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Lessons Learned from the Ultrarunning DNF

Miriam Diaz-Gilbert

Apr 30
7 min

Lessons Learned from the Ultrarunning DNF

There are events we can't control. Find meaning and purpose in your ultrarunning DNF. A DNF is an opportunity for future success.

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A Look Back at 2023: My Ultras, Memoir, Hens, Podcast Interviews, First Art Exhibit, Next Book, and More.

Miriam Diaz-Gilbert

Jan 4
3 min

A Look Back at 2023: My Ultras, Memoir, Hens, Podcast Interviews, First Art Exhibit, Next Book, and More.

A look back at my 2023 ultrarunning, my book, podcast interviews, art exhibit, hens, and my next book.

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My 2023 Hainesport 48-Hr Ultra Race Report: First Place Female Fueled by Cake, Apple Pie & More

Miriam Diaz-Gilbert

Oct 19, 2023
13 min

My 2023 Hainesport 48-Hr Ultra Race Report: First Place Female Fueled by Cake, Apple Pie & More

My 2023 Beast Coast Productions Hainesport 48-hr ultra race report. I placed first female. This is how I did it.

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My 2023 Loopy Looper 12-Hr Race Recap: Heat, Fun, Inspiration, Leg Cramps, and a PR.

Miriam Diaz-Gilbert

Aug 11, 2023
7 min

My 2023 Loopy Looper 12-Hr Race Recap: Heat, Fun, Inspiration, Leg Cramps, and a PR.

My race recap and video of the 2023 Loopy Looper 12-hr ultramarathon at Cooper River Park in Pennsauken, NJ. This ultra was my 35th ultra.

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Read Excerpts From & Praise for My Memoir Come What May, I Want to Run & Listen to Interviews

Miriam Diaz-Gilbert

Jun 8, 2023
6 min

Read Excerpts From & Praise for My Memoir Come What May, I Want to Run & Listen to Interviews

Read excerpts from my memoir Come What May, I Want to Run, praise for my memoir, and listen to podcast interviews.

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Race Report: 2023 Dawn to Dusk to Dawn 24-hr Track Ultra

Miriam Diaz-Gilbert

May 20, 2023
8 min

Race Report: 2023 Dawn to Dusk to Dawn 24-hr Track Ultra

2022 Dawn to Dusk to Dawn 24-hour track ultra race report.

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16 Tips for Writing Your Debut Memoir & Getting It Published

Miriam Diaz-Gilbert

May 13, 2023
6 min

16 Tips for Writing Your Debut Memoir & Getting It Published

Learn what it takes to write a publishable memoir, find a publisher, and get an offer of publication and a book contract.

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My Journey From Textbook Author to Memoirist: Part I

Miriam Diaz-Gilbert

Dec 22, 2022
8 min

My Journey From Textbook Author to Memoirist: Part I

Writing a college textbook was easy. Writing my memoir is harder. My memoir writing journey is an ultramarathon of another kind.

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Review of Susan Fowler’s Memoir Whistle Blower

Miriam Diaz-Gilbert

Jun 8, 2021
5 min

Review of Susan Fowler’s Memoir Whistle Blower

Review of Susan Fowler's memoir Whistle Blower. If you have been sexually harassed and bullied in the workplace, this memoir will resonate.

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Review of Chasing My Cure: A Doctor’s Race to Turn Hope Into Action

Miriam Diaz-Gilbert

Jun 8, 2021
4 min

Review of Chasing My Cure: A Doctor’s Race to Turn Hope Into Action

Review of David Fajgenbaum's Chasing My Cure, a memoir of family, love, resiliency, hope, and always questioning and following the data.

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My 2019 A Race for the Ages (ARFTA) Race Report & Fun Times: Age is Only a Number

Miriam Diaz-Gilbert

Sep 7, 2020
9 min

My 2019 A Race for the Ages (ARFTA) Race Report & Fun Times: Age is Only a Number

Run as many hours as your age. What a concept! That’s the idea behind Lazarus Lake’s A Race for the Ages - a multi-day ultra for geezers.

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Review of I am a Runner: The Memoirs of a Sepsis Survivor

Miriam Diaz-Gilbert

May 19, 2020
2 min

Review of I am a Runner: The Memoirs of a Sepsis Survivor

Maria's story of survival and resiliency is compelling and powerful. Her positivity and faith help her to bounce back and run again.

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Catra Corbett's Passion for Running Grueling Ultra Distances is Keeping Her Sober and Feeling Alive

Miriam Diaz-Gilbert

Mar 21, 2020
6 min

Catra Corbett's Passion for Running Grueling Ultra Distances is Keeping Her Sober and Feeling Alive

To stay sober and keep alive, Catra runs grueling ultra distances. "I enjoy the challenge of doing hard things. I'm enjoying the journey.

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Charlie Engle Talks Writing, Running, Sobriety, Prison Reform and 5.8

Miriam Diaz-Gilbert

Dec 14, 2018
7 min

Charlie Engle Talks Writing, Running, Sobriety, Prison Reform and 5.8

Charlie Engle on writing, running, sobriety, advice for parents of children suffering from drug addiction, and prison reform.

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Reborn on the Run: Review of Ultrarunner Catra Corbett's Memoir

Miriam Diaz-Gilbert

Jun 8, 2018
3 min

Reborn on the Run: Review of Ultrarunner Catra Corbett's Memoir

"I had to be a drug addict to become an ultrarunner. I had to find a passion to overcome my addiction," writes Catra Corbett in he

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Gratitude in Motion: A Review of Colleen Kelly Alexander's Memoir

Miriam Diaz-Gilbert

Mar 27, 2018
3 min

Gratitude in Motion: A Review of Colleen Kelly Alexander's Memoir

Triathlete Colleen Kelly Alexander's astonishing and arduous journey of survival and resiliency after being run over by a freight truck.

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Running for My Life: A Review of Rachel Cullen's Memoir

Miriam Diaz-Gilbert

Feb 25, 2018
3 min

Running for My Life: A Review of Rachel Cullen's Memoir

If running has given you new life, you will identity and empathize with, and be inspired by Rachel Cullen's journey in her memoir, Runni

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