Your Pace or Mine?

An inspiring book, especially for anyone who’s thinking about running for the first time. * RED magazine *An honest, funny and inspiring read that brings a whole new meaning to the term ‘running naked’! * Joe Williams, co-founder and director of UKSportsChat *An inspiring tale that proves that anyone, anywhere, can become a runner. * Rick Pearson, Senior Editor at Runner’s World *Her book reminds that us running isn’t only for the fast. * Sport Magazine *The heartiest recommendation I can give for this glorious book is that having read it, I wanted immediately to go for a run, and to laugh while doing so. An absolute tonic - and a very funny read. * Paul Tonkinson, comedian and author of 26.2 Miles to Happiness and Running on Sand *I’ve always been safe in the knowledge that any struggling runners I see will be scooped up by the wonderful, kind-hearted Lisa Jackson and will make it to the finish line. Now I hear the real stories of what goes on at the back of the pack where people are running with their hearts and not just their feet, I realise how much I’ve missed. Uplifting, wise and entertaining, this is the only book I’ve read about running that’s made me want to slow down and not speed up! * Dr Juliet McGrattan, GP, runner and author of Sorted, Run Well and The Runner’s Guide to Menopause *Like me, Lisa believes that the world is a community and we need each other. Her tales of the runners she’s helped and been helped by during dozens of challenging marathons are incredibly moving. * Lornah Kiplagat, Kenyan-born multiple World Champion and three-time Olympian *Lisa calls running ‘the most life-affirming sport’, and this zestful romp of a book affirms life on every page. It’s funny, wise, and full of vivid stories. Lisa claims to run slowly, but she writes with the spring and verve of a champion. * Roger Robinson, masters marathon champion and author of Running in Literature and When Running Made History *Thank you, Lisa, for this thoroughly enjoyable read. Your book is so full of anecdotes, interesting snippets, humorous moments and some wisdom about our amazing sport that I hardly noticed the time pass on my two-hour flight to Cape Town. Looking forward to volume two! * Bruce Fordyce, nine-time winner of South Africa’s Comrades ultramarathon *This book gives a voice to the many runners who’ve found salvation, incredible camaraderie, love and laughter through running. The descriptions of the shenanigans and struggles that go on in every race will amuse and amaze you. Your Pace Or Mine? proves that you don’t have to be fast to find running fun. * Jo Pavey, five-time Olympian and 2014 European Championship gold medallist *

Lisa Jackson is a hypnotherapist, running writer and Runner’s World columnist, and the author of the best-selling books Your Pace or Mine? and Running Made Easy. She is also the co-author of two travel memoirs - Travel Seekness and Travel Agents - with her husband Graham Williams. Lisa is also Women’s Running’s hypnotherapy expert, and her work has been published in The Guardian, The Independent, *The Times, Psychologie*s, Red, Prima, Top Sante, Healthy, Cosmopolitan and Mumsnet, among others. Originally from South Africa, Lisa is based in Worthing, UK, and is a veteran of over 100 marathons and two 56-mile ultramarathons - but often comes last!

Lisa has presented talks at numerous events including The National Running Show and RunFestRun, and is frequently interviewed on running podcasts. She was one of 40 people featured in The Sunday Times’s Alternative Rich List aka The Enriched List, as someone whose life has been “rich in experience, rich in spirit, rich in life”. She was nominated in the 2020 Women of the Year Awards, and in the 2018 Women’s Running Awards in the “Influencer of the Year” category. Lisa is an Ambassador for the multi-award-winning fitnesswear brand Flanci Activewear.