In our lives we all make excuses for why we cant do certain things. Some of those excuses may seem more justified than others, but reading Devoted really makes you think about whats stopping you from doing what you want to do. I know I took a real long look at my life after reading this book, and figured that the reasons I stopped running after high school are actually pretty lame. I used to run a fairly competitive 5K time, and perhaps someday I still can. Even before reading this book Ive been slowly working on getting back into shape so I can start running again, and when I eventually do start again Ill have to keep Rick and Dicks Yes, you can motto in my head. I gave my copy to one of the English teachers I work with so she can add it to her classroom library (as someone who competes in triathlons, she gave it a read first and enjoyed it). Its not a difficult book to read, and I really think that our students will get something out of the positive messages from the book, especially in regards to Ricks struggles with education and how he and his parents had to fight just so he could attend school.
