer determination and dogged tenacity you can overcome great difficulties,
and that sport, from whatever point or age that you start, can change your life. She might even persuade me that one day I too could love running. Author: Louise Minchin, BBC journalist and presenter

Written wittily, honestly and with a "take no crap" attitude, I could feel the warmth of [Rachel] as a person in her writing. Anyone who is hungry for change, looking for "the light" or even running their first marathon and needing a little in; this book is FOR YOU! I loved every chapter of this book. Author: Lipstick & Trainers blog

What a heartfelt, moving, honest journey of self-discovery... this is a book you have to pick up in 2018. Rachel is a natural writer... I was laughing out loud at times, feeling sad at others, but most of all I was rooting for her the whole way through. Author: Sissi Reads blog

A rich, colourful and brutally honest account of one woman's fight to beat her mental demons. Written with candid details and dark humour this book is a journey about a quest to live life in the happiest and iest way possible - chronicling all the ups and downs, the good, the bad and the downright ugly along the way! Author: The Very Pink blog

Full of heart and beautifully told... inspirational, melancholy and often very funny, it's kind of a road of the inner soul - I loved it. Author: Liz Loves Books blog

I thought Running For My Life was excellent... honest, interesting and encouraging. I recommend it... to those who simply want a fascinating, surprisingly entertaining and informative read. It's a super book. Author: Linda's Book Bag blog

Book Description

For readers who enjoyed Alexandra Heminsley's Running like a Girl and Bryony Gordon's Mad Girl, Running For My Life is a funny, heartfelt and inspirational story of one woman's marathon journey through mental illness.