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Read a book and take a run on Village Green

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You can exercise both your mind and body next Thursday (July 1) at the Village Green.

Fitness writer and marathoner Sarah Bowen Shea ’88 will discuss her book Run Like a Mother: How to Get Moving and Not Lose Your Family, Job or Sanity, and then take part in a 5K fun run/walk in the village.

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Sarah Bowen Shea ’88 (left) and Dimity McDowell Davis ’94 co-authored Run Like a Mother.

The event, which begins at 6 p.m., is free and open to the public. The fun run/walk is optional and requires no registration or fee; any and all speeds are welcome.

Bowen co-authored the book with Dimity McDowell ’94. They both were student-athletes at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ and are now freelance magazine writers and moms.

Run Like a Mother is chock full of essays that mimic the conversations good friends have when they’re out on a long run.

The authors offer inspirational advice, practical strategies, and crack-you-up anecdotes to help multitasking women make running part of their busy lives.

The pair offered in the spring 2010 edition of the º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Scene, and they maintain an active

Thursday’s event is sponsored by the º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Bookstore. For more information about the event and available book discounts, go .