Running has always given me peace. It has been my sidekick, my friend, and my release. I have had 43 years of wind in my hair. It’s how I breathe.

When The Worst Day Of Your Life Didn’t Kill You is for every reader who finds themselves in a moment where the thought of living another day becomes unbearable. When I was told the news my body was being taken from me, I had to find fresh reasons for living. For those of us who find ourselves facing a life that appears unbearable, let’s take that journey together. There is a morning after.

Michelle Pinard is one of life’s sweetest inspirations.

Robin Edgar

Bestseller Beyond Your Wildest Dreams

Michelle Pinard is a world-class inspirational speaker, bestselling author and marathon runner, with fifty half-marathons, five marathons, and a personal best of 3:23 at the 2013 Boston Marathon. In 2020, she was diagnosed with Cerebellar Ataxia, for which there is no cure. It was the worst day of her life.

It didn’t kill her. Michelle wakes up every morning to a new day, anxious to meet the challenges her new reality brings to the body of an accomplished athlete. She speaks nationally to audiences, inspiring them about what happens when the worst day of your life didn’t take you out. She is strong, fearless and encourages her readers to overcome the obstacles life brings to so many.