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When Michael Scott fantasized about his ideal life on "The Office," he said, "My wife is a runner and it shows." Jennifer Graham is not that wife.
In fact, she's not anyone's wife anymore, and she's been running for more than 10 years without losing any weight, getting any faster or looking any more like a runner. Moreover, she looks so unlike a runner that sometimes, when she's out trotting happily on the road, a passing car slows and the driver will ask if she needs a ride home. Despite the indignity of it all, Graham believes that somewhere within her walrusy husk, there's a kernel of an athlete, if only she had a big-name coach, like, say, Alberto Salazar. Or Steve Prefontaine. Well, yeah, he's been dead for more than 35 years, but that's a minor metaphysical challenge more easily overcome than making a thick, slow mom skinny and fast. Graham, a newspaper columnist with the heart of Erma Bombeck, the soul of Anne Lamott and the girth of G.K. Chesterton, shares her experiences of growing up fat, becoming an improbable athlete in adulthood, and battling daily with a malevolent scale that mocks her physical ambitions. Coached by the spirit of the great Prefontaine, she tries to run away from a difficult divorce while training for the same half-marathon she'd run 10 years earlier. Along the way she learned some lessons that will resonate with anyone who ever blew up a marriage, chased a donkey, or kicked a scale.Praise for Honey, Do You Need a Ride? Confessions of a Fat Runner
"Jennifer writes like an old friend speaks, in a voice you know and love. Her descriptions of running heavy, whether with added weight or added burdens, make her experience universal to runners and non-runners alike. Her overcoming spirit makes you want to cheer for her, run with her, or eat a pint of ice cream with her! Ultimately, it's not the size of the body but the size of the heart that counts. And this runner's heart is huge."
-Kristin Armstrong, mother of three, Contributing Editor for Runner's World,Mile Markers: The 26.2 Most Important Reasons Why Women Run
"Here's to the mid-pack runners, the back-of-the-pack shufflers, the start-slowly-and-taper-off champions. Just remember: there's a lot more of us than there are of them (those tall skinny Shirtless Wonders). And Jennifer Graham tells our story beautifully, with unflinching honesty and laugh-out-loud humor." -John "the Penguin" Bingham, author of The Courage to Start, No Need for Speed, and An Accidental Athlete
"Jennifer Graham might be surprised when the sinewy running tribe she longs to conform to becomes readers of her book, because you don't have to be a 'fat runner' to enjoy this moving memoir. If you've ever fallen in love with running; if running is a constant companion; if running has been a lifeline through bad times, then you'll identify with Graham's story. Okay, maybe not the donkeys or the paranormal coaching, but when you're done reading you'll wish you could join Graham on a run, just so you can hear more."
-Kara Douglass Thom, author of Becoming an Ironman and Hot (Sweaty) Mamas: Five Secrets to Life as a Fit Mom
"Jennifer Graham is the hilarious, pee-your-pants running partner you wish you had. She'll make you want to move to Boston just to pound out a few miles alongside her and slam down a ginormous hot-fudge sundae with her post-run. If you love running, laughing, eating, and reading in equal measure, you'll love this book." -Eileen Button, author of The Waiting Place: Learning to Appreciate Life's Little Delays
- Sales Rank: #1197706 in Books
- Brand: Brand: Breakaway Books
- Published on: 2012-10-09
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.90" h x .70" w x 5.90" l, .65 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 272 pages
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Review
“Jennifer Graham may think she’s different from the skinny Shirtless Wonders she sees trotting at a faster pace, but she’s not. She knows that running, like a good book, can help you to live, and she’s every bit as serious, dedicated, and impressive as the folks at the front of the pack. She may, however, be funnier and more fun than most of them.”
—Rachel Toor, author of Personal Record: A Love Affair with Running
“Attention fat people of the world: Jennifer Graham is so wise and funny in Honey, Do You Need a Ride? that you might just find yourself lacing up your sneakers and following her around the track. She is lovable and hilarious as a gazelle trapped in the body of a fat girl.” —Debra Galant, author of Rattled and Fear and Yoga in New Jersey
“Honey, Do You Need a Ride? is a humorous journey shared proudly by its author. Just as Jennifer Graham’s chosen form of recreation keeps her mentally and physically fit, reading Jennifer’s story is equally therapeutic—even motivational—to the reader. Jennifer proves there is a runner in all of us! From her first-person perspective, she shows that running is a sport for life.” —Joann Flaminio, first female president of the Boston Athletic Association, organizer of the Boston Marathon
“Jennifer Graham is a born writer and runner. She lets the reader into her life, conveying a sense of intimacy as she discusses her divorce, donkeys, and being fat, as well as a keen insight into the head and heart of a runner. Reading her book made me feel as if I was running alongside her for 26.2 miles and laughing the entire way.” —Gail Waesche Kislevitz, author of First Marathons, First Triathlons, and It’s Never Too Late
“Jennifer Graham may think she’s different from the skinny Shirtless Wonders she sees trotting at a faster pace, but she’s not. She knows that running, like a good book, can help you to live, and she’s every bit as serious, dedicated, and impressive as the folks at the front of the pack. She may, however, be funnier and more fun than most of them.”
―Rachel Toor, author of Personal Record: A Love Affair with Running
“Attention fat people of the world: Jennifer Graham is so wise and funny in Honey, Do You Need a Ride? that you might just find yourself lacing up your sneakers and following her around the track. She is lovable and hilarious as a gazelle trapped in the body of a fat girl.” ―Debra Galant, author of Rattled and Fear and Yoga in New Jersey
“Honey, Do You Need a Ride? is a humorous journey shared proudly by its author. Just as Jennifer Graham’s chosen form of recreation keeps her mentally and physically fit, reading Jennifer’s story is equally therapeutic―even motivational―to the reader. Jennifer proves there is a runner in all of us! From her first-person perspective, she shows that running is a sport for life.” ―Joann Flaminio, first female president of the Boston Athletic Association, organizer of the Boston Marathon
“Jennifer Graham is a born writer and runner. She lets the reader into her life, conveying a sense of intimacy as she discusses her divorce, donkeys, and being fat, as well as a keen insight into the head and heart of a runner. Reading her book made me feel as if I was running alongside her for 26.2 miles and laughing the entire way.” ―Gail Waesche Kislevitz, author of First Marathons, First Triathlons, and It’s Never Too Late
From the Inside Flap
"Jennifer Graham is the hilarious, pee-in-your-pants running partner you wish you had. She'll make you want to move to Boston just to pound out a few miles alongside her and slam down a ginormous hot fudge sundae with her, post-run. If you love running, laughing, eating and reading in equal measure, you'll love this book."
EILEEN BUTTON, author of The Waiting Place: Learning to Appreciate Life's Little Delays
"Attention, fat people of the world: Jennifer Graham is so wise and funny in Honey, Do You Need a Ride? that you might just find yourself lacing up your sneakers and following her around the track. Graham is lovable and hilarious as a gazelle trapped in the body of a fat girl."
DEBRA GALANT, author of Rattled and Fear and Yoga in New Jersey
"Jennifer Graham is a born writer and runner. She lets the reader into her life, conveying a sense of intimacy as she discusses her divorce, donkeys, and being fat, as well as a keen insight into the head and heart of a runner. Reading her book made me feel as if I was running alongside her for 26.2 miles and laughing the entire way."
GAIL WAESCHE KISLEVITZ, author of First Marathons, First Triathlons, and It's Never Too Late
"Jennifer Graham might be surprised when the sinewy running tribe she longs to conform to becomes readers of her book, because you don't have to be a 'fat runner' to enjoy this moving memoir. If you've ever fallen in love with running; if running is a constant companion; if running has been a lifeline through bad times, then you'll identify with Graham's story. Okay, maybe not the donkeys or the paranormal coaching, but when you're done reading, you'll wish you could join Graham on a run, just so you can hear more."
KARA DOUGLASS THOM, author of Becoming an Ironman and Hot (Sweaty) Mamas: Five Secrets to Life as a Fit Mom
"Just as Jennifer Graham's chosen form of recreation keeps her mentally and physically fit, reading Jennifer's story is equally therapeutic - even motivational - to the reader. Jennifer proves there is a runner in all of us."
JOANN FLAMINIO, first female president of the Boston Athletic Association, organizer of the Boston Marathon
From the Back Cover
"Here's to the mid-pack runners, the back-of-the-pack shufflers, the start-slowly-and-taper-off champions. Just remember: There's a lot more of us than there are of them (those tall, skinny Shirtless Wonders). And Jennifer Graham tells our story beautifully, with unflinching honesty and laugh-out-loud humor." -- JOHN "THE PENGUIN" BINGHAM, author of The Courage to Start, No Need for Speed, and An Accidental Athlete
"Jennifer Graham may think she's different from the skinny Shirtless Wonders she sees trotting at a faster pace, but she's not. She knows that running, like a good book, can help you to live, and she's every bit as serious, dedicated, and impressive as the folks at the front of the pack. She may, however, be funnier and more fun than most of them. If I saw her out running, I wouldn't offer her a ride; I'd sidle in beside her and know I'd have a great time. It's impossible not to like and admire the author of this book. -- RACHEL TOOR, author of Personal Record: A Love Affair With Running
"When George Wendt - better known as 'Norm' from Cheers - first took up running, he jogged at night with a flashlight. He said he was too embarrassed to 'be another fat guy in new running shoes and sweats.' At any rate, George would probably have enjoyed a few friendly (s)miles with Jennifer Graham. Graham's self-effacing humor (appearing in virtually every paragraph and, more often than not, of stand-up comic quality ) would make the miles melt away - even as she laments that her own unwanted poundage will not. Nevertheless, like her proclaimed hero, the late Dr. George Sheehan, Graham is fine-tuned when it comes to the serious questions . . . like why running matters." -- MARK WILL-WEBER, former Runner's World senior editor and author of Run for the Diamonds, The Running Trivia Book, and The Quotable Runner
Most helpful customer reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
On my "one of best books ever" list
By B in Toronto
I loved, loved loved this book. I'm a little overweight I admit and looking for some inspiration in starting to run. This book gave me that inspiration and more - humour, philosophy, life lessons and opinions on living with donkeys (she has two wonderfully misbehaved donkeys that she gives up only to have them returned to her, to her kids' and her own delight).
Jennifer Graham writes from the heart without aiming to please anyone and I think that's one of the reasons why I liked this book so much - there's nothing politically correct here, just irreverence and passion, heartbreak and hope, and then a giving up of hope, and joy, occasional bursts of joy.
Her life is vastly different than my own yet I found so much in this book that I could relate to - her relationship with running greats (both of whom just happen to be dead), her loneliness at times, the cosmic way joy finds her at the most unexpected of times,
She's a smart cookie, referring of course here to the brilliant cover picture, and I enjoyed every word of this book. Her view on life left me energized, inspired, and ready to run. As soon as it stops raining, I swear. This is my last excuse. Thank you Jennifer!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
All I was looking for was a book that would give me the motivation to tie the laces on my Adidases and step outside...
By H. S. Wedekind
Eureka! I found it! Though reading a book about running by an overweight, middle-aged, divorced mom with four kids wasn't what I expected to find. Jennifer Graham, an admitted "fat runner" (it's in the book's title and she tells the reader she's a fat runner in just about every chapter), is a surprisingly down-to-earth and very humorous writer. Sure, this is about how Jennifer's dream of running all the way around Lake Kiawah in South Carolina started her on a lifetime of enjoying the aches and pains of becoming, sloooowly, a marathoner. As we follow her struggle to lose weight, run a full mile, raise four children, somehow get through a very painful divorce...and keep two donkeys...we are treated to Jennifer's incredibly funny thoughts on her topsy-turvy life.
OK. So how did this 232 page memoir motivate me? After reading all about Jennifer's determination, despite her physical self-consciousness, I was inspired to blow the dust off of my old running shoes and try to get back in shape...taking it one day at a time and not expecting a miracle overnight. Too, I think we sort of have something in common: She was unhappy with her weight while I'm unhappy with my age. Being unhappily 68, and feeling it every morning when I wake up, keeps me fully aware of my mortality. If Jennifer could do it, so could I.
Jennifer gets help along the way from her "coaches." She couldn't afford a professional trainer, so she talked two world famous runners into advising her for free. Unfortunately, both coaches, Dr. George Sheehan and Steve "Pre" Prefontaine, have been dead for quite a few years. But that didn't stop her from listening to them.
As Dr, Sheehan wrote : "For every runner who tours the world running marathons, there are thousands who run to hear the leaves and listen to the rain, and look to the day when it is suddenly as easy as a bird in flight."
"Pre" said, "Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement."
Sounds pretty motivational to me. I highly recommend this book. 5 STARS
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
It's what most of us feel and think, but never have the courage to say...
By K. Criss
I've recently begun running, well shuffling. I'm 37, slow, out of breath, can't run a mile without stopping 3-4-5 times. I'm a 162 pound (and proud cuz it's 5 pounds less than 2 weeks ago) mother, with a c-section scar. I didn't know why a still small voice in my head has been whispering "run" to me for more than a year. 3 weeks ago I listened. I don't really know why. It is against the better judgement of any pro. I am weak, and tired. I am in pain every time I run...but I still keep going. It is becoming a part of who I am now, as well as a future as yet undiscovered me. I've been looking at every place runners converge trying to find what inspires me to contend. I've found nothing except this book. All the knowledge and instruction and even items in properly prepared inventory cannot touch what it is when the inner spirit prods you to get up and run. Not to nor from anything or any where. Not to compete. Just run. Jennifer has inspiringly laid out before us all, the not so easy explanation, as well as the encouragement, both from success and failures, to keep going. Keep running. Never stop. Become the body in motion....
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