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Let Your Mind Run

A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory

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Let Your Mind Run

By: Deena Kastor, Michelle Hamilton
Narrated by: Deena Kastor
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 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 the biggest impediments to climbing that next hill of growth.”—Shawn Achor, author of The Happiness Advantage and Big Potential

Deena Kastor was a star youth runner with tremendous promise, yet her career almost ended after college, when her competitive method—run as hard as possible, for fear of losing—brought her to the brink of burnout. On the verge of quitting, she took a chance on legendary coach Joe Vigil, who had started the first professional distance-running team in the US. At his Colorado training center, she encountered the notion that shaping her mind to be more encouraging, kind, and resilient could make her faster than she’d ever imagined possible. Building a mind so strong would take years of effort and discipline, but it would propel Kastor to the pinnacle of running—to American records in every distance from the 5K to the marathon—and to the accomplishment of earning America’s first Olympic medal in the marathon in twenty years.

Let Your Mind Run is a fascinating, intimate look inside the mind of an elite athlete, a remarkable story of achievement, and an insightful primer on how the small steps of cultivating possibility can give anyone a competitive edge. Emotions Personal Development Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Running & Jogging Sports Memoir Inspiring Heartfelt Career
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Such an enjoyable listen and very helpful to us amateurs who love a nice run.

wonderful

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Loved this book! This was a very quick and easy read as I was invested in Deenas story from the beginning. The narration was good and Deena's journey and mindset inspiring. I would recommend for anyone interested in learning more about running, sports psychology, success and mental resilience.

Let Your Mind Run

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loved it! great book to listen to while out on my long runs for inspiration while training for my first Marathon.

very inspiring

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I really enjoyed this book and it made my long drives go a lot faster.

An enjoyable and inspiring story

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This book is uplifting and helpful. The stories of courage are so well executed. Philosophies here apply to life ... not just running. Loved it. Will listen to it again.

The best book I have bought on audible

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