The inspiring, hilarious memoir of a "Bridget Jones-like writer" (The Washington Post) who transforms her life by learning to run, with stories of miserable defeat, complete victory, and learning to choose the right shoes.

When Alexandra Heminsley decided to take up running, she had hopes for a blissful runner's high and immediate physical transformation. After eating three slices of toast with honey and spending ninety minutes creating the perfect playlist, she hit the streets--and failed spectacularly. The stories of her first runs turn on its head the common notion that we are...