How running helps me write

Nicola Doherty:

As I’ve got back into a running routine again, wanted to share this on how running helps me write …


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Before 2009, I never, ever would have thought that I could write a novel, or run for more than ten minutes without collapsing. But in April that year, I joined a running club; in June I started writing a novel. In October 2009 I ran my first half marathon, and just over a year later I got my first book deal.



Of course you don’t have to be a runner to write. Dickens never owned a pair of Asic trainers or nutrition gels. But for me, taking up running has really helped me pursue writing as a career. Running gives you physical stamina, which is useful when you’ve been going for six hours and still have 10 pages to rewrite. But even more important is the mental stamina it develops – the ability to keep on going through doubts and rejections, and eventually get to where you want to be.


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Published on September 02, 2014 02:59
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