Ever felt lost with no direction in sight? Did you feel the weight of the world on your shoulders? Did you sometimes feel you were going forward, but the answer was not there, and going backward, you could not perceive help anywhere? Have you felt your complaints were bitter and your strokes were heavier than your groaning? You're not alone. Journey with a family through joy, poverty, sacrifice, dreams, disappointments, abandonment, healing, and growth. Find solace in their story, and if others fail you, you can also overcome. Sometimes life leaves you to question, "How can I move forward?" This book is a nonfiction/true/real-life story. It is a beacon for those who've weathered life's storms, climbed its mountains, and plumbed its valleys. There were times when your challenges were insurmountable, and yet you survived. Your mountains were reduced to valleys. As you discover the lines of life traversing the mountains, carrying the message of hope you seek, regardless of your circumstances, by the end of this book, you'll find what you're looking for--a better life within your grasp today.

A guide for those interested in staying physically active, and written by a long distance endurance athlete with a passion for running. When author Joe Sinclair turned sixty-two years old, he began his quest to run as many marathons as possible. Less than five years later, he has logged more than four thousand miles, participating in more than 150 marathons. In his memoir, Putting Life on the Finish Line, he tells his life story from his early years through his late sixties and details how he achieved his running goals. Sinclair shares runnings rewards and challengescrossing the finish line at the toughest marathon in America run entirely on asphalt; completing three marathons in three days in the hot July weather; fighting off attacks by vicious dogs during a lonely, rural, mountain marathon; and helping a struggling young marathoner achieve his very first marathon finish. Offering personal secrets for success, tips and tricks, nutritional and fitness plans, pre-race plans, and inspiring stories, Putting Life on the Finish Line provides encouragement for those who believe they are too old to accomplish a dream. It shows that personal health and fitness is attainable at any age.

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