Announcing the 2019-20 Campus Read
"Melanie
Carvell is a gifted athlete who grew up in a small town in southwestern North
Dakota in the 1970s. This beautiful memoir tells the story
of Melanie's remarkable journey, from the agricultural village of
Mott (population 732) to world duathlon and triathlon competitions, then a
splendid career as a physical therapist, director of the Sanford
Women's Health Center in Bismarck, North Dakota, and a widely sought-after
motivational speaker. Melanie learned to run on the northern Great
Plains where the winters are long and harsh and the wind
tests the human spirit. She attributes her national and international
success to her agrarian roots and the challenge of
biking, running, and swimming in one of the most formidable
landscapes of America. Her motivational philosophy is, "If I can do these
things, given the modesty of my upbringing
and the harshness of the Dakota climate, so can
you." Running with the Antelope inspires readers
to begin a program of athletic training, weight loss, or general
self-improvement." -- Publisher's description
