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The Miles and Trials of a Marathon Goddess: 52 Weeks, 52 Marathons
- Narrated by: Julie Weiss
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
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Summary
Growing up in Santa Monica, California, Julie Weiss would do almost anything for love. She drank, she quit school, she stole - and she ended up a mother in her teens. Years later, overweight and depressed, she put one foot in front of another and found a new road beckoning.
Running gave her the answers she was seeking. Julie's loving, larger-than-life father, her biggest critic during her wayward years, became her biggest fan as his now-fit and healthy daughter began to run marathons. When he died suddenly of pancreatic cancer, she decided to turn her new pursuit into a purpose and, in his memory, embarked on an incredible endeavor to raise money and hope in the fight against pancreatic cancer.
In 2012-13, Julie - aka the Marathon Goddess - ran 52 marathons in 52 weeks. Along the way, she was featured in a major documentary film, Spirit of the Marathon II, appeared on national television, and attracted a passionate social media following, as she logged the miles of each of her 52 marathons in honor of individuals lost to or fighting pancreatic cancer, ultimately raising more than a half-million dollars for the cause.
It's a story of resilience, perseverance, endurance - and romance: Julie's turbulent early life; the rekindling of a father's love extinguished too soon; her epic year travelling to far-flung races and places; not to mention her relationship with coach David Levine. After a rocky road, their underlying love emerged, culminating with a finish-line marriage proposal. It all adds up to make The Miles and Trials of a Marathon Goddess a riveting, humorous, poignant, and ultimately uplifting audiobook for runners and non-runners alike.