BOOK

Nowhere Near First
non-fiction, 2016
In Nowhere Near First, Cory allows readers inside the heart, mind, and soul of an ultramarathon runner. In a heart-wrenching account of his father's suicide as a child, he shows how this tragedy became fuel to live life to the fullest. Cory weaves his unmistakable humor through incredible stories of his ultramarathon adventures. The book provides a glimpse into the demands of training for endurance races, the mental aspect of ultrarunning, and the satisfaction of challenging personal potential. Nowhere Near First is sure to leave readers inspired to dream big, jump high, run far, and shine bright.
Table of Contents
- Introduction - At least my eye lashes didn’t hurt
- The Electric Wheelchair Through Target - Across The Years 2015
- I Learned How To Suffer - The formative years
- The Opposite Of A Natural Born Runner - High school track, marriage, and a desire to run a marathon
- Rubbing Curling Irons On My Legs - St. George Marathon 2009
- My Mother-In-Law’s Meatloaf - The first time my running shoes met dirt
- That Time I Swallowed A Gremlin - Stories from half marathons and marathons
- You’re Going To Have To Jump - Taking chances, being brave, and living life to the fullest
- I’m Sorry To Tell You This, But They’re Both Broken - An impromptu ultramarathon, 2011
- Intentional Suffering - Lessons from working with the chronically ill
- I Barfed All Over My Shoes - My first 100 mile race, 2011
- I’ve Never Seen Breaking Bad - Balancing running and family
- It’s Fun and Impresses The Opposite Sex - Running with buffaloes on Antelope Island
- Resisting The Urge To Hug Random Mountain Bikers - Getting myself into a risky situation on Gooseberry Mesa
- I Was One Of Those Zombies - Experiences at the Zion 100
- Mosquitoes Sucked Out My Dignity - Unusual experiences during ultramarathon training
- Don’t Talk To The Care Bears - Mastering the mental side of ultrarunning
- When You Get Caught On Ultrarunner Candid Camera - Thoughts on DNFs
- Set It And Forget It - Running a sub-24 hour 100 miler, 2014
- Fueled By Hostess - Solo 100 milers, 2014
- Choose Kindness. Choose Patience. Choose Love. - My connection with Robin Williams
- Running On A Crisco-Covered Slip and Slide - Bear 100, 2014
- The Tale Of The Three Unwise Men - Developing and executing a successful race strategy
- Inspiration From The Man With The Cowbell - Hurricane Hundred, 2014
- Running Like A Sloth On Ambien - Wasatch 100, 2015
- “Fast” Cory Is A Fraud - A perspective from the back of the pack
- It Started With The Conversation We Had During Seinfeld - Quadruple St. George Marathon, 2015
- So Many Selfie Sticks - Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim, 2015
- I Was The Guy In The Cat Leotard - Across The Years, 2016
- Conclusion