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Smile, or You're Doing it Wrong

A Journey from Rock Bottom to Redemption

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Smile, or You're Doing it Wrong

By: Andy Glaze
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Ultrarunner Andy Glaze has spent years moving through landscapes that test the limits of the human body—hundred-mile races, multi-day marathons, mountains and deserts that demanded everything. But the toughest endurance challenge Andy faced wasn’t found in any of those miles, it was in rebuilding a life shattered by addiction, institutional abuse, and a childhood full of chaos. This is the unfiltered story of how a kid fell hard but got back up even harder.

From a wilderness rehab program where kids hiked for days without food, to a “therapeutic” boarding school run by predators, Glaze survived places that were meant to break people. But this isn’t just a story about the wreckage. It’s about what comes after.

Firefighting. Fatherhood. Finding peace on trails where every step hurts like hell but heals something deeper. Because the difference between a life ruled by fear and a life guided by possibility comes down to one simple act: taking the first step.

This memoir is about endurance in its rawest form: the endurance to keep moving forward even when it feels impossible, to rebuild a life one step at a time, and to discover that sometimes the only way through the darkness is to keep going—and smile, or you’re doing it wrong.

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A thoroughly enjoyable, emotional and inspirational book that encourages growth, introspection, and challenge. This biography of Andy’s life revealed struggles upon struggles that I never would have guessed were behind his online persona. Thank you for sharing these parts of yourself, Andy. This is absolutely worth a listen for anyone that aspires to become a better version of themselves.

Not the ultrarunning book I was expecting, but something that runs far deeper

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I found Andy by watching Nate Buchanan get into Ultra Running on YouTube, now I'm kinda obsessed even though I'm still in prep mode (rehab physio on all my old injuries and building strength to actually run).

I cried, I laughed, I gasped in absolute shock at what the human body (Andy) is capable of (CocoCanyons? Come on!).

Andy, I could tell that writing about your emotional experiences was hard, and reading them aloud even harder. But as always, you lead by example and show up to to the hard things. I especially love the last line. This book is excellent all around, well done Andy.

Thank you for sharing your incredible journey ❤️

Inspired to do hard things...

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I have followed Andy on social media for a while now, and listening to his story has really made me respect his journey even more.

Very descriptive and easy to immerse yourself in the book, and having the audio read by Andy himself you can feel the emotions through the hard times a he reads which was very moving

My favourite book of 2026 so far.

Fantastic Story

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Thank you for inspiring me and pushing me on my runs, you’ll help so many people with this book. Congratulations

Amazing

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I loved it will be listening to again as I take on UTA Miler in May coming up! Making sure to always smile!

Through so much adversity the underlying idea of how every little ripple adds up and counts matters. Everything counts!

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