Everything You Want Is on the Other Side of Hard

‘Big-hearted and brutally honest, Ken is the definition of grit. Through sheer hard work and dedication, Ken has conquered adversity at every turn, mentally and physically. This book has more drama than a Hollywood movie!His life is a straight-up lesson that no situation is truly hopeless and that anyone, at any point, can dig deep to become the very best version of themselves’

Ken Rideout is the fastest marathoner in the world over fifty and a former prison guard, Wall Street trader, and opioid addict. His life story has been chronicled in such publications as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Outside. Since getting sober more than a decade ago, he has won some of the world’s toughest races, including, at age fifty-two, the Gobi March-a 155-mile, self-supported race across the sweltering Gobi Desert in Mongolia-and a few months later, the Masters (50+) Marathon World Championships. In addition to his many running victories, he has completed more than ten Ironman triathlons. In 2018, Ken founded capital solutions firm Camrock Advisors. More recently, he founded talent agency Rideout Sports and Entertainment. He lives in Nashville with his wife, Shelby, and their four children.