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Is it inevitable that our running performance slides as we get into our forties and beyond? Or are there things we can do to slow or even pause the decline, master our midlife and use experience as a superpower and become an ageless ace?

Bryony Gordon was not a runner. A loafer, a dawdler, a drinker, a smoker, yes. A runner, no. Yet somehow, as she began to recover from the emotional roller coaster of laying her life bare in her mental health memoir Mad Girl, she started to realise that getting outside, moving her body and talking to others for whom life was also an occasional challenge might actually help her.

Is there a large arse-shaped dent in your sofa? Unwatched workout DVDs gathering dust on your shelves? An eye-wateringly expensive (and rarely used) gym membership burning a hole in your bank account? Does the sight of your wobbly thighs leave you cowering under the duvet? Then it's time you faced the truth: the only option is to lace up and hit the ground running. Straight-talking, funny, and brutally honest, Run Fat Bitch Run will give you - yes, you - the push you need to get out of the door, pounding the pavements and shedding pounds.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Deena Kastor is one of the greatest bodies in distance running, but this book captures what is so groundbreaking about her mind.”—Alexi Pappas, Olympian, writer, and filmmaker “Inspiring, fascinating, and insightful. Practical for anyone trying to overcome...

A practical guide and a celebration of running for runners of all sizes and athletic ability, from the founder of the Slow AF Run Club. Ten years ago, Martinus Evans got some stern advice from his doctor: “Lose weight or die.” First defensive, but then defiant, Evans vowed that day to run a...

Miles to Run Before I Sleep is the true story of Sumedha Mahajan, a married working woman who undertook an extraordinary journey. At an age when most women worry about household finances and the responsibilities of starting a family, she wanted to break the mould and follow her dreams. Sumedha was born with asthma, and the hospital was her second home throughout her childhood. She started running to keep herself fit and to prevent asthma attacks, but it developed into a way of life.

Paula Radcliffe and Chris 'Thommo' Thompson are back with their Road to London Marathon - join our club as we help you to navigate your journey to one of the greatest marathons in the world. Paula Radcliffe is regarded as one of the greatest female distance runners of our generation. The multiple medal winner and world record holder - including the women’s marathon record for 17 years - has continued her passion for running since retiring in 2015. Chris Thompson is one of the UK's most prolific distance runners for over 25 years. Every Monday, we will bring 45 mins of high energy ...

When you first contemplate the idea of running an ultramarathon, fitness is likely the first thing you consider. While a strong base level of fitness is essential, there’s much more to conquering ultramarathon distances than physical conditioning alone. Few people wake up one day and decide to run a hundred miles without having completed regular marathons, but even seasoned runners find that ultrarunning requires a journey beyond the body—a journey of mind and spirit.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Run for Your Life by William Pullen, read by Roy McMillan. Anyone who has ever gone for a run, jog or even a walk knows that uplifting, happy feeling they get at the end of their journey. Some call it the 'runner's high', others...

Bracing honesty, rare insight and hilarious revelations from Princess Margaret's former Lady in Waiting as she shares everything she's learned from her extraordinary and unexpected life. THE FOLLOW-UP MEMOIR TO THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER LADY IN WAITING: 'AS GLORIOUS AND HIGHLY READABLE AS ITS...

'Everything he writes is an enlightening education in how to be human.' – Elizabeth Day To fix a machine, first you need to find out what’s wrong with it. To fix unhappiness, you need to find out what causes it. That Little Voice in Your Head is the practical guide to retraining your brain...

The remarkable true story of an unrivalled journey to recreate the greatest run in film history: 15,621 miles, five-times across the United States. ‘Rob Pope has made his name revelling in challenges that range from the unconventional to the extraordinary.’ BBC News Becoming Forrest is the...

Merili Freear had no idea how much she needed that first run during the Covid-19 lockdown. With each footstep, she uncovered the transformative magic in the simple act of running. Whether you’re aiming for marathons, ultras, or you stick to 5ks, join Merili in this honest and encouraging memoir as she shares the highs, the lows, and the incredible joy that comes from deciding to just run.

If you’re tired of awkward silences, stalled attraction, or relationships that lose momentum after the early excitement, this audiobook offers a clearer path forward. Many men struggle with women not because they lack confidence or effort, but because they’ve learned approaches that don’t align with how attraction and connection actually work. This 5-in-1 audiobook focuses on developing the skills that matter most: presence, conversation, emotional leadership, and relationship direction.

Karen Salmansohn, bestselling author of How to Be Happy, Dammit and a leading behavioral change expert went on her own “I’m-going-to-die” journey. And it made her life better. Way better. So she began sharing these tools with her clients, and their lives also began to bloom in amazing ways. Science backs up the perks of mortality awareness. Studies show that when you embrace the fact that your time is limited, you stop wasting energy on nonsense—and start making choices that align with your deepest values.

From the founder and lead pastor of The Church of Eleven22, this national bestseller explores what happens when the incomparable power of God’s grace meets our deepest needs. Grace is one of the most important concepts in Christianity, and it’s also one of the most misunderstood, misapplied...

Change your present and seize your exceptional future by escaping your painful trauma bond, healing, and thriving! Listen to the audiobook narrated by the author, Dr. Nadine Macaluso. At age twenty-two, Nadine married Jordan Belfort, the nefarious stockbroker portrayed in the Hollywood blockbuster The Wolf of Wall Street. Their marriage began as a fairy tale, but once they were bonded, Jordan’s “mask” began to slip, and acts of infidelity, narcissistic abuse, insatiable greed, and uncontrollable drug addiction became Nadine’s nightmare.

And So I Run is a story about running. Jamie Doward uses running as an escape, as a way to evade life’s most painful realities. As the marathon medals stack up, a new obsession creeps in – beating the clock, needing to run a time, a time that once attained would magically solve all of life’s problems.

In Hauntings, James Hollis considers how we are all governed by the presence of invisible forms - spirits, ghosts, ancestral and parental influences, inner voices, dreams, impulses, untold stories, complexes, synchronicities, and mysteries - that move through us through history. He offers a way to understand them psychologically, examining the persistence of the past in influencing our present, conscious lives and noting that engagement with mystery is what life asks of each of us. From such engagements, a deeper, more thoughtful, more considered life may come.

Discover how to master the art of conversation, effortlessly engage and deeply connect with women and dramatically improve your dating life! Tired of freezing up when in close proximity to an attractive woman you'd like to talk to? Do you often run out of things to say when talking with a woman, only to watch her slowly lose interest?