Running the Crim: Stories from the Coolest Race in Michigan [Paperback]

Anthony R. Ellis (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2005

Running the Crim is a collection of thirty-five inspirational and heartwarming stories written by ordinary runners who dared to believe in themselves. You'll discover the ripple effects on health, attitude, self-confidence, and mood in these personal accounts. See how running changes peoples' lives. Join them and step out of the rat race and into better health.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The stories in this book will inspire you (and) can get you out of your chair and down the road." --Jeff Galloway, US Olympian and best selling author, August 2005

"The Crim creates a bond that joins runners...Reading this book about the race will be therapeutic." --Edith Campbell, book reviewer for the Labor Link, September 2005

"Every reader will have her favorites and will likely read them again and again (I have)." --Ron Marinucci, book reviewer for Michigan Runner Magazine

From the Author

In 2000, I was an overweight, middle-aged, couch potato with poor self care habits and a fast food diet. I had fallen into a pattern of working too many hours and was on the road to physician burnout. Running saved me. I joined the Crim Training Program and have run the Crim every year since 2001. I am now an athlete who runs several half-marathons every year, I am in excellent shape, I eat healthful food and I feel great. I hope this book inspires you to walk or run. The downstream effects on attitude, health, mood, and self-confidence are worth the effort. Running isn't about pain and torture. It's about fun, friendships and good times.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 230 pages
• Publisher: Running Brain (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0977050904
• ISBN-13: 978-0977050901
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,168,511 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Couch Potato No More, January 4, 2006

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Albert F. Johary, MD "the Jewel" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Running the Crim: Stories from the Coolest Race in Michigan (Paperback)

I found this book to be extremely inspirational and motivating.
Being a busy doctor and father of three myself, I have not run in years, but have now decided to give it another try after reading Dr. Ellis's book. That "runner's high" that I had nearly forgotten about and the excitement surrounding the local races that I partook in a decade ago, came rushing back to me. The personal accounts in this book are from people of all ages from varied walks of life. One or two accounts, if not more, are certain to resonate with you. If you are a couch potato looking for inspiration and a way out, this book is for you.

5.0 out of 5 stars run for your life!, March 19, 2006

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Rebecca Brown "rebeccasreads" (Clallam Bay, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Running the Crim: Stories from the Coolest Race in Michigan (Paperback)

Rebeccasreads highly recommends RUNNING THE CRIM as a fascinating & elegant record of the who, what & when of how the folks of Flint, Michigan got on their feet & started pounding the pavement.

Along with personal stories of those motivated to start running for their lives there are black & white snapshots, CRIM FACTS dotted along the way, & a color photo spread of the runners at the races.

RUNNING THE CRIM will get you off your couch & out of your comfort zone to have fun with your neighbors.

The motto of RUNNING THE CRIM could be: the town that runs together, lives happily together!

5.0 out of 5 stars running the crim, November 29, 2005

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Greg Tanghe "author, my PEARLS of truth" (Marshall, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Running the Crim: Stories from the Coolest Race in Michigan (Paperback)

I always appreciate any person's "personal story" and make an effort to understand the reasons people do what they do. So from that perspective, I, of course, appreciated reading individuals' stories in "Running the Crim." As I read, I can even say there were moments when I felt a twinge of desire to get off my comfortable duff and get back to running myself. When in my 20's, I used to run 4-mile-runs 2 or 3 times a week just for the excercise. The memories of the rush following a good run came back to me as I read some of the writer's stories.

Even if you are not a runner, you will feel the exhilarating rush many of the "Running the Crim" story-tellers experience as they conquer individual goals. Each runner has his or her own personal reason for undertaking the challenge of running/walking the "Coolest Race In Michigan." And each has a unique perspective any reader can learn from.