VANESSA RUNS: THE SUMMIT SEEKER
The past weekend I found myself searching for a motivational
read, something to get me fired up for this year’s coming events.
I’m coming off of a injury and coming back smart and slow, which is
difficult for me. I like to just jump
back in where I left off. All things
considered I have to be 100% by the end of April, so slow and smart is the way
to go. Anyway, I went back to a couple
of favorites: Born to Run & The Ultramarathon Man. I love both of these, they are motivational
and informative. For some reason they
just weren’t cutting it so I did a search on my Kindle and stumbled across; The
Summit Seeker: Memoirs of a Trail Running Nomad. I down loaded a sample and just couldn’t stop
there.
Vanessa Runs, that’s what she calls herself, shares her
journey to ultra running with us. What a
journey and adventure it is. Her passion
for running and life is contagious!! She
is unconventional, not to be trendy or stylish, but because that’s who she is, in
her approach to life and training. It is
refreshing!! As she states, this isn’t a
how to book. She shares her stories from
her first taste of running to her 100 mile adventures. I think those of us that struggled with running
at first can really relate to her and how she embraces the highs and lows of
pushing her body to exhaustion and beyond.
She also shares life’s emotional ups and downs, how she
overcame and moves forward. Vanessa doesn’t
dwell on hardships dealt her, which is a nice change, she learns from them and
becomes stronger for it.
This book is for everyone who runs! Women will really relate to it. She shatters the stereotype of the female body
type of a runner. In a lot of ways she
reminds me of my wife Paula. She has a
thirst for knowledge and reads everything she can, same body type and same mentality
when out there on the trails immersed in natures beauty.
As someone who has been downsizing the last few years, her current life is very appealing! Living in a RV and taking life one day at a
time. Living on her terms, no compromise, I love that!
Finally; her struggle with who God is, my words not hers, with
horrible examples in faith, she never loses her faith. I think God has been watching over her, guiding
every step and has big plans for her.
You will be hearing more from her, get to know her now.
Choose to Succeed!
Habakkuk 3:19
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