Running with Raven, Laura Lee Huttenbach
Running with Raven, Laura Lee Huttenbach
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Running with Raven
The Amazing Story of One Man, His Passion, and the Community He Inspired

Author: Laura Lee Huttenbach

Narrator: Allyson Ryan

Unabridged: 6 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/25/2017

Synopsis

Raven Kraft has changed the lives of thousands who have run with him—many of them hundreds of times. From all fifty states and dozens of countries, across all age groups and backgrounds, they come to run with Raven, and in the process find friendship, inspiration—and a nickname.

Among them is author Laura Lee "White Lightning" Huttenbach, who has logged over a thousand miles of Raven Runs. Here she explores the stories of dozens of others about why they started running with Raven—and why they keep coming back. Taxman, an accountant in his mid-60s, has done 1800+ runs. Dizzy, a middle school principal from Cuba, met his wife and his best friend on Raven Runs. Butcher, an ex-convict, credits Raven with saving his life. In an uncertain world Raven shows up, no matter what.

Quirky and appealing, tenacious and magnetic, Raven is a legend of the running world. As he says, "I may be the only thing that hasn't changed around here in the last forty years." Laura Lee Huttenbach reveals how one man's daily ritual has blossomed into an uncanny gift for weaving people together—and an invaluable reminder that the journey means little without the connections forged along the way.

About Laura Lee Huttenbach

Laura Lee Huttenbach, a graduate of the University of Virginia, has been a serious athlete since her older brothers taught her how to slide tackle in soccer when she was four. In high school as a four-sport star, she was named Female Athlete of the Year for the state of Georgia. She moved to South Beach in 2011 after finishing her first book-The Boy is Gone, the life story of a Kenyan independence leader whom she met while backpacking in Africa.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Care on April 24, 2017

Running with Raven is an incredible biography/character profile of Robert "Raven" Kraft. Well-written and touchingly personal, the book describes the life thus far of Raven, a Miami South Beach native most known for having consistently run eight miles along the beach every day since 1975. Huttenbach......more

Goodreads review by Dane on January 25, 2020

I was asked to read and review the book Running with Raven: The Amazing Story of One Man, His Passion, and the Community He Inspired and I gladly said I would. I have personally run with Raven a handful of times and was intrigued to learn a great deal more about him than I already knew. The book chro......more

Goodreads review by Jason on October 08, 2019

I love books about interesting "regular" people who become passionate about something and follow that regardless of the consequences. These "regular" people usually don't match culture's definition of greatness, but as they follow what makes them come alive, whatever they are passionate about, they......more

Goodreads review by Ron on January 24, 2017

Character study of a man that's been leading an eight mile run every night along Miami's South Beach since 1975. Robert "Raven" Kraft hasn't missed a single run, despite hurricanes, illness and loss. Anyone is welcome to join him each night, and thousands have, from around the world. Part of the cha......more

Goodreads review by Justin on July 05, 2017

BOOK REVIEW: Running with Raven by Laura Lee Huttenbach Running with Raven tells the story of Robert Raven Kraft, whose streak of running 8 miles a day on Miami beach began way back on January 1, 1975. That is over 15,000 consecutive days and enough mileage to go around the earth five times. What dr......more

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