Outrunning the Demons: Lives Transformed through Running

Outrunning the Demons is a book about the transformative power of running and how it can help us unlock resilience. It is written by bestselling author Phil Hewitt, who was mugged, stabbed, and left for dead in 2016. The book is filled with 34 real-life stories that cover topics such as trauma, bereavement, addiction, depression, and anxiety.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 24 January 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Written by bestselling author Phil Hewitt, Outrunning the Demons is an exploration of the transformative power of running – and how it can be the key to unlocking resilience we never knew we had. Running can take us to fantastic places. Just as importantly,it can also bring us back from terrible ones. For people in times of crisis,trauma and physical or mental illness – when normality collapses – running can put things back together again.After bestselling author Phil Hewitt was viciously mugged,stabbed and left for dead in 2016,he found himself suffering the acute symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Unable to make sense of the horrific experience that had happened to him,Phil found that dedicating himself to running was slowly but surely helping him heal. Outrunning the Demons is an enriching and celebratory exploration of the transformative power of running – and how it can be the key to unlocking resilience we never knew we had.Told through 34 deeply affecting real-life stories and covering such diverse themes as trauma,bereavement,addiction,depression and anxiety,this compelling book is an exposition of just why running can so often be the answer to everything when we find ourselves in extremis.

Written by bestselling author Phil Hewitt, Outrunning the Demons is an exploration of the transformative power of running – and how it can be the key to unlocking resilience we never knew we had. Running can take us to fantastic places. Just as importantly,it can also bring us back from terrible ones. For people in times of crisis,trauma and physical or mental illness – when normality collapses – running can put things back together again.After bestselling author Phil Hewitt was viciously mugged,stabbed and left for dead in 2016,he found himself suffering the acute symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Unable to make sense of the horrific experience that had happened to him,Phil found that dedicating himself to running was slowly but surely helping him heal. Outrunning the Demons is an enriching and celebratory exploration of the transformative power of running – and how it can be the key to unlocking resilience we never knew we had.Told through 34 deeply affecting real-life stories and covering such diverse themes as trauma,bereavement,addiction,depression and anxiety,this compelling book is an exposition of just why running can so often be the answer to everything when we find ourselves in extremis.

Weight: 410g
Dimension: 153 x 232 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472956514