Run Like a Mother? :) { Giveaway }

What's your New Year's resolution? Seems like every year, the majority of people want to lose weight. Some people are just so busy and don't have any direction because there are SO many things to think about! I find that having a "support group" of like minded people really help me achieve my goals.

Whether your goal for the new year is to lose some weight or get healthier in general, I wish you great success with whatever it is. Today's review is on a book that I just love! I used their book, Run Like a Mother, along with their Facebook page when I was training for my marathon. The book is outstanding! I found a ton of ways to research what I was feeling during my training, I was able to relate with so many other moms that were going through some of the same challenges I was having. If I didn't have this site and this book, I would think that the problems were my own and that I was doing it all on my own.

Here is what Run Like a Mother is all about:
The essays in Run Like A Mother–a book unlike clinical, workout-heavy running books out there–replicate the lively conversations good friends have when they’re out on a run: a mix of personal stories, hard-won, helpful advice, and crack-you-up anecdotes that cement a connection that goes well beyond the miles logged that day.

You can also take a look inside the book via Google Books.

It is laid out so simple and the topics are incredibly relevant to women (and many women issues)! There is also their website. On there you will find a fun section called "Moms on the Run" where you can read about other moms out there working out and running just like you and I with their life still thriving (Or at least trying to). There is also a section where you can look up races being offered and along the side is an area where they list their "Faves". Very cool things here too like playlists, videos and marathon training guides. They also offer giveaways every now and then. Just this week you could enter to win a $100 gift card for Asics shoes. Oh yes, I entered.

Overall it's just a great book and a great site for women who want to achieve a fitness goal, but DON'T want to do it alone. :)

I challenge you today, if you do want to get into shape in the new year, why not try a race? Maybe your first 5K? You can do it! There are so many "Couch to 5K" training programs online. Just google that term and get the search (and running) started. You can do it!! If you ever need additional support, just contact me on my blog :) My contact info is there!

GET YOUR OWN!! You can pick up a copy of your own of Run Like a Mother from many retailers as well as on Amazon!

** GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED!! **

WIN YOUR OWN!! One lucky SIMPLE reader will get to win a copy of Run Like a Mother! To enter, tell me what your New Year's Resolution is below in a comment (this entry required)!

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Winner will be randomly selected and announced January 21, 2010. Good Luck!

*I was provided with a copy of the Run Like a Mother Book free of charge to conduct this review. The opinions shown here are my own.*