Endorsements

"Dawn Dais is your average nonrunner who experienced firsthand what it’s like to shake up the routine and train for a marathon—and finish it! This is a funny guide that provides needed motivation for a journey that can change your life for the better."

—U.S. Olympian Jeff Galloway, author of the bestselling book Marathon

"First-timers will appreciate Dais’s humorous take on marathoning - as well as her insights on jog bras, carbs, and fund-raising."

—Runner's World Magazine

"Dais's journey from slug to marathon finisher is the funniest thing we've read since Mel Gibson's latest apology. Part training guide, part memoir, this book will become your partner in bitch as you pound the pavement."

—Women's Health Magazine

If you’re not a runner or you hate running but have always reluctantly been enticed by the idea of a marathon, this is the book for you. Not only does Dais break it all down—the training, the gear, the lifestyle, the eating—but she peppers it with humor and the reality of her own experience (she began her own training “with my butt firmly attached to my recliner”) through notes and journal entries."

-Women's Adventure Magazine

"This is the funniest book ever written about marathon training—an essentially absurd process that is taken too seriously by far too many runners. Full of practical advice that every woman can apply and hilarious anecdotes that encourage us to keep going in spite of ourselves, this is a must-read for couch potatoes who accidentally sign up for this ambitious athletic event and then think, Oh my god, what have I done?"

—Jayne Williams,
Slow Fat Triathlete: Live Your Athletic Dreams in the Body You Have Now

"This is the best book ever written by a daughter of mine."

—Dawn's Mom