Reborn on the Run

My Journey from Addiction to Ultramarathons

By: Catra Corbett, Dan England

Narrated by: Allyson Ryan

Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

Aside from her rock star looks, Catra Corbett is a standout in the running world on her accomplishments alone. Catra is the first American woman to run over 100 miles or more on more than 100 occasions and the first to run 100 and 200 miles in the Ohlone Wilderness, and she holds the fastest known double time for the 425-miles long John Muir Trail, completing it in 12 days, four hours, and 57 minutes.

And, unbelievably, she's also a former meth addict.

After two years of addiction, Catra is busted while selling, and a night in jail is enough to set her straight. She gives up drugs and moves back home with her mother, abandoning her friends, her boyfriend, and the lifestyle that she came to depend on. Her only clean friend pushes her to train for a 10K with him, and surprisingly, she likes it and decides to run her first marathon after that.

In Reborn on the Run, the listener keeps pace with Catra as she runs through difficult terrain and extreme weather, is stalked by animals in the wilderness, and nearly dies on a training run but continues on, smashing running records and becoming one of the world's best ultrarunners.

©2018 Catra Corbett and Dan England (P)2018 Tantor

inspiring story

great inspiring story of grid and determination full of funny and uplifting moments as well as trough fight for survival.

AMAZING

I related 100% as an athlete and ex addict. A must read for sure. Also Dan is from the same town as I Greeley Colorado.

Loved your story Catra.

Was bummed when realized it was the end. Can't wait to meet you on the trail!

Great Book

This book is great to listen to on the way to work or just sitting around. Its not only a well written but its also inspiring and motivate as well. Makes me want to try and run a 50 miler.

Catra rocks!

Loved the history of Catra and her victory in life. Something all of us seek and few of us find.

I was with Catra

The narrator was perfect for this book, she portrayed Catra so well, I thought I was with Catra on my walks, as she told me her story, which is amazing!

great story but confusing timeline

the story jumped around alot in my opinion but such an inspiration I cant leave anything less than 5 stars

Catra is badass

As a fairly new runner ultra running is fascinating to me and a future goal. I started this book for the running knowledge and ultra stories. This book is so much more. A wonderful tale of resilience and determination. Challenges and triumphs of goals and trauma through a beautiful life. I have read the standard best sellers on self improvement and mental toughness, this book is at the top of the list. It has been my running companion for the past few weeks. Great story.

The kind of story that grips you and takes you along!

If this doesn’t inspire you to do better, be better then perhaps you are already there! Loved every word of it!

Inspiring - But..

I hope the insiprational pinninhs of this book reaches it's target audience.

I did find the story enlightening as an aspiring hiker/runner. Sometimes, there are misconceptions related to endurance sports that a beginner might not realize is actually a part of the activity of stressing the body and not - per se - a personal defect.

I did, however, find the writing rather disorganized. This is especially apparent in chapter 18.

The information given about the actual drug actiivties seem they could serve as negative motivation or justification to a struggling mind.