Don't Call It a Comeback: What Happened When I Stopped Chasing PRs, and Started Chasing Happiness

Don't Call It a Comeback: What Happened When I Stopped Chasing PRs, and Started Chasing Happiness by Keira D'Amato and Evelyn Spence

Keira D'Amato was a runner in high school and college. Then life went on. She had married a runner who was serving in the military. He was away a lot. She spent a lot of time with the kids, and disregarded her health and did not run for a decade. She then decided to get back into running. She pushed herself and was able to set Personal Records and even American records in running. She got a press as a mother that was running and doing well. She portrays herself as a lackadaisical runner who was running because she liked to and loved her independence while she just happened to achieve. Some races she did poorly, while others were great. She ran a "COVID race" with a few other runners to set a 10-mile best. She held the US Marathon record for 9 months. She eventually did sign with Nike and continued to compete. In her process she had a few health scares. In most cases she had a second opinion that helped provide a solution that let her run. (She lived with hip flexor issues. She discovered that her endocrine issues were related to the inhaler she was using.) The story is interesting, but it felt like it came to a conclusion three times before it actually ended.