I liked Alexandra's story of how she became a marathon runner and of her ups and downs. As a new runner myself (ran one half-marathon so far) I like to read or listen to memoirs of athletes. While famous runners or triathletes are interesting it is easier to connect to another everyday runner, a normal women who decided to run a marathon. That gives me hope that I might also be able to run it one day. I give the book three starts because I thought the second part of the book was quite unnecessary. That is information you can get in any running magazine or website. I would have rather learned more about Alexandra's life as a runner...