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""A LESSON IN STAYING ALIVE INSIDE AND GROWING--PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND SPIRITUALLY...Ken Rideout's life story is extraordinary not just for what he's achieved, but for how deeply it reflects the struggles we all face."" --Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D., Stanford School of Medicine, and host of Huberman Lab, one of the world's most listened-to podcasts ""A GRIPPING MEMOIR OF AWE-INSPIRING DETERMINATION. If I'm walking down a dark alley with my life on the line, I'm picking Ken Rideout as the dude I'm going to war with."" --Reggie Miller, member of the NBA Hall of Fame and five-time All Star ""UNPUTDOWNABLE...one of the most compelling, improbable, and motivating tales of metamorphosis I've ever read."" --Rich Roll, host of the Rich Roll podcast and author of Finding Ultra ""UNEXPECTEDLY TOUCHING... an invitation to turn hardship into direction and love into strength, but also, to remember that everything that matters--purpose, peace, connection--lies on the other side of hard."" --Gabby Reece, pro volleyball player, model, podcast host ""RAW, RIVETING, AND DEEPLY HUMAN. [This book] will leave you inspired to face and outlast your life battles."" --Sahil Bloom, New York Times bestselling author of The 5 Types of Wealth ""A CROWD-PLEASING KNOCKOUT. Rideout is that opponent you never want to face, someone who can take immense pain and never, ever gives up....If you want a megadose of inspiration, start turning these pages."" --Dustin Poirier, former UFC interim lightweight champion ""PROOF THAT THE IMPOSSIBLE IS POSSIBLE...Rideout reminds us that the only thing harder than facing your past is outrunning it--somehow, he does both."" --Turney Duff, New York Times bestselling author of The Buy Side ""WILL GET YOU THINKING ABOUT WHY YOU'RE NOT WORKING HARDER...Ken Rideout is that rare human who can be colossally determined one minute, and the next, reaching down to help a fallen competitor."" --Cameron Hanes, bowhunting icon and bestselling author of Endure and Undeniable ""ENGROSSING, MOVING, ENERGIZING. A book that will inspire you to try something hard."" --Trey Hardee, Two-Time World Decathlon Champion and Olympic Silver Medalist

""I'm just glad I never partied with Ken Rideout back in our Wall Street days--if I had, I'd be a chalk outline instead of a spectator watching him break the tape. Rideout reminds us that the only thing harder than facing your past is outrunning it--somehow, he does both. This memoir is proof that the impossible is possible. It will make you want to achieve more."" --Turney Duff, New York Times bestselling author of The Buy Side

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Ken Rideout is the fastest marathoner in the world over fifty and a former prison guard, Wall Street trader, and opioid addict. His life story has been chronicled in such publications as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Outside. Since getting sober more than a decade ago, he has won some of the world's toughest races, including, at age fifty-two, the Gobi March--a 155-mile, self-supported race across the sweltering Gobi Desert in Mongolia--and a few months later, the Masters (50+) Marathon World Championships. In addition to his many running victories, he has completed more than ten Ironman triathlons. In 2018, Ken founded capital solutions firm Camrock Advisors. More recently, he founded talent agency Rideout Sports and Entertainment. He lives in Nashville with his wife, Shelby, and their four children.

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