Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory

Now in paperback with new material, the New York Times bestselling inspiring, fascinating, and insightful memoir (Shawn Achor) on using positive psychology and brain science to achieve unparalleled athletic success, from an Olympic medalist runner and the record-holder in the women’s marathon and half-marathon

The day Deena Kastor became a truly elite runner was the day she realized that she had to ignore her talent-it had taken her so far, but only conquering the mental piece could unlock higher levels of achievement. In Let Your Mind Run, the vaunted Olympic medalist and marathon and half-marathon record holder reveals how she incorporated the benefits of positive psychology into her already-dedicated running practice, setting her on a course to conquer women’s distance running. Blending both narrative running insights and deep-dive brain science, this memoir, written by perhaps the most famous American woman active in the competitive world of distance running, will appeal to the pragmatic athletic population, and jointly to fans of engaging sports narratives, inspirational memoirs, and uplifiting biographies.