Don't Call It a Comeback

What Happened When I Stopped Chasing PRs, and Started Chasing Happiness

De: Keira D'Amato, Evelyn Spence

Narrado por: Keira D'Amato

"Don't Call It a Comeback is fireworks in a crowded field of athlete memoirs. With a knack for hilariously vulnerable storytelling, Keira unspools a fascinating tale of her unconventional running career." —Shelby Van Pelt, New York Times bestselling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures

A victorious tale of coming back in middle age to topple marathon records, from the running world's most beloved underdog, mom of two, and woman voted "most fun follow" on Strava. This program is read by the author, Keira D'Amato.

Keira D’Amato was an all-American runner who used to chase success. But after being injured in her early twenties, she assumed her running career was over, and settled into life as a military spouse and mother of two young children. In her early thirties, she found herself overweight, out of shape, and battling postpartum depression. She knew that improving her fitness would make her feel better, and told herself to just get out and run ninety seconds, down her street and back. To her dismay, she couldn’t do it. But two days later she tried again. And six years after that, she broke the American women’s record in the marathon at the age of thirty-seven.

Keira has created a buzz in the world of professional athletics by taking the road less traveled. The normal trajectory for an elite female athlete has been to focus on sport first, then get a "real" job, and finally, have a family. Keira upended that: she married her high school sweetheart, had two babies in quick succession, began her career in real estate—and only then returned to running. But it’s not just her relatable background that makes Keira so popular amongst fellow runners. We assume that to be successful, one must be serious and humorless, with an all-or-nothing approach to ambition. But what if the opposite were true—that cultivating more fun, and more variety in your life could actually help you reach your biggest goals?

At an age when most athletes consider retirement, Keira is just getting started. And she’s determined to share the secrets of her success to help readers to start chasing their own happiness, to dream a big, scary dream, and ultimately to find their way back to themselves.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press

LOVE IT

Such a genuine story without a perfect hero ending. It’s heartfelt, honest, and SO Keira. Love the jokes! Seriously, if you are competitive in any sport this has the wisdom and outlook you need. This was the perfect read heading into my next marathon!

Love how Keira shares the deep challenges

I enjoyed this book very much and especially her experience with working through the pain of running and how it felt to run her hardest races. This aspect of the pain cave and how it feels isn’t talked about enough. I gained running experience from this book.

Relatable and Funny

Keira has always been one of the most relatable runners out there, and her message can be applied no matter what your goal is. Her humor through it all is what I hope to implement in my own life.

You can overcome obstacles too!

Great story. I enjoyed hearing about the path back and obstacles Kierra overcame on her journey

Let’s go Keira!

What an inspiration, and such great humor worked into an incredible story! Thank you for sharing!!

Fun, entertaining and motivating

This was a page turner, if you can call an audio book that. I’m not even a runner yet I was fully engaged throughout. She did an excellent job writing, and reading this book. go Kiera.

Run

It reminds you to run for joy not for everyone else. To take chances because -what if

It’s a great autobiographical story

I could identify with a lot of feelings that Kiera had during the book, got excited for the victories she has had all over again but even though I know it was her voice reading it, there was a bit of impersonal tone to the narration that just didn’t connect with how personal the writing was

Loved it!!

Oh my gosh this made me feel all the feels! Such an amazing story. Keira did such a good job of making this relatable- I felt so seen as a mom and a runner, but also so inspiring! Highly recommend!

Inspiring and funny

Not being a runner myself I wasn’t sure how much I would enjoy the book. But the stories Keira tells about her childhood and continuing to try again with running every time it seemed like she was counted out was relatable to anyone. I enjoyed her humor and honesty as she shared her life experience as it relates to running. Can’t wait for book #2!