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  • There Is No Wall

  • By: Allie Bailey
  • Narrated by: Allie Bailey
  • Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (9 ratings)

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There Is No Wall

By: Allie Bailey
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There Is No Wall is ultrarunner Allie Bailey's brutally honest and sometimes shocking account of alcoholism, depression and severe mental breakdowns which almost cost her her life.

Told with disarming vulnerability, heartbreaking depth of feeling and dark humour, this isn't a story about how running saved her–she was already running and at the height of her struggles sometimes even winning 100-mile-plus races. But somewhere between the darkest excesses of the music industry and the simple beauty of the ultrarunning scene, Allie found space to listen, learn and put into practice techniques that would go on to save her life and change it for the better.

There Is No Wall is a story about how doing something you love can lead you to achieve things you never thought possible. Running won't save you, but it might buy you the time to save yourself.

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Brutally honest and engaging

This is an emotionally harrowing journey through alcoholism, ultrarunning and depression that really pulls you along. No sugar coating or platitudes, just real sadness, pain, overcoming, and growth. I liked hearing the author read this in her own voice. Can't wait for Rich Roll to interview Allie someday! If you like this book you should also check out Allie's interviews on the Ten Junk Miles podcast.

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As an ultra athlete and non-addict but sober human this is a brave look into the life of resilience. Thank you for sharing. Recommend read for anyone who loves humanity.

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Raw and excellent…

Raw and excellent. A must read for anyone using running to put a bandaid on problems that need to be tackled head on. Allie’s honesty on social media about her struggles with alcohol directly influenced me looking more closely how i am handling my own life. Thank you Allie.

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There is no wall

A life story of overcoming the obstacles the universe throws at you and the ones self created. A very honest account of her life and how running is part of it. A journey to overcoming substance and mental health issues.

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Are you in the mood to read about another's struggle and how they dealt with it?

I read this because I can relate to the main character. Allie and others struggle with daily life, addiction, and stressors with people and relationships. I got alot of useful information and was told a serious, contemporary story about how you can deal with these issues using tools that she used. I'll recommend this to people in these situations. I'll re read this again in a year. I hope to use some of the lessons in this book to get over some of my own issues.

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I wanted to listen but..

I really wanted to listen but unfortunately the narration didn’t work for me, she speaks very quickly and I found myself missing a lot of the story. I may check out the book and read it instead.

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