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Everything You Want Is On The Other Side Of Hard: A Memoir
From The Fastest Marathoner In The World Over FiftyAnd Maybe The PlanetS Most Determined UnderdogAn Inspiring Tale Of Resilience, Redemption, And Personal Transformation.Born Into A Broken Family In Somerville, Massachusetts, Just Outside Of Boston, Ken Rideout Grew Up In A Household Persistently Scarred By Drugs And Crime. At Just Eighteen, He Found Himself Working As A Corrections Officer In A Prison Where His Stepfather Had Been Incarcerated, And His Brother Would Later Serve Time. Despite The Bleak Expectations Set By His Family, Ken Harbored Dreams Far Beyond The Confines Of His Upbringing.Ken Eventually Broke Free From The Gritty Streets Of Somerville To The HighStakes World Of Wall Street, Where He Carved Out A Successful Career With Top Firms Like Cantor Fitzgerald And Crdit Agricole. Yet, Beneath The Veneer Of Success, He Battled A DecadeLong Addiction To Opioids, Spending His HardEarned Wealth On Pills. The Turning Point Came With The Adoption Of A Daughter From OverseasA WakeUp Call To Become The Father And Man He Always Dreamed Of Being.Running Became KenS Salvation. With Unwavering Determination, He Willed Himself To Run Vast Distances. In Three Years, Ken Transformed From A Running Nobody To The WorldS Fastest Marathoner Over Fifty. His Mantra: WinOr Die Trying. In The Book, Ken Shares His AweInspiring Achievements, Including, At Age FiftyTwo, Winning The Masters (50+) Marathon World Championships In Chicago And Conquering The Gobi March UltraMarathon, One Of The WorldS Toughest Races. Through Sheer Resilience And Grit, Ken Rewrote His Story.
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