This laugh-out-loud comedic memoir of life as an overweight runner moves along at a five-minute-per-mile pace. Jennifer Graham doesn't run to lose weight - she runs for the joy of endorphins. But life's not always easy when the blubber hits the road. She must endure not only her self-made exhaustion and lactic acid, but the bemused stares of neighbors, offers of car rides from strangers, and the disdain of the dominant strain of runner - those long, lean shirtless wonders." The challenges of being a fat runner, however, disappear faster than a pint of whisky-pecan ice cream when Graham's marriage implodes and she finds herself a single mom with four children, two donkeys, and a really bad attitude. To cope, she registers for a half-marathon she ran 10 years ago, to see if she's made any progress, or if she's just been running in place. She is rejected by the big-name coaches she contacts, but finds grudging assistance in the spirit of the late Steve Prefontaine. "Yeah, I know he's been dead 35 years; it's a minor metaphysical challenge." Graham's irreverent, hilarious and brutally honest story will appeal to runners and non-runners alike, fat or thin. It's fast-twitch meets slow-witch, with an outcome that's out of this world. - - - Praise forHoney, Do You Need a Ride?""Jennifer writes like an old friend speaks, in a voice you know and love. Her descriptions of running heavy, whether with added weight or added burdens, make her experience universal to runners and non-runners alike. Her overcoming spirit makes you want to cheer for her, run with her, or eat a pint of ice cream with her! Ultimately, it's not the size of the body but the size of the heart that counts. And this runner's heart is huge." - Kristin Armstrong, mother of three, Contributing Editor forRunner's World, | Honey Do You Need a Ride? by Jennifer Graham, Paperback | Indigo Chapters