Finding Fit: What Running Through an Arduous Childhood and a Marathon on Every Continent … Can FIND
by Caren Ware
“ I didn’t write this book. Life did.”- Caren Ware
An arduous childhood. A devastating divorce. A desire to run. A passion for people.
Caren’s focus was to become FIT. She decided to run a marathon on every continent, as remote as she could get.
The pursuit became so much more than the distance of miles.
This book is about grasping hold of the outdoors and what can happen when you make running an active part of who you are.
It’s about meeting cultures and learning to help in real ways.
It’s FINDING that our heart might be our strongest muscle.
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In these pages, you will FOLLOW Caren as she runs from Alaska to the Australian Outback, and from the Galapagos Islands to Antarctica. She found herself more lost in the concrete jungles of Paris, Tokyo, and Los Angeles, than in Alaska. In Africa, she ran the Mt. Kilimanjaro Marathon, followed by a climb to its 19,341 foot (5,895m) summit. She trekked through the Himalayas in Nepal to Everest Basecamp to run the world’s highest and toughest marathon, and then finally FOUND herself in the pristine, windswept reaches of Patagonia in South America.
RIVETING. This book is about FINDING true value in experiencing people and cultures. And FINDING ways to surmount the seemingly unsurmountable. To stand back up and keep on going.
FINDING FIT is the journey of becoming healthy on the inside and out. And putting the puzzle pieces of life back together. May her journey help you summit yours.
“When life is tough, we can get tougher.” “
“Running helped fix some of the broken parts of my life. That is why I am so passionate about it. In a very grateful way, physical running was the mentor, guide, excuse, and reason for other parts of my life to start running better.”- Caren Ware
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THIS BOOK offers spellbinding accounts of raw courage and authenticity. Each chapter reads as a standalone adventure or a life learning situation or circumstance. It’s the kind of book you can read in chapter spurts or sit down and pour your soul into it, not wanting to put it down. Caren has a talented ability to put life’s journey into words with a style that is uniquely her own. It is a book that will immerse and involve you, as the reader.
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Caren Ware
Author
Caren Ware has a BS Degree in Education/Camp & Recreation Administration and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration.
She is a USA Level II Track & Field Coach.
She has won 12 National and 2 World Championship Titles as a Master’s Track & Field athlete in the Heptathlon, Steeplechase, 400m hurdles, and Triple Jump.
She has run a remote marathon on every continent, including Antarctica and at the Basecamp of Mt Everest.
She travels to remote places to run, meet cultures, and help meet needs.
She owns Itz About Time, a high-tech RFID Chip timing company, and Caren Ware Events, the Something for Every BODY & Everybody themed running races.
She has raised two of her own children, helped five inner city youth get through college, and has taken in countless exchange students. She is in the process of forming Ware in the World Adventure Travel, running experiences that explore the outdoors and meet the cultures. Her mom was a professional writer and photographer that taught her to capture life in ink and in photos.
She is a runner, motivational speaker, corporate team builder, race event stager, and an all-around outdoor adventurer that loves people and knows how to tackle some of the toughest challenges.
