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The Running-Shaped Hole
- Author
- Robert Earl Stewart
- Narrator
- Robert Fass
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 28 June 2022
- Run Time
- 11 hours 6 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Memoirs
What to expect
A searching, self-deprecating memoir of a man on his way to eating himself to death before discovering the anxiety and fulfillment of distance running
When Robert Earl Stewart sees his pants lying across the end of his bed, they remind him of a flag draped over a coffin—his coffin. At thirty-eight years old he weighs 368 pounds and is slowly eating himself to death. The only thing that helps him deal with the fear and shame is eating. But one day, following a terrifying doctor’s appointment, he goes for a walk—an act that sets The Running-Shaped Hole in motion. Within a year, he is running long distances, fulfilling his mother’s dying wishes, reversing the disastrous course of his eating, losing 140 pounds, and, after several mishaps and jail time, eventually running the Detroit Free Press Half-Marathon.
At turns philosophical and slapstick, this memoir examines the life-altering effects running has on a man who, left to his own devices, struggles to be a husband, a father, a son, and a writer.
Critics Review
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“Uplifting, emotional, and just plain hilarious, The Running-Shaped Hole may even inspire you to put down your fork and pick up those running shoes.”
Jay Onrait, Canadian television personality and sports anchor
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“A deeply personal memoir that you’ll love whether you run or not, weaving mind, body, city, love, and faith together. A story about figuring it out and running toward something rather than away.”
Shawn Micallef, author of The Trouble with Brunch
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“A memoir that speaks to the spirit of persistence, commitment, wisdom, and great wit…Stewart writes about the empty spaces within ourselves that we so desperately try to fill in…Will resonate with anyone who has come face to face with themselves in their quest to grow as a person.”
Kim Fahner, author of These Wings
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Details
- Author
- Robert Earl Stewart
- Narrator
- Robert Fass
- Duration
- 11 hours 6 minutes
- Release Date
- 28 June 2022
- ISBN
- 9798200991730
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Memoirs
Synopsis
A searching, self-deprecating memoir of a man on his way to eating himself to death before discovering the anxiety and fulfillment of distance runningWhen Robert Earl Stewart sees his pants lying across the end of his bed, they remind him of a flag draped over a coffin—his coffin. At thirty-eight years old he weighs 368 pounds and is slowly eating himself to death. The only thing that helps him deal with the fear and shame is eating. But one day, following a terrifying doctor’s appointment, he goes for a walk—an act that sets The Running-Shaped Hole in motion. Within a year, he is running long distances, fulfilling his mother’s dying wishes, reversing the disastrous course of his eating, losing 140 pounds, and, after several mishaps and jail time, eventually running the Detroit Free Press Half-Marathon.At turns philosophical and slapstick, this memoir examines the life-altering effects running has on a man who, left to his own devices, struggles to be a husband, a father, a son, and a writer.
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