Running Through the Dark

A Tour de Force

I really loved this way this book is written and its realism about having to change one’s plans and dreams when they hit the by r hard rock of reality. Jen is so honest about her health challenges and losses in life. As someone dealing with long covid I could resonate with her,

Deeply honest

Honest, frank, sad but uplifting. A deeply personal book. An engaging read, thank you.

Not just for runners

A book with so many threads as Jen shares her rawness and vulnerability with us. Hopes and drams constantly smashed against the rocks of time. A rollercoaster ride of disappointments. This book holds so much more than the dreams of an ultra-runner. How grief threads through life in so many ways, refinding self, re-shaping a future. The brokenness of the NHS and so many GPS having the inability to listen to and witness each patient as an individual. The resilience required to keep picking herself up time and time again, something so many can relate to. The depths of despair that so many keep hidden yet if only we had the strength to share and as Jen says the ability to form the words, we would know we are not alone. The constant comparison of self to others, not being good enough, fit enough, thin enough, fast enough. So many will relate to all these inner fears. This book is a beautiful easy read. Thank you, Jen, for having the courage to share your journey. May you find more sunsets and mountains.