Breaking Through the Wall: A Marathoner’s Story by Dolores E. Cross

SUMMARY: Disappointing! Very little about running! Mostly about her life as a black woman, and minority issues. Wasted my time!

I got this book at the library. Thankfully I didn’t buy it! I took the time to scan it and convert it to an audio book. I started listening to it. At the beginning of each chapter she starts with a small bit about running. In fact the chapters are even named stuff like “Mile 1″, “Mile 2″, etc. I listened and listened. I was halfway through the book and wanted RUNNING! I went back and skimmed the book, and found that running seemed to start at chapter 23. This is two-thirds of the way through the book. So I started listening at chapter (Mile) 23, and she talked about training for and running her first marathon. Then the book went back to minority issues! I finally got fed up, ejected the CD from my car stereo, and chucked it along the rest of the Cd’s into the back seat. The author wasted my time! If you are going to name a book “Breaking Through the Wall: A Marathoner’s Story” and have a photo of a runner cross a finish line…have the book be something about RUNNING!!!!!
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Posted by Rob in Reviews on October 26th, 2006 | No Comments