Running with COVID: A Year of Running Stupidly

by Jason Darby

A new runners story and diary of what happens when you suddenly become addicted to running, just as the COVID outbreak takes hold.

This book details what happens when a joke bet of running a half marathon turns into one mans obsession to push the boundaries of what is possible for someone new to running. Running has become a hobby for many, to keep fit, to help with mental wellbeing or for competition and competitive reasons. Whatever the reason it is a hobby that requires very little cost to get started. If you can get past the initial road blocks for wanting to get started, something amazing can happen. After many attempts over the years to get fit, Jason wasn't making much progress. Then at work one day it was suggested the team should go and do a half-marathon. It wasn't a difficult decision to agree to, it seemed possible, why not? So in 2017 after decades of sitting behind a desk, Jason and three colleagues signed up to the Brentwood Half Marathon in Essex in the UK. He came last out of his team mates, but whilst that was the last running event they did, Jason carried on, doing more and more events. In 2020, Jason had a number of half marathon events booked. He was hoping to carry on trying to get fitter, but then COVID-19 hit and all running events were cancelled. Feeling dejected, not wanting to get Corona, he took a step back from running and the general feeling of not wanting to go outside, then three months later something amazing happened, racing events started to be allowed again and Jason went into overdrive on the internet and clicked on "Purchase run"... multiple times. Now his calendar is full of running events some are ones he's done before and some that are quite frankly out of his skill level and comfort zone.This book details what happens next, can he get through the next 12 months without incident? Can he actually finish the events he's signed up for? Is he really that stupid (this ones not really a question). Will he sign up for the hardest running event in the UK? Will he tell his wife how much he's spent on running events in 2021 (probably not).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09Q94GTC3
• ISBN13: 9798680915301
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"