Road Runner Sports Book Club Featuring: Depression Hates a Moving Target

Join us for our May virtual book club with Nita Sweeney.

We’ll be discussing her book Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running with My Dog Brought Me Back from the Brink.

It’s never too late to chase your dreams. Before she discovered running, Nita Sweeney was 49-years-old, chronically depressed, occasionally manic, and unable to jog for more than 60 seconds at a time. Using exercise, Nita discovered an inner strength she didn’t know she possessed, and with the help of her canine companion, she found herself on the way to completing her first marathon. In her memoir, Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running with My Dog Brought Me Back from the Brink, Sweeney shares how she overcame emotional and physical challenges to finish the race and reclaim her life.

The book has attracted rave reviews across the country and has become an Amazon #1 Best-Seller in the “Bipolar Disorder” and “Running & Jogging” categories. The book was short-listed for the William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition Award. The Dog Writers Association of America awarded Nita and her memoir a 2019 Maxwell Medallion for excellence in writing in the “Human-Animal Bond” area. Nita was also nominated for a prestigious Ohio Arts Council Governor’s Award.

Anyone who has struggled with depression knows the ways the mind can defeat you. But Nita’s journey has proven it is possible to transform yourself with the power of running. You may learn that you can endure more than you think. There’s no other therapy quite like THE pavement beneath your feet.

Nita’s books are available wherever fine books are sold!

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE BOOK:

“Nita Sweeney’s vibrant memoir, Depression Hates A Moving Target, not only captures the runner’s mind, but shows how practice — whether in running, writing, or meditation — and finding a community can transform a life.

― Natalie Goldberg, bestselling author

“Nita Sweeney’s Depression Hates a Moving Target is a gallant new memoir about persistence in the face of long odds … Come along on this inspiring journey. It goes the distance and then some.”

― Lee Martin, Pulitzer Prize finalist

“Nita’s brave, honest book imparts hard-won lessons on using running to combat depression.”

― Scott Douglas, Runner’s World contributing writer