Author and CNN correspondent Tom Foreman to run TCS New York City Marathon
NEW YORK, Oct. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- After completing five marathons in five days on his book tour, Emmy-winning CNN correspondent and My Year of Running Dangerously (Blue Rider Press) author Tom Foreman will run the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 1. During the marathon, Foreman will be available for scheduled phone interviews and on-camera finish line interviews. His finish time will be approximately 4:45. Foreman can speak to race conditions, marathon training, and his personal experience rediscovering distance running in middle age.
Foreman will be running the marathon with his daughter, Ronnie. The two began training together three years ago, reigniting in Foreman a passion for long distance running and bringing their whole family together. Foreman's new book, My Year of Running Dangerously, is a heartwarming story about running, getting older, and the things we do for the people we love.
"Tom Foreman demonstrates how he balances his passion for running with all else that is important in life. I've interacted with thousands of runners throughout my career and I can say that Tom is one of the most passionate runners I've met." —Meb Keflezighi, Olympic Silver medalist, Boston and NYC Marathon champion
About My Year of Running Dangerously:
CNN correspondent Tom Foreman's remarkable journey from half-hearted couch potato to ultra-marathon runner, with four half-marathons, three marathons, and 2,000 miles of training in between; a poignant and warm-hearted tale of parenting, overcoming the challenges of age, and quiet triumph. As a journalist whose career spans three decades, Foreman has reported from the heart of war zones, riots, and natural disasters. But the most terrifying moment of his life occurred when his teenage daughter asked him to help her train for a marathon. Told with honesty and humor, Foreman's account captures the universal fears of aging and failure alongside the hard-won moments of triumph, tenacity, and going further than you ever thought possible.
About Tom Foreman:
Tom Foreman is an Emmy award-winning journalist and currently works as an anchor and reporter for CNN. He frequently reports for The Lead with Jake Tapper, The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, and Anderson Cooper 360º. A journalist for over 30 years, Foreman has covered nearly every major news story in recent memory, from 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina to the 2008 presidential election and the Gulf oil spill. He lives in Bethesda, MD with his family.
SOURCE Blue Rider Press
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