Walking Outside the Box

journey here to there

XAIPETE NIKΩMEN

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Here is a working copy of the cover - back, spine, and front. Hope this is intriguing to you...the front cover is explained on the last page of the book, so I think I'll keep you guessing for now! The back cover photos: top is me in my neighborhood, below is me "charging" down Cotapaxi in Ecuador. Below the photo is the actual intro. to the book. Enjoy!

from the introduction:

This book is about walking. There is very little published to inspire walkers, though there are many books on technique. Most of the time we read of the accomplishments and challenges of runners, and often end up feeling just sorry imitations of those who run. I am proud to be a walker. This book is not a “how to” but a “why to.” It is autobiographical, reflective, personal, full of lessons learned about weight loss, people, life, and walking. It should bring you many smiles and it should make you ponder a little. In itself, the writing of this book has been an interesting and challenging journey – one that has taken about two years. You will find it full of recent words as well as emails and journal entries from not so long ago.

Reviews:

from Writer's Digest:

"The author is clearly passionate about walking - and it has transformed her life. I would be hard pressed to admit that the first thing I wanted to do after reading it was - sit down. In fact, all I wanted to do was get up and walk. She makes a compelling argument for the walking-life and she does so quite well. She has lived a tremendous life of adventure, and should be proud of all she has done to inspire others to do the same."

from Kirkus Discoveries:

"An inspirational memoir about finding the inner athlete in yourself. Says Reynolds (The First Marathon: The Legend of Pheidippides, 2006), a self-described clumsy pre-Title IX baby, "I have long believed I have a great journey in me." Here, she traces her recent steps in that trek, hoping to inspire others to follow their own paths to health and self-fulfillment..."It is funny," she writes, "I was not an athlete until my first marathon at the age of 50."...Her story should motivate those in a rut to take charge of their lives. This frank, enjoyable "why-to" guide to walking offers direction for personal growth as well. "

from a reader:

"If you read any one book for inspiration this year, it should be Walking Outside the Box. I read it shortly following Lynne Cox's Swimming to Antarctica and Lance Armstrong's It's Not About the Bike - both excellent reads. Lynne and Lance's stories, however, are those of extraordinary people accomplishing extraordinary feats, ones I will never, no matter what I do, achieve.

But Susan Reynolds is, in her own words, ordinary...You can't help but be endeared to her efforts, and most of all identify with her joys and struggles, and then begin to think..."Well...hey...I may be overweight and not sure what to do with my life, but I could do some walking..."

There's no doubt that whatever you are inspired to do from her book will, in turn, inspire others to join you." A. A., marathoner/triathlete/writer - Venice, CA