A Most Unlikely Runner: Inspiration From The Heart of a Warrior
A Most Unlikely Runner: Inspiration From The Heart of a Warrior
by Mary McManus
Released May 25, 2024
The runner within Mary McManus was born in her imagination. When Mary received the diagnosis of Post-Polio Syndrome in December, 2006, she knew she was at a crossroads in her life. She was told to prepare to spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair and to leave her award-winning social work career if there were any hope of staving off the progressive nature of the disease. In February of 2007, Mary got still and asked for Divine Guidance. The answer to her prayer? A poem called "Running the Race" that foreshadowed her 2009 Boston Marathon run. In "A Most Unlikely Runner: Inspiration From The Heart of a Warrior", Mary takes you through her magnificent journey of transformation with poetry and narrative that will uplift and inspire you. After a setback in 2021/2022 and, after a six year hiatus from participating in events, Mary set her sights on tackling the Bermuda Hills in the 2024 10K celebrating 17 years of healing, and her 70th birthday intent on sharing her powerful message of healing, hope and possibilities!
Mary McManus, motivational speaker, critically acclaimed author and poet, blogger, 2009 Boston Marathon finisher, polio and trauma survivor has wowed audiences and readers with her remarkable story of resilience, healing, hope and possibilities. Mary is the author of 'Feel the Heal: An Anthology of Poems to Heal Your Life', her Trilogy of Transformation that chronicles her health and wellness journey, 'Hope is a Garden: Poems and Essays from the 2020 Pandemic,' and 'Into the Light: Emerging From the 2020 Pandemic', a selection of the 2023 WBZ Radio Book Club.
